Category: News
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Protester self-immolates outside Israeli consulate after bombing resumes
ACPC Staff Report Early Friday afternoon, an individual set themselves on fire outside the Consulate General of Israel in Midtown Atlanta in what appears to be an act of protest against the ongoing, U.S.-backed genocide in Palestine. The Atlanta Police Department (APD) confirmed that a Palestinian flag was recovered from the scene. More than 15,000…
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Hollman family attorneys say body camera footage will be public Monday
On Monday, Fulton County District Attorney (DA) Fani Willis is expected to release body camera footage of the police killing of Deacon Johnny Hollman that took place in August, according to the Hollman family’s attorney Mawuli Davis.
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Atlanta students and activists rally in support of Palestine
By: Matt ScottVideo story by: Nolan Huber-Rhoades This story has been updated to include more recent death tolls and to correct a misspelling of the name of the Palestinian student organizer, Nada. Led by students, hundreds of people took to the streets of Downtown Atlanta on Thursday in support of Palestine, calling for an end…
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Hollman family to march on City Hall, demand release of body cam video
The family of Johnny Hollman announced plans to march on Atlanta City Hall from Dean Rusk Park, at noon on Saturday, Sept. 23, to demand the release of footage taken from the body camera worn by the Atlanta Police Department (APD) officer who killed their loved one. The 62-year-old deacon was killed by 23-year-old APD officer…
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Georgia Attorney General brings RICO indictments against 61 activists
The Georgia Attorney General’s Office filed RICO (racketeering-influenced and corrupt organizations) charges against 61 individuals alleged to be part of the Stop Cop City Movement. The indictment was filed Aug. 29, but went unannounced and unnoticed until the Atlanta Community Press Collective broke the story on X, the platform previously known as Twitter, Tuesday morning.
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Video: Hollman family calls for protest after police kill 62-year-old
By Nolan Huber-Rhoades Linked by a common cause, the grieving family of Johnny Hollman and community organizers against the proposed Atlanta Public Safety Training Center called for a protest on Thursday after Atlanta Police Department (APD) Officer Kiran Kimbrough killed 62-year-old Hollman during a routine traffic accident investigation around midnight on the morning of Aug. 11.
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Video: Atlantans compare suppression of Cop City petitions to Trump election interference
With national news outlets positioned outside the Fulton County Courthouse in anticipation of District Attorney Fani Willis issuing grand jury indictments against Donald Trump on Monday, a crowd gathered in the afternoon before the charges were announced and began to chant, “Donald Trump, Andre Dickens, I don’t know the f—ing difference.”
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Police accident investigation escalates suddenly, leaving man dead
Friday morning, 62 year old Johnny Hollman was pronounced dead at Grady Hospital. Earlier that night, Hillman was tased by an APD officer investigating a routine traffic accident. Police radio traffic shows the interaction suddenly escalating to violence.
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Despite promises, Atlanta’s detention center lease is not saving lives
By: Nolan Huber-Rhoades On the evening of July 11, deputies from the Fulton County Sheriff’s Office (FCSO) found teenaged Noni Battiste-Kosoko dead behind the bars of a cell in the Atlanta City Detention Center (ACDC). A representative from the Southern Center for Human Rights (SCHR) said that Battiste-Kosoko was a vibrant young woman who…
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DeKalb district attorney withdraws from alleged Cop City cases
This afternoon, DeKalb District Attorney (DA) Sherry Boston announced that after a formal review of the evidence, her office is withdrawing from the prosecution of 42 cases against individuals opposed to the Atlanta Public Safety Training Center, more commonly known as Cop City, a $90 million training center being built by the Atlanta Police Foundation…