Atlanta Councilmember Who Proclaimed 'Kanye West Day' Wouldn't Do It Again - TMZ

Kanye West 'Kanye West Day' Wouldn't Happen Again In Atlanta ... Ex-Councilmember Says

10/17/2022 4:29 PM PT

The erstwhile Atlanta metropolis councilmember who spearheaded the city's "Kanye West Day" is distancing herself from him ... she says she wouldn't bestow the grant now, successful airy of his caller arguable statements.

Natalyn Archibong was connected the Atlanta City Council past twelvemonth erstwhile she introduced a proclamation honoring Ye -- who was calved successful ATL -- with his ain day, but present she is bidding him "a shocked and disgusted adieu."

Natalyn says she doesn't privation to prosecute successful revisionist history, but says she would NOT springiness Kanye the aforesaid proclamation present due to the fact that of his caller comments astir George Floyd's death and his anti-Semitic Tweets.

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TMZ broke the communicative ... Atlanta proclaimed July 22, 2021 "Kanye West Day" aft helium launched his Donda circuit successful ATL.

Natalyn, the driving unit down the proclamation, says the proclamation was a one-time happening and can't beryllium repeated oregon erased ... and she says determination were 4 main reasons for commemorating Kanye with his ain day.

She mentions Ye's Donda circuit starting successful Atlanta, his commencement successful Atlanta and his mother, Donda West, attending Morris Brown College, an HBCU successful Atlanta. Lastly, Natalyn says "the proclamation was an acknowledgment of his important publication to the arts."

Of course, Kanye's stoked a ton of contention ever since, and Natalyn says the "July 2021 proclamation did not envision that successful 2022, the creator formerly known arsenic Kanye West would boldly marque specified disfigured and hurtful statements."

Bottom enactment for Natalyn ... "To Ye I accidental nay."