MARTA hosts bus unveiling honoring civil rights leader, former ATL Mayor and UN Ambassador Andrew Young

The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) hosted a special bus unveiling to honor the legacy of civil rights icon and global diplomat, Ambassador Andrew Young, at the Ray Charles Performing Arts Center on the Morehouse College campus.MARTA has highlighted other important civil rights leaders and icons on their buses such as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Coretta Scott King, Congressman John Lewis, Juanita Jones Abernathy, Rev. Dr. Joseph E. Lowery, Evelyn Gibson Lowery, and now Ambassador Andrew Young, the only living honorary left.Photo by Kerri Phox/The Atlanta VoiceAmbassador Young was a key organizer in the Civil Rights Movement, a close advisor to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and is a prominent advocate for public transit.His leadership extends beyond Atlanta, having represented the U.S. as Ambassador to the United Nations, and serving as Mayor of Atlanta, where he championed infrastructure projects that expanded MARTA and promoted fair development. His legacy is a testament to the power of public service and international leadership.Young thanked everyone who attended the event and discussed how the Atlanta Public School system is the “foundation of the progress in the South.”“In the public school system, all of these teachers were bright but weren’t let into the...