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Atlanta Citizens Review Board Gets on Activists’ Last Nerve

May 15, 2015 GLORIA TATUM 3 comments

(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 […]

Atlanta’s Public Safety Committee Hears APD Body Camera Study

December 16, 2014 GLORIA TATUM Leave a comment

(APN) ATLANTA — On Tuesday, December 09, 2014, the Public Safety/Legal Administration Committee of the City Council of Atlanta heard from the Atlanta Police Department regarding legislation by Councilwoman Felicia Moore (District 9) that had called for a ninety-day study regarding the feasibility of APD body cameras being implemented for all officers. Activists, including millennials and veteran civil rights advocates, […]