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RCP, BLM: Can’t we all just get along?

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By Dougie “The Abolitionist” Hanson   I was really disappointed to read the Atlanta Progressive News article disrespecting my good friends with the Atlanta RCP (Revolutionary Communist Party).   http://atlantaprogressivenews.com/2015/09/01/rcp-black-activists-feud-on-twitter-as-janelle-monae-performs-in-atlanta/   I’m a Democratic Socialist, but I know many of them personally.  I developed great respect for them because they were fighting back against Police Brutality & Mass Incarceration when […]

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Protesters Camp at DeKalb Courthouse over Kevin Davis Police Killing

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(APN) DECATUR — About twenty-five people camped out overnight outside of the DeKalb County Courthouse on the evening of Wednesday, February 05, 2014, calling on the DeKalb Police Department (DPD) to allow for an external investigation into the death of Kevin Davis.   As previously reported by Atlanta Progressive News, Kevin Davis was shot by DeKalb police officer Joseph Pitts […]

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

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(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 […]

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