--- title: "News - Mainline" language: "en-US" canonical_url: "/category/news/page/16/" source_url: "https://www.mainlineatl.com/category/news/page/16/" content_type: "text/markdown" --- [![](/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/6.6.20-Protest-15-scaled-1-1024x771.jpg)](/report-new-legislation-makes-its-way-to-atlanta-city-council/) [ Jul 12 2020 ](/report-new-legislation-makes-its-way-to-atlanta-city-council/) ## [Report: New legislation makes its way to Atlanta City Council](/report-new-legislation-makes-its-way-to-atlanta-city-council/) City Council will review two new forms of legislation introduced by Councilmember Antonio Brown regarding the Atlanta Police Department on Mon., July 13 Originally published: Sun., July 12, 2020Revised: Sun., Aug. 2, 2020 to reflect the legislations\’ original introduction that […] [ Report: New legislation makes its way to Atlanta City Council Read More »](/report-new-legislation-makes-its-way-to-atlanta-city-council/) [![Protesters at night; one holds a large hand-lettered sign reading ](/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/mainline-a-better-world-is-possible.jpg)](/feature-how-the-atlanta-police-department-spends-its-money/) [ Jul 11 2020 ](/feature-how-the-atlanta-police-department-spends-its-money/) ## [Feature: How the Atlanta Police Department spends its money](/feature-how-the-atlanta-police-department-spends-its-money/) ATLANTA — On July 6, 2020, Atlanta City Council held a listening session on the Rayshard Brooks Bill and Resolution 20-R-4068. The amendments, backed by Councilmember Antonio Brown and proposed by Councilmember Jennifer Ide, would put $73 million of the [ Feature: How the Atlanta Police Department spends its money Read More »](/feature-how-the-atlanta-police-department-spends-its-money/) [![](/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/nob-illustration-final-1-1024x576.jpg)](/feature-notes-on-bail-mass-arrests-and-the-black-lives-matter-movement/) [ Jul 10 2020 ](/feature-notes-on-bail-mass-arrests-and-the-black-lives-matter-movement/) ## [Feature: Notes on bail, mass arrests, and the Black Lives Matter movement](/feature-notes-on-bail-mass-arrests-and-the-black-lives-matter-movement/) A look into wealth-based detention, how Atlanta taxpayers pay for nonviolent jail detainments, and a closer look into activism dynamics ATLANTA — It’s no secret that cash bonds unjustly punish the poor. Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms is well aware. [ Feature: Notes on bail, mass arrests, and the Black Lives Matter movement Read More »](/feature-notes-on-bail-mass-arrests-and-the-black-lives-matter-movement/) [![](/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/far-enough-2-scaled-1-1024x526.jpg)](/op-ed-how-far-is-far-enough/) [ Jul 7 2020 ](/op-ed-how-far-is-far-enough/) ## [Op-Ed: How far is far enough?](/op-ed-how-far-is-far-enough/) A look into how recent gun violence in Atlanta has been politicized in an attempt to discredit and dispel the Black Lives Matter movement “At a time like this, scorching irony, not convincing argument, is needed.” — Frederick Douglass, “What [ Op-Ed: How far is far enough? Read More »](/op-ed-how-far-is-far-enough/) [![](/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/bmishawn-18-1024x591.jpg)](/georgias-sb-402-explained/) [ Jul 5 2020 ](/georgias-sb-402-explained/) ## [Georgia’s SB 402, explained](/georgias-sb-402-explained/) This piece was co-authored by Aja Arnold, Lizzie Booher, and Victoria Kidd Another bill aimed to criminalize Black and Brown communities in Georgia currently sits on Kemp’s desk—and it’s just one piece of many in the puzzle of systemic racial [ Georgia’s SB 402, explained Read More »](/georgias-sb-402-explained/) [![](/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/DSC06139-scaled-1-577x1024.jpg)](/atlanta-weekend-recap-june-26-28/) [ Jun 29 2020 ](/atlanta-weekend-recap-june-26-28/) ## [Atlanta weekend recap: June 26-28](/atlanta-weekend-recap-june-26-28/) An editorialized rundown of events pertaining to the Black Lives Matter movement in Atlanta This past week was a bit of whirlwind and there’s a lot of ground to cover. We’ve compiled the highlights from this weekend into one place [ Atlanta weekend recap: June 26-28 Read More »](/atlanta-weekend-recap-june-26-28/) [![](/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/IMG_1034-copy-1-1024x683.jpg)](/op-ed-what-the-hell-just-happened/) [ Jun 21 2020 ](/op-ed-what-the-hell-just-happened/) ## [What the hell just happened in Atlanta City Council?](/op-ed-what-the-hell-just-happened/) A recap of events that occurred within Atlanta City Council leading to its decision to vote down withholding of funds to the Atlanta Police Department As Atlanta entered its fourth week of Black Lives Matter demonstrations, with tensions rising after [ What the hell just happened in Atlanta City Council? Read More »](/op-ed-what-the-hell-just-happened/) [![](/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/DSC08674-scaled-1-1024x681.jpg)](/the-mutual-dependence-of-capitalism-and-white-supremacy/) [ Jun 15 2020 ](/the-mutual-dependence-of-capitalism-and-white-supremacy/) ## [The Mutual Dependence of Capitalism and White Supremacy](/the-mutual-dependence-of-capitalism-and-white-supremacy/) The seemingly disparate government responses to coronavirus and to Black Lives Matter make sense in the context of capitalism Alexi Jenkins is a legal aid attorney, a graduate of Harvard Law School, and a freelance writer.  On Fri., May 29, [ The Mutual Dependence of Capitalism and White Supremacy Read More »](/the-mutual-dependence-of-capitalism-and-white-supremacy/) [![](/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/IMG_1116-copy-1024x683.jpg)](/opinion-the-south-is-rising-again/) [ Jun 12 2020 ](/opinion-the-south-is-rising-again/) ## [Opinion: The South is Rising Again](/opinion-the-south-is-rising-again/) On Sun., May 31, thousands of protestors flooded the streets of Athens, Ga., in the name of George Floyd. The demonstration was largely peaceful until midnight, when officers of the Athens-Clarke County Police Department (ACCPD) used tear gas and shot [ Opinion: The South is Rising Again Read More »](/opinion-the-south-is-rising-again/)