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A billboard that says "VOTE YES! JAN 20" with a line below that reads "EARLY VOTING BEGINS DEC. 29TH." The billboard links to keepsapelogeechee.com

‘Always be a struggle’: Sapelo Island Gullah Geechee to vote on historic zoning referendum

Pulling off Highway 251 onto North Road, the main street of Darien, Georgia, in mid-January, a billboard tells you to “Vote Yes!” on January 20. The town is home to […]

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Fulton County Superior Court Judge Kevin M. Farmer, presiding over the Cop City RICO trial of Ayla King.
What’s happening with the Cop City domestic terrorism, RICO charges?

In Fulton County, a judge dismissed the 61-person Cop City racketeering charge while also ruling that domestic terrorism charges could move forward. On the same day, an activist filed a motion to dismiss her domestic terrorism charge in DeKalb County.

An organizer from the Cop City Vote campaign stands around a table of petition gatherers.
Federal appeals court rules against ‘Cop City’ referendum
A drone-captured bird's eye view of the Folkston ICE Detention Center
Social Circle community unites against plan to use warehouse for ICE detention
Former Atlanta Police Department Chief Rodney Bryant speaks at a press conference on Oct. 29, 2020, to discuss the joint task force, "Operation Phoenix." He was accused of defamation by Ricardo Haro for his comments during the press conference.
Defamation suit against former Atlanta Police Chief Rodney Bryant will move forward

Ricardo Haro can now pursue his claim that ex-Atlanta Police Chief Rodney Bryant knowingly defamed him as a gang-affiliated “repeat offender” during a high-profile 2020 press conference, despite records showing that was untrue.

Allen Hall looks through donated clothing at “Sleep Out, Speak Out” event on Dec. 4. (Courtesy of Tim Franzen)
Justice for Cornelius Taylor Coalition continues community care activism with The People’s Table

Organizers fed and supplied more than 100 unsheltered Atlantans just outside City Hall, the Capitol and the Department of Public Safety in a show of how easily the three could serve them.

Public Service Commission meets scathing public backlash with stipulated agreement for Georgia Power expansion

While protesters preceded Wednesday’s Public Service Commission hearing with a press conference and in-chamber disruption, the Commission announced a stipulated agreement accepting Georgia Power’s full 10,000-megawatt expansion.

Atlanta City Hall Tower, viewed from below. Vanessa Manley
Mayor promotes new Constituent Service chief who was subject of an inspector general investigation

The Office of Inspector General found that in 2022, Vanessa Manley used her position in the city for personal gain, failed to disclose outside employment and submitted a false invoice. 

DACA recipient and photojournalist Ya'akub Vijandre, who was detained by ICE over social media posts, poses in front of library. (Courtesy of Yaa'kub Vijandre's family)
DACA recipient, photojournalist detained by ICE over social media posts
A man in a red baseball cap walks towards Old Wheat St.
Former Old Wheat Street encampment residents conduct community ‘sleepout’ and advocate for Housing First policies

Justice for Cornelius Taylor Coalition organizers fed, clothed and opened the microphone to all community members combating homelessness before joining unhoused people sleeping outside in the December chill.