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ACLU and NAACP among organizations condemning homeland security department over ‘domestic violent extremist’ labelProminent civil rights and civil liberties organizations have called on the US homeland security department to investigate the agency’s in…
Andre Longmore’s motives remain under investigation, police chief says, after four residents of Longmore’s neighborhood killedOfficers on Sunday shot and killed a man wanted in four weekend killings near Atlanta during an exchange of gunfire, with a sh…
Andre Longmore, 40, was shot by police as they tried to take him into custody after weekend killings of four people south of AtlantaAuthorities in Georgia hunted Saturday for a man who remained at large hours after he was suspected of gunning down thre…
Farris spent decades working with Coretta Scott King – often behind the scenes – to promote her brother’s legacyChristine King Farris, the last living sibling of Martin Luther King Jr, has died.Her niece, the Rev Bernice King, tweeted that her “beloved…
Officials approve petition that allows organizers to move forward with a historic referendum on huge police training complexVolunteers are fanning out across Atlanta looking to get tens of thousands of voters to sign a petition that would put the fate …
Opponents call process ‘anti-democratic’ after public participation in council meeting difficult and lack of transparency Questions remain about the real cost of the giant police and fire department training center known as “Cop City” after the Atlanta…
City council vote 11-4 to move ahead with police and firefighter training center despite significant pushbackThe Atlanta city council early on Tuesday approved funding for the construction of a proposed police and firefighter training center, rejecting…
City council to vote on giving taxpayer money to controversial project as state characterizes opposition as work of ‘terrorists’Pressure is growing on Atlanta politicians to vote against giving $31m to a police and fire department training center known…
Police captured the alleged gunman, identified as 24-year-old man, and say all five people shot in hospital building were womenPolice have captured the suspect in a shooting at a medical building in midtown Atlanta that killed one person and injured fo…
Panel established in response to George Floyd killing will visit Washington DC, Atlanta, LA, Chicago, Minneapolis and New YorkA team of United Nations experts has arrived in the US on a tour that will focus on racial justice, law enforcement and polici…