Maceo Williams, Sr.:  

Life MACEO C. WILLIAMS, SR. Mr. Williams has been a Civil Rights Activist for quite a few years. He was raised in Chicago and was instrumental in re-organizing the Chicago South End Jaycees, as well as, being one of many who helped start the movement to get Harold Washington elected as Chicago’s first black mayor. In 1977, he moved to Atlanta, Georgia. Since living in Atlanta, Mr. Williams has been involved in the cosmetology industry. In 1997, he served as a State of Georgia legislative lobbyist on behalf of the cosmetology industry during the Senate Bill #287, Senate Bill #615, and Senate Bill #95 hearings which passed in 2000. He also served on a Senate Study Committee designed to help promote Aerospace Development. Mr. Williams started a business called ’LeVieux International’ and it’s mission was to increase opportunities in education, distribution and promotions for Georgia based businesses in the international marketplace. Acting as a consultant for ’The Center for Trade and Technology Transfer’, he helped coordinate a teleconference with the country of Brazil and promoted ’The Georgia Conference on Investment, Trade and Tourism with Africa’ for the cosmetology industry of Georgia. In 2000, Mr. Williams aided the State of Georgia efforts to implement a continuing education program for the cosmetology industry. Mr. Williams wrote a monthly article called ‘Civil Rights and You’ for the Georgia Informer ( a state-wide African-American newspaper). He is also working on a project called Georgia Stand Up, a community affiliate of labor using professional research, communication, education, canvassing, lobbying and community organizing to demand that politicians address the priorities that matter most to working people. Maceo C. Williams, Sr. was appointed to Atlanta Citizen Review Board by the Atlanta Planning Advisory Board (APAB) in November 2009 for a two (2) year term representing NPU’s “S” through “Z.” Since then, he has been re-appointed to his first three (3) year term and hopes to be re-appointed to another three (3) year term. He represents the middle-class as well as the poor. He believes that everyone is accountable which includes the officers of the public safety. The Atlanta Citizen Review Board (ACRB) was established by City Ordinance in 2007 (Amended May 2010). The purpose of the legislation is to ensure that city departments directly responsible for public safety, particularly the Police Department and the Department of Corrections have the proper support of the government and its various agencies. It is designed to provide citizen oversight of misconduct accusations against sworn members of the police and corrections departments in the City of Atlanta. It provides a credible, independent forum where complaints and accusations can be assessed. It is also designed to help prevent future incidents of police or corrections misconduct and abuses of civil rights and to reduce the amount of money needed to satisfy judgments and settlements based on upon allegations of police or corrections misconduct. The ACRB promotes public confidence in law enforcement and lessens the possibility that future incidents of urban unrest will occur. The ACRB is comprised of eleven members, selected from various constituencies throughout the City. The selection process is designed to reflect the diversity and interests of a broad spectrum of the community. The Board meets at 6:30 p.m. on the second Thursday of each month in Committee Room Two at City Hall. The ACRB office is located in Suite 9100, Tower Building of City Hall. The Board accepts complaints, investigates the complaints, and is authorized to conduct hearings to resolve complaints and make recommendations to the Chief of Police and Corrections, the Mayor and City Council. The ACRB may investigate complaints that fall into the following categories: ◾abusive language; ◾false arrest; ◾false imprisonment; ◾harassment; ◾use of excessive force; ◾serious bodily injury; or ◾death that is alleged to be the result of the actions of a sworn employee of the ...Expand for more