Starting in January, Black women will be at the helm of five counties in the Atlanta metro area — all of which, a decade ago, had never elected a Black female chair.

Three of the Black female chairs — Cobb County Chair Lisa Cupid, Henry County Chair Carlotta Harrell and Gwinnett County Chair Nicole Hendrickson — were elected in 2020, amid a pandemic and social upheaval.

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