The City of Atlanta and Atlanta Police Foundation’s renderings for a new police training facility in Dekalb County, commonly referred to as “Cop City,” could pose disastrous effects for communities inside and outside the greater metro Atlanta area This article […]
ATLANTA — Last Monday, The Mainline reported the news of the newly-formed ATL Homeless Union and its demonstrations outside of City Hall that resulted in nine violent arrests by the Atlanta Police Department on July 5. One week after forming
ATLANTA — On July 5, the ATL Homeless Union (AHU) made history by forming their union and protesting at City Hall at the Atlanta Student Memorial, a monument in honor of nonviolent demonstrations. Atlanta Police Department (APD) reacted by violently
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Updated on Tue., July 6 at 2:50 a.m. EST: We have confirmed that nine protesters were arrested on the scene at City Hall, with at least one protester checked into Grady after sustaining a head injury by Atlanta police. Sources
ATLANTA — On Sunday night, members of Atlanta\’s houseless community notified local press that members of the city\’s houseless community have unionized and that union camps have formed in the lawn in front of City Hall. Sources on the ground
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The machine that brought us the city too busy too hate has no response for this King Williams is a documentary filmmaker, journalist, podcast host, and author based in Atlanta. This piece was originally published in his newsletter, which covers the
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A look at the juncture of critical race theory in education and elections GEORGIA — Even while the federal government declared Juneteenth a federal holiday on June 17, the United States is far from the idealistic claims that majority-white Georgia
ATLANTA — On Mon., June 7 — the same day that the Atlanta City Council unanimously voted to increase the Atlanta Police Department budget, District 12 Councilwoman Joyce Sheperd introduced an ordinance to allow Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms to issue a
Congress has not established a federal holiday since 1983 for Martin Luther King Day. After the House voted 415-14 to make Juneteenth a federal holiday and the Senate unanimously passed the bill, President Biden signed it into law in a
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Councilmember Sheperd holds brief press conference at police precinct during council meeting, absent during portions of public comment ATLANTA — During today’s finance executive committee meeting in Atlanta City Council, council members reviewed Joyce Sheperd’s newly introduced ordinance, 21-O-0367, which
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