--- title: "News - Mainline" language: "en-US" canonical_url: "/category/news/page/7/" source_url: "https://www.mainlineatl.com/category/news/page/7/" content_type: "text/markdown" --- [![](/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/black-1024x1024.jpg)](/atlanta-homeless-union-prevents-police-sweep/) [ Aug 26 2021 ](/atlanta-homeless-union-prevents-police-sweep/) ## [Atlanta Homeless Union prevents police sweep with breakfast club event, sources say](/atlanta-homeless-union-prevents-police-sweep/) ATLANTA — Around 8:15 a.m. on Thurs., Aug. 26, around six Atlanta Police Department squad cars gathered outside of the Central Presbyterian Church located in downtown Atlanta on the corner of Washington Street and Martin Luther King, Jr., Drive. They […] [ Atlanta Homeless Union prevents police sweep with breakfast club event, sources say Read More »](/atlanta-homeless-union-prevents-police-sweep/) [![](/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/ivotedstickers-scaled-1-1024x1024.jpg)](/candidates-for-the-nov-2-city-of-atlanta-municipal-general-elections/) [ Aug 23 2021 ](/candidates-for-the-nov-2-city-of-atlanta-municipal-general-elections/) ## [Candidates for the Nov. 2 City of Atlanta municipal general elections](/candidates-for-the-nov-2-city-of-atlanta-municipal-general-elections/) ATLANTA — On Friday, the following candidates submitted the paperwork and appropriate fees to qualify for this year’s municipal elections. A formal certification process will occur next week to finalize the Nov. 2 ballot. Mayor Roosevelt Searles Richard Wright  Kenny [ Candidates for the Nov. 2 City of Atlanta municipal general elections Read More »](/candidates-for-the-nov-2-city-of-atlanta-municipal-general-elections/) [![](/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/BLACK.jpg)](/carolyn-bourdeaux-opposing-budget-reconcilitation/) [ Aug 23 2021 ](/carolyn-bourdeaux-opposing-budget-reconcilitation/) ## [Opinion: Bourdeaux’s Letter Opposing Budget Reconciliation Highlights the Risk in “Playing It Safe”](/carolyn-bourdeaux-opposing-budget-reconcilitation/) Nabilah Islam is a community organizer, native of Gwinnett County, and daughter of Bangladeshi immigrants. She ran a historic campaign for Congress in Georgia\’s 7th Congressional District and played a critical role in flipping Georgia Blue in 2020 by serving [ Opinion: Bourdeaux’s Letter Opposing Budget Reconciliation Highlights the Risk in “Playing It Safe” Read More »](/carolyn-bourdeaux-opposing-budget-reconcilitation/) [![Protesters at night; one holds a large hand-lettered sign reading ](/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/mainline-a-better-world-is-possible.jpg)](/atlanta-city-council-tables-cop-city/) [ Aug 20 2021 ](/atlanta-city-council-tables-cop-city/) ## [Atlanta City Council tables Cop City legislation, introduces substitute](/atlanta-city-council-tables-cop-city/) Council members passed a motion to table legislation to authorize a ground lease for new police training facility last Monday in an 8-7 vote. The draft for the ground lease is now available for public scrutiny. ATLANTA — Last Monday, [ Atlanta City Council tables Cop City legislation, introduces substitute Read More »](/atlanta-city-council-tables-cop-city/) [![](/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/brittney-geter-featured-img-1-1002x1024.jpg)](/meet-brittney-geter-atlanta-mayor-race/) [ Aug 17 2021 ](/meet-brittney-geter-atlanta-mayor-race/) ## [Meet Atlanta mayoral candidate Brittney Geter](/meet-brittney-geter-atlanta-mayor-race/) After more than a century of status quo candidates, Atlanta’s mayoral race now includes a historic newcomer: Brittney Geter, Atlanta\’s first Black trans woman mayoral candidate in its 173 year history. ATLANTA — The lives of Black transgender women should [ Meet Atlanta mayoral candidate Brittney Geter Read More »](/meet-brittney-geter-atlanta-mayor-race/) [![](/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/IMG_9951-scaled-1-1024x768.jpg)](/atlanta-police-memo-cop-city-amendments/) [ Aug 16 2021 ](/atlanta-police-memo-cop-city-amendments/) ## [Internal memo obtained by The Mainline shows police foundation’s response to proposed amendments on training facility legislation](/atlanta-police-memo-cop-city-amendments/) An internal document obtained by The Mainline on Mon., Aug. 16, shows Atlanta Police Foundation\’s response to new amendments introduced by Atlanta City Council on ground lease legislation for Cop City ATLANTA — An internal memo addressed to Atlanta City [ Internal memo obtained by The Mainline shows police foundation’s response to proposed amendments on training facility legislation Read More »](/atlanta-police-memo-cop-city-amendments/) [![Protesters at night; one holds a large hand-lettered sign reading ](/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/mainline-a-better-world-is-possible.jpg)](/a-walk-through-the-atlanta-forest/) [ Aug 8 2021 ](/a-walk-through-the-atlanta-forest/) ## [A Walk Through the Atlanta Forest](/a-walk-through-the-atlanta-forest/) Debunking the Atlanta Police Foundation’s pro-Cop City talking points This article was contributed by a local author and researcher born and raised in DeKalb County and a graduate from the Odum School of Ecology at University of Georgia. The author [ A Walk Through the Atlanta Forest Read More »](/a-walk-through-the-atlanta-forest/) [![](/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/black-1024x1024.jpg)](/voter-suppression-uniquely-impacts-asian-americans-in-gwinnett-county/) [ Aug 6 2021 ](/voter-suppression-uniquely-impacts-asian-americans-in-gwinnett-county/) ## [Voter suppression uniquely impacts Asian Americans in Gwinnett County](/voter-suppression-uniquely-impacts-asian-americans-in-gwinnett-county/) GWINNETT COUNTY —  The 19th Amendment is often framed as a historic relic that granted women the right to vote. However, that was not the case for all women. For women of color, the right to vote came decades later.  [ Voter suppression uniquely impacts Asian Americans in Gwinnett County Read More »](/voter-suppression-uniquely-impacts-asian-americans-in-gwinnett-county/) [![](/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/town-hall-flyer-1024x1024.jpeg)](/peoples-town-hall-cop-city/) [ Aug 3 2021 ](/peoples-town-hall-cop-city/) ## [To fill a void of democratic practices in Atlanta, local residents organize the People’s Town Hall on “Cop City”](/peoples-town-hall-cop-city/) ATLANTA — Last month, the City of Atlanta and the Atlanta Police Foundation held two virtual sessions regarding the newly proposed 150-acre police training facility that would occupy 381 acres of forested land in unincorporated DeKalb County. The land is [ To fill a void of democratic practices in Atlanta, local residents organize the People’s Town Hall on “Cop City” Read More »](/peoples-town-hall-cop-city/) [![](/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Screen-Shot-2021-07-28-at-1.29.02-PM-1024x629.jpg)](/human-rights-violations-continue-arrendale-state-prison/) [ Jul 28 2021 ](/human-rights-violations-continue-arrendale-state-prison/) ## [Reports show unconstitutional and inhumane conditions continue at Lee Arrendale State Prison](/human-rights-violations-continue-arrendale-state-prison/) Southern Center for Human Rights sends second warning letter to the state prison over human rights violations taking place in the facility, which has failed to respond ALTO, GA. — On Mon., July 19, the Southern Center for Human Rights [ Reports show unconstitutional and inhumane conditions continue at Lee Arrendale State Prison Read More »](/human-rights-violations-continue-arrendale-state-prison/)