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Atlanta protesters arrested while City Council passes lease agreement with police foundation

Eleven protesters were reportedly detained by the Atlanta Police Department following a demonstration outside of Council Member Natalyn Archibong\’s residence ATLANTA — On Wed., Sept. 8, The Mainline received reports that protesters were gathered outside of city council members homes […]

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Official documents show no community members present on training facility advisory council

Despite previous claims from Atlanta Police Foundation, documents show Public Safety Training Academy Advisory Council had no community members present, violation of mayor\’s administrative order ATLANTA — Official documents obtained and reviewed by The Mainline show that a Public Safety

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To fill a void of democratic practices in Atlanta, local residents organize the People’s Town Hall on “Cop City”

ATLANTA — Last month, the City of Atlanta and the Atlanta Police Foundation held two virtual sessions regarding the newly proposed 150-acre police training facility that would occupy 381 acres of forested land in unincorporated DeKalb County. The land is

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Feature: A proposed land deal between DeKalb County and Blackhall Studios could bulldoze 40 acres of forest

This article was originally published on Sept. 27, 2020. Updated, Jan. 31, 6:57 p.m. A previous version of this article described Intrenchment Creek Park, including the land at play in the Dekalb County/Blackhall studios land swap, as if it were

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