Category Archives: George Turner

Atlanta Council Delays Action on CRB Reforms

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(APN) ATLANTA — The Atlanta City Council’s Public Safety/Legal Administration Committee (PS/LA) was set to discuss and possibly vote on an ordinance granting new powers to the Atlanta Citizens Review Board at its meeting on Tuesday, February 23, 2016.   However, numerous citizens who planned to attend and speak learned that the PS/LA Committee Chairman Ivory Young (District 3) decided […]

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Activists, Mother Demand Video in Alexia Christian Police Killing

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(APN) ATLANTA — “No justice, no peace!  No tape-hiding police!” came the chant outside a west Atlanta IHOP restaurant on the morning of Tuesday, September 1, 2015.   In April 2015, two Atlanta Police Department (APD) officers shot and killed Alexia Christian in highly questionable circumstances.   APN has previously reported on the police killing in depth:   http://atlantaprogressivenews.com/2015/05/15/atlanta-citizens-review-board-gets-on-activists-last-nerve/   […]

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Atlanta Citizens Review Board Gets on Activists’ Last Nerve

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(APN) ATLANTA — On Thursday, May 14, 2015, the meeting of the Atlanta Citizens Review Board (ACRB) at the Ben Hill Recreation Center was packed with citizens expressing their dissatisfaction with the Board for myriad reasons.  Current issues include demanding an end to the “Don’t Run Campaign” and demanding an investigation into the death of Alexia Christian.   The City […]

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