Lorraine Cochran-Johnson is currently functions as the General Manager of the Atlanta Daily World, Atlanta’s oldest and most highly respected Black newspaper.

She is a native of Greenville, Alabama and is 15 year resident of Dekalb, County. She attended Troy University where she received a B.S. Degree in Political Science and Criminal Justice; a M.S. in The Administration of Criminal Justice; and, received the M.P.A. in Public Administration with a concentration in Economic Development and Grant Writing from Auburn University before attended John Marshall Law School. Lorraine has over a decade of experience in print media, marketing and advertising.