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Activists, Mother Demand Video in Alexia Christian Police Killing

September 4, 2015 APN NEWS Leave a comment

(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/ […]

RCP, Black Activists Feud on Twitter as Janelle Monae Performs in Atlanta

September 1, 2015 MATTHEW CHARLES 2 comments

(APN) ATLANTA — Singer Janelle Monae and other members of Wondaland performed in front of a large crowd on Monday, August 31, 2015 as part of a rally organized by Stop Mass Incarceration Network and the Revolution Club (Revolutionary Communist Party, also known as RCP or RevCom). At each stop of Janelle Monae and Wondaland’s The Eephus Tour […]

Activists Protest UPS’s Shipping of Animal “Trophies” in Wake of Cecil Killing

August 28, 2015 APN NEWS 3 comments

(APN) ATLANTA — People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) is pressuring shipping company UPS to stop shipping exotic trophy animal parts, following the recent outcry over the death of Cecil the lion. Walter Palmer, a U.S. recreational big-game hunter killed Cecil, a Southwest African lion, on July 01, 2015, leading to international outcry and debate over recreational […]

Activists Target Coca Cola at Stone Mountain for Supporting Park

August 24, 2015 GLORIA TATUM One comment

(APN) STONE MOUNTAIN, Georgia — Opposing forces struggle for the mind and soul of the U.S. South, as the controversy over the meaning of the Confederate battle flag and Confederate monument plays out at Stone Mountain Park. On Saturday, August 22, 2015, activists from Rise Up Georgia flew a banner connecting Coca Cola’s funding of the park to the […]

It’s Bigger Than You holds One Year Anniversary March

August 22, 2015 APN NEWS Leave a comment

(APN) ATLANTA — On Tuesday, August 19, 2015, one year anniversary of the It’s Bigger Than You movement, the group marked the occasion with a commemorative march starting at the CNN Center. Forty supporters marched through downtown Atlanta, despite heavy rain and thunder. “Today was about celebrating the resistance work that has been happening on the ground for the […]

Activists Rally in Atlanta to Celebrate EPA’s Clean Power Plan

August 9, 2015 GLORIA TATUM One comment

(APN) ATLANTA — On Wednesday, August 05, 2015, over two hundred people gathered at Liberty Plaza, across from the Georgia State Capitol, to celebrate and support the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s final Clean Power Plan (CPP). The group was diverse with representatives from the faith community, business community, environmental organizations, elected officials, as well as just plain folks. […]

Stone Mountain’s Neo-Confederates Target Anti-Racist Activists Online

August 8, 2015 ANNA SIMONTON 6 comments

(APN) ATLANTA — Two groups involved in a recent pro-Confederate flag rally appear to have threateningly targeted counter-demonstrators online. The counter protesters included Aurielle Marie Lucier, Tommy DiMassimo, Ariella Riapos, and Lucas Javier Valderranna. Their activities were recorded by photographer Steve Eberhardt. The groups had posted on their Facebook pages the names, background information, and contact information of […]

Seven Arrested Protesting DeKalb Killing of Anthony Hill

March 17, 2015 GLORIA TATUM 4 comments

With additional reporting on the police reports by Matthew Charles Cardinale. (APN) ATLANTA — On Saturday, March 14, 2015, friends of Anthony Hill from his apartment complex in unincorporated DeKalb County, and from the surrounding community, held a memorial service on the spot where he was killed by DeKalb County Police. Hill was killed by DeKalb Police on […]

Moral Monday Activists Protest Gov. Deal’s Policies at Inauguration

January 14, 2015 GLORIA TATUM One comment

(APN) ATLANTA — On Monday, January 12, 2015, while Gov. Nathan Deal was being sworn in for his second term, hundreds of Moral Monday supporters laid down in the halls of the State Capitol to protest some of the Governor’s policies. Signs were displayed to express their concerns. Without Medical expansion, an estimated over eleven hundred Georgians have died. […]

Atlanta’s Ferguson Protesters Appear in Court, Several Cases Dismissed

January 11, 2015 GLORIA TATUM 2 comments

(APN) ATLANTA — City of Atlanta Municipal Court Chief Judge Herman L. Sloan’s courtroom was filled to capacity on January 07, 2015, with social justice activists, their supporters, and their lawyers. Numerous young activists faced various charges including obstructing traffic, obstruction of walkway, and disorderly conduct, stemming from their arrest on the night after the Ferguson, Missouri Grand Jury decision […]

Thirteen Activists Arrested in Lenox Road Protest of Police Brutality

December 24, 2014 GLORIA TATUM One comment

Photograph by Steve Eberhardt (APN) ATLANTA — On Saturday, December 20, 2014, five days before Christmas, thirteen activists blocked the intersection at Lenox Road and Peachtree Street during heavy holiday traffic going to Lenox Mall and Phipps Plaza to shop. They shut down shopping as usual for ninety minutes to bring media attention to the increasing number of black […]

APD Denies Targeting Organizers of Police Brutality, Occupy Protests

December 6, 2014 ANNA SIMONTON Leave a comment

With additional reporting by Matthew Charles Cardinale, News Editor (APN) ATLANTA — Progressive activists are concerned about what they see as Atlanta Police singling out and cracking down on social justice organizers, as protests against state-sanctioned, racist police violence sweep the nation. They cite three incidents over the last week and a half, including two arrests of organizers Tim Franzen […]

Atlantans Protest Ferguson Grand Jury; 26 Arrested

November 30, 2014 ANNA SIMONTON Leave a comment

(APN) ATLANTA — Last week, some twenty-six Metro Atlantans, including two journalists, were arrested, during Atlanta protests in the wake of a grand jury decision not to indict Darren Wilson, the police officer who killed Michael Brown, an unarmed teenager, in Ferguson, Missouri, in August 2014. The decision was announced late Monday, November 24, 2014. On Tuesday, November 25, thousands […]

Eight Activists Arrested during Protest at Secretary of State’s Office

October 28, 2014 AMANDA HILL-ATTKISSON Leave a comment

(APN) ATLANTA — On yesterday, Monday, October 27, 2014, eight activists were arrested after a sit-in staged in the office of Georgia Secretary of State Brian Kemp, in protest of what voting rights organizations say are 40,000 missing voter registration applications. Chants of “We will not be silenced!” and “Let Us Vote! Let Us Vote!” rose from citizens and activists […]

Young Activists Blockade I-75/85 in Ferguson Solidarity Action

October 27, 2014 ANNA SIMONTON Leave a comment

By Anna Simonton, Staff Writer (October 27, 2014) (APN) ATLANTA — On Wednesday, October 22, 2014, activists shut down four lanes of northbound traffic on I-75/85 for more than half an hour. The action was part the 19th annual National Day of Protest to Stop Police Brutality, Repression, and the Criminalization of a Generation. It was also part of a […]

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