Category Archives: City of Valdosta

Symbolic Memorial Service Held for Victims of Police Killings in Georgia

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(APN) DECATUR — On Saturday, May 02, 2015, a symbolic funeral procession, for Black people killed by police, started in Atlanta’s West End neighborhood, wound through downtown Atlanta, and ended nine miles later at Oakhurst Baptist Church in Decatur.   The procession was led by one hundred bicycle riders, a black hearse with a Rest in Power banner on the […]

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Four Activists, Reporter Arrested in March to Valdosta for Kendrick Johnson

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(APN) ATLANTA — Four activists and one reporter were arrested in Valdosta, Georgia, on April 06, 2015, after marching from Atlanta to seek justice for Kendrick Johnson.   The activists are Jakalia Brown, Jamel Cosby, Natalia Hall, and Harold Maze.   According to a tweet by Drum Beats for Peace, Erica Walker was arrested while there with WAOK radio “and […]

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