The newly elected Georgia governor Keisha Lance Bottoms was 8 when she came home from school to find police officers in her house. They were taking her father, the soul singer Major Lance, away in handcuffs.
Lance, known for the 1960s R&B hit “The Monkey Time,” was charged with cocaine distribution in 1978 and spent three years in prison. Bottoms spent weekends visiting him in prisons across Georgia. At home, she watched her mothe…
Keisha Lance Bottoms Saw Her Father Arrested at 8: Now She’s the First Black Woman Elected Governor in the U.S.
November 06, 2026