Cop City

The taking of Peachtree-Pine and the dawning of Cop City

By: Ariana Brazier, ScalawagThis story was originally published by Scalawag as a part of A Week of Writing: Stop Cop City.  I remember the very day I unknowingly began the process of homemaking inside the Peachtree-Pine shelter operated by the Metro Atlanta Task Force for the Homeless. It was July 1, 2014 when I started […]

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