--- title: "Aja Arnold - Mainline" language: "en-US" source_url: "https://www.mainlineatl.com/author/ajers/page/15/" content_type: "text/markdown" --- [![](/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/story-1-1024x1024.jpg)](/another-black-man-was-killed-by-police-last-night/) [ Jun 13 2020 ](/another-black-man-was-killed-by-police-last-night/) ## [Another Black man was killed by police last night](/another-black-man-was-killed-by-police-last-night/) Content warning: incidences of police brutality, assault, and killings. This piece was published on June 13, 2020. ATLANTA, GA. — According to a preliminary report from the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI), around 10:33 p.m. last night, officers were dispatched […] [ Another Black man was killed by police last night Read More »](/another-black-man-was-killed-by-police-last-night/) [![](/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/ballot-feature-1024x518.jpg)](/op-ed-your-atlanta-june-9-primary-cheat-sheet/) [ Jun 4 2020 ](/op-ed-your-atlanta-june-9-primary-cheat-sheet/) ## [Op-Ed: Your Atlanta June 9 primary cheat sheet](/op-ed-your-atlanta-june-9-primary-cheat-sheet/) Voting is still a thing you should do and is another form of protest Published: June 4, 2020, 11:29 p.m.Updated: June 4, 2020, 10:49 a.m. to include further research conducted in the U.S. Senate race in Georgia. It’s been 10 [ Op-Ed: Your Atlanta June 9 primary cheat sheet Read More »](/op-ed-your-atlanta-june-9-primary-cheat-sheet/) [![Protesters at night; one holds a large hand-lettered sign reading ](/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/mainline-a-better-world-is-possible.jpg)](/city-of-atlantas-proposed-budget-features-a-14m-increase-for-police/) [ Jun 2 2020 ](/city-of-atlantas-proposed-budget-features-a-14m-increase-for-police/) ## [City of Atlanta’s proposed budget features a $14M increase for police](/city-of-atlantas-proposed-budget-features-a-14m-increase-for-police/) The city budget for FY21 also shows an $18M increase for the Atlanta correctional facility This article was published on June 2, 2020. Correction: This article originally stated the Atlanta budget for FY21 included a 6% increase of $15 million [ City of Atlanta’s proposed budget features a $14M increase for police Read More »](/city-of-atlantas-proposed-budget-features-a-14m-increase-for-police/) [![](/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/ao-gerber-1-scaled-1-1024x1024.jpg)](/no-escaping-ao-gerber-another-place-to-need/) [ May 22 2020 ](/no-escaping-ao-gerber-another-place-to-need/) ## [No Escaping: A.O. Gerber, ‘Another Place to Need’](/no-escaping-ao-gerber-another-place-to-need/) Since the coronavirus thrusted us all into an unexpected pandemic crash course, we’ve been pulled further and further away from our old realities day by day. This has prompted us all to find new ways to adjust, cope, and manage [ No Escaping: A.O. 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Taves\’ Akátá EP is out now via Harsh Riddims. “Think about how you respond to Black hair and what the fuck you’re saying when you think about Black hair, because [ On Your Radar: Taves Read More »](/on-your-radar-taves/) [![Protesters at night; one holds a large hand-lettered sign reading ](/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/mainline-a-better-world-is-possible.jpg)](/opinion-gov-brian-kemp-isnt-an-idiot-hes-a-liar/) [ Apr 6 2020 ](/opinion-gov-brian-kemp-isnt-an-idiot-hes-a-liar/) ## [Opinion: Gov. Brian Kemp isn’t an idiot. He’s a liar.](/opinion-gov-brian-kemp-isnt-an-idiot-hes-a-liar/) On day something in my third week of quarantine in Atlanta, Ga., I was lying in bed mildly digesting some headlines and news stories. On this day I was a little unassuming, because by now I’d turned off my email [ Opinion: Gov. Brian Kemp isn’t an idiot. He’s a liar. Read More »](/opinion-gov-brian-kemp-isnt-an-idiot-hes-a-liar/) [![Protesters at night; one holds a large hand-lettered sign reading ](/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/mainline-a-better-world-is-possible.jpg)](/the-need-for-more-answers-a-talk-with-georgia-house-rep-bee-nguyen/) [ Mar 18 2020 ](/the-need-for-more-answers-a-talk-with-georgia-house-rep-bee-nguyen/) ## [The Need for More Answers: A Talk with Georgia House Rep. Bee Nguyen](/the-need-for-more-answers-a-talk-with-georgia-house-rep-bee-nguyen/) Updates on the COVID-19 pandemic as it continues to evolve in Georgia On Mon., March 16, the Georgia General Assembly convened to ratify the Governor\’s call to declare a State of Emergency in Georgia. After nearly eight hours, the Senate [ The Need for More Answers: A Talk with Georgia House Rep. Bee Nguyen Read More »](/the-need-for-more-answers-a-talk-with-georgia-house-rep-bee-nguyen/)