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color photograph of an outdoor protest against police violence. a women in a dark grey fleece jacket holds up a black paper sign with white handwritten text that reads "american policing = state-sanctioned terrorism." other people in the mid-ground hold white signs with black printed text that reads "justice for tyre nichols jail killer cops" and "the people demand: end police terror"
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Cop City RICO indictment casts protesters as organized criminals

by Jocelyn James September 20th, 2023September 20th, 2023

Critics have since viewed the indictment as a massive escalation in an ongoing police retaliation campaign to criminalize public dissent and discourage protesters

'We can't stay silent anymore': On Cop City and grief There is a human toll for Atlanta-based activists organizing against Cop City and the very forces that seek to stamp them out
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‘We can’t stay silent anymore’: On Cop City and grief

Tina Vasquez headshot by Tina Vásquez August 7th, 2023August 7th, 2023
color photograph of an outdoor protest in New York City against Cop City in Atlanta. people wearing black and grey coats hold signs reading "Stop Kop City" and "Stop Environmental Racism"
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As petition deadline looms, Stop Cop City organizers win more time and volunteers

by Katherine Demby August 3rd, 2023August 3rd, 2023
color photograph of an outdoor protest against cop city in the woods. a line of protesters walk from left to right in the frame in the mid-ground. one protester on the right holds a smoking flare with a line of smoke floating over the heads of the other protesters
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Activists continue to fight against controversial ‘Cop City’ construction despite challenges

by Katherine Demby July 6th, 2023August 3rd, 2023
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Private equity ties to Atlanta’s Cop City spark questions about the city’s state of democracy

by Katherine Demby June 20th, 2023June 20th, 2023
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Backroom deals and elasticity clause increase public cost of Cop City

by Matt Scott, Atlanta Community Press Collective June 1st, 2023June 1st, 2023
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New report complicates decarceration wins

Tina Vasquez headshot by Tina Vásquez May 24th, 2023May 24th, 2023
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Stopping Cop City means committing to a world without police

Reina Sultan by Reina Sultan March 14th, 2023March 14th, 2023
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The fight to Stop Cop City has decades-old roots

by Micah Herskind March 2nd, 2023March 2nd, 2023
color photograph of Dr. David Thomas, president of Morehouse College, standing outside at a podium in front of an american flag and a banner with the u.s. eagle crest
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What good are HBCUs if they mirror the anti-Blackness of the US?

by Patrick Darrington February 27th, 2023February 27th, 2023

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