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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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It’s Bigger Than You holds One Year Anniversary March

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(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 […]

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