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Atlanta police chief resigns after police shooting at local restaurant

ATLANTA, GA — Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms announced Saturday that Police Chief Erika Shields has resigned as calls for her firing built following a police-involved shooting at a fast-food

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Mayor Bottoms says enough is enough after eight-year-old fatally shot | The Atlanta Voice

Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms is calling for change to fight the enemy within saying that enough is enough after an 8-year-old girl was fatally shot Saturday near the Wendys where Rayshard Brooks was killed. Later Sunday night the Atlanta Police Department said another man was killed and two

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Source: The Atlanta Voice

Mayor, Police Chief Apologize, Announce Firings of Two Officers for Violent Arrest of Pair of Atlanta College Students

Two Atlanta police officers were fired after video footage showed them violently snatching two Black college students out of

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VIDEO: Rashard Brooks and the Tale of Two Police Officers and Officer Discretion

The encounter included many different moments over 40 minutes. The police were called when Brooks fell asleep in line in the drive thru lane. Brooks was intoxicated. Video shows Officer Devin Bronsan, who joined the Atlanta Police Department in 2018, driving first to wake up Brooks. Officer Bronsan

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Source: Observer News Group – Group Newspapers of Southern California

Former Atlanta Police Officer Charged With Felony Murder in the Killing of Rayshard Brooks – Your Black World

The Fulton County, Georgia District Attorney’s Office announced during a Wednesday (June 17) press conference that a former Atlanta police officer has been charged with

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Source: Your Black World

Bodycam And Dashcam Footage Of Rayshard Brooks’ Killing Released As Atlanta Burns Wendy’s Down

Source: YouTube / Atlanta Police Department

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Atlanta Erupts In Protests After Killing Of Rayshard Brooks By Police

Protests escalated in Atlanta on Saturday night (June 13) after another unarmed Black man, Rayshard Brooks, was killed by police the night

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Rayshard Brooks killer Garrett Rolfe surrenders

Fired police officer Garrett Rolfe surrendered to police custody following Fulton County District Attorney Paul Howard filing felony murder charges against Rolfe in the killing of Rayshard Brooks last Friday in a Wendy’s parking

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Atlanta police call out in protest; force says it's managing

ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta’s police department reassured residents Thursday that it can still protect the city even though officers are calling out to protest a member of the force being charged with murder for shooting a man in the

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Atlanta agencies to distribute 5,000 boxes of food today at Dunbar Rec Center | Atlanta Daily World

Office of the City Solicitor in Partnership with Maximum Impact, the Atlanta Police Department and the Atlanta Fire and Rescue Department Distributes 5,000 Boxes of Food to the Community Face masks will also be distributed to residents ATLANTA - The Office of the Atlanta City Solicitor has

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Rayshard Brooks Shooting: Atlanta DA Announces Murder Charges Against Police Officers

Fulton County District Attorney Paul Howard has charged Garrett Rolfe, the former Atlanta police officer who fired fatal shots at Rayshard Brooks, with felony murder and aggravated assault with a deadly

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Newswire: Rayshard Brooks police shooting was homicide, says Medical Examiner

The death of Rayshard Brooks, a black man killed by a white police officer in Atlanta on Friday, was a homicide caused by gunshot wounds to the back, the Fulton county medical examiner’s office has said, as the US headed into a fourth week of unrest over police

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Atlanta Officer Fired After Fatal Shooting of Black Man

ATLANTA (AP) — An Atlanta police officer was fired following the fatal shooting of a black man and another officer was placed on administrative duty, the police department announced early

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Source: Black America Web

Atlanta Students Being Tazed And Dragged Out Of Their Car Is Causing Outrage On The Internet

After protests began in Minneapolis, the city where Floyd was killed, they began happening in other cities that have seen injustice like New York City, Los Angeles, Oakland, Atlanta and

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Atlanta Hawks Coach To Join NAACP’s Rayshard Brooks Protest After Police Killing

Following yet another Black man, Rayshard Brooks, killed at the hands of police on Friday June 12 in Atlanta, crowds of protestors, including Atlanta Hawks head coach Lloyd Pierce, are expected to march with the NAACP on Monday (June

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Source: Celebrities, Music, News, Entertainment, TV Shows & Videos | BET

Judge Rejects Widows Plea to Keep Rayshard Brooks Killer Behind Bars, Grants Former Officer $500,000 Bond

Garrett Rolfe, the former Atlanta Police officer who shot and killed 27-year-old Rayshard Brooks, was granted a $500,000 bond on Tuesday. Fulton County Superior Court []

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Atlanta Cops Who Murdered Rayshard Brooks Turn Themselves in

Source: Fulton County Jail / Fulton County Jail

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Source: The Urban Daily

Video: Atlanta Police Officer Tackles Black Man Because He Shrugs Off Another Cop, Breaks His Ankle As Others Laugh, According to Lawsuit

Attorneys for Tyler Griffin filed a lawsuit against officers Donald Vickers and Matthew Abad and the APD on June

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On the Agenda: Atlanta City Council legislative items for Monday, July 6 | Atlanta Daily World

ATLANTA — The Atlanta City Council will consider legislation during Monday’s remote meeting to adopt the “8 Can’t Wait” principles and amend the Atlanta Police Department’s standard operating procedures to incorporate use of force alternatives. (Legislative Reference No. 20-O-1449). The

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The Sword of The Black Press

Gantt exclaimed in an exclusive interview with the Florida Courier, Florida’s statewide Black weekly

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Source: The Florida Star

Judge Rejects Widow's Plea to Keep Rayshard Brooks' Killer Behind Bars, Grants Former Officer $500,000 Bond

Garrett Rolfe, the former Atlanta Police officer who shot and killed 27-year-old Rayshard Brooks, was granted a $500,000 bond on

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'You Good?': Bodycam Footage Shows APD Officer Rally Around Cop Who Shot Rayshard Brooks; Victim's Family Speaks Out

A body camera recorded an unidentified officer asking the officer who shot Rayshard Brooks if he was OK after the

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VIDEO: Rashard Brooks and the Tale of Two Police Officers and Officer Discretion

Video shows Officer Devin Bronsan, who joined the Atlanta Police Department in 2018, driving first to wake up

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Source: Observer News Group – Group Newspapers of Southern California

Atlanta City Council approves public safety reform legislation | Atlanta Daily World

ATLANTA — The Atlanta City Council approved several items aimed at reforming public safety during Monday’s remote Council meeting that continued into Tuesday. The Council approved legislation to adopt the “8 Can’t Wait” principles and amend the Atlanta Police Department’s standard operating

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Ex-Police Officer Who Shot Rayshard Brooks Charged With Felony Murder

A district attorney in Atlanta charged a former police officer with felony murder in Friday's shooting death of Rayshard

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Source: Stories About Black History

Officers Charged In Rayshard Brooks' Death Turn Themselves In

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Source: Stories About Black History

Atlanta man sues police after cop allegedly broke his ankle

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported that Tyler Griffin claimed officers Donald Vickers and Matthew Abad and the APD violated him on April

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Source: theGrio

Jada Pinkett Smith Talks Racism and Black Men Being 'Demonized' with Tamika Mallory and Angela Davis on ‘Red Table Talk'

Davis gained nationwide notoriety following a courtroom shootout in 1970 when the 17-year-old brother of prison activist and Black Panthers member George Jackson used guns registered in her name to try to break his brother and other prisoners free during

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PART 3: 400 YEARS OF WHITE FEET ON BLACK NECKS IN AMERICA

The tinder box of historical frustrations with Police Brutality, institutional, and systemic racism, sparked a spontaneous bon fire of protesting in Atlanta with the killing of Rayshard

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