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Bottoms was born in Atlanta, Georgia, on January 18, 1970, to Sylvia Robinson (not to be confused with the singer/songwriter and co-founder of All Platinum Records and Sugar Hill Records) and R&B singer-songwriter Major Lance.
Jan 3, 2022 · His sporadic presence in the lives of his children, on top of the extra workload Sylvia had to shoulder in his absence, felt to Bottoms “as if I had lost not one but both of my parents.”
- Zak Cheney-Rice
- Features Writer, New York Magazine
Jun 9, 2020 · “He served three years in prison, and it was the death of our family.” Her parents divorced following the arrest, and Bottoms was largely raised by her mother, who worked two jobs and went to cosmetology school at night before opening her own hair salon.
- Melissa Goldberg
- Bottoms’ Ancestors Were Slaves. Keisha Lance Bottoms. @KeishaBottoms · Follow. My great-great grandparents, freed slaves, along with the 1870 Census, Will of their slave owner listing my great-great grandfather’s value, & document signed by him with an X. Legend has it he served in Congress during Reconstruction.
- Bottoms’ Father Was Grammy-Nominated R&B Singer Major Lance. Keisha Lance Bottoms. @KeishaBottoms · Follow. Happy Birthday Daddy. Major Lance. April 4, 1939 – September 4, 1994.
- Bottom’s Father Was Put in Prison When She Was 8 Years Old. While Lance achieved success in the 1960s, his career took a downturn. The family lost their house in Collier Heights, and Lance started dealing drugs to make ends meet, which eventually led to his arrest in 1978, Bottoms said in a campaign video.
- The Bottomses Have Been Married for Almost 26 Years. Keisha Lance Bottoms. @KeishaBottoms · Follow. Took these Law School graduation pictures 26 years ago this month.
Jul 11, 2020 · Bottoms was born on January 18, 1970, to R&B singer-songwriter Major Lance and Sylvia Robinson, in Atlanta, Georgia. In her youth, the family briefly lived in England, before moving back to Atlanta, into the Collier Heights Community.
Aug 30, 2021 · Bottoms’ parents, Darian Bottoms and Myeka Jennings, said Barber’s request for a new trial just opens old wounds. They want him to get the maximum sentence.
Dec 4, 2021 · Dickens' mother, you see, is named Sylvia. Atlanta's outgoing mayor, Keisha Lance Bottoms, also has a mom named Sylvia. And so does Kasim Reed, who was mayor before Bottoms.
