Grady Memorial Hospital; rename to Grady-Bell Memorial Hospital; urge

Summary

The resolution asks state and local officials to change the name of Atlanta’s Grady Memorial Hospital to honor Dr. Roy Charles Bell Sr., a Black dentist who helped desegregate the facility. It points to Henry Grady’s documented white‑supremacist legacy and argues that a new name better reflects equity and the hospital’s mission. The measure does not create any new programs, agencies, or funding requirements.

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