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Jan 26, 2023

Atlanta: A City in a Precinct

On Jan. 21, police arrested six demonstrators at a ‘Stop Cop City’ protest in Atlanta. The arrests come after a Georgia state trooper killed an environmental activist three days prior.  The protests against the Atlanta Public Safety Training Center’s construction began in 2021. The resulting interactions between protesters and law enforcement have been increasingly tense.…

Sep 2, 2018

Direct Action is Nothing New and (Sometimes) Needed

Kennysha Woods  | Managing Editor Just like any other topic concerning the prevalence of white supremacy in this country, the debate over the removal of Confederate monuments has sparked many protests across the U.S.—even in North Carolina. Now I can sit here and rehash all the reasons why these monuments need to go (of which…