Atlanta
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Arts
A ‘Skate Migration’ Is Changing How Atlanta Rolls
To parse the different regional roller skating styles in metro Atlanta rinks, watch the traffic patterns. Sparkles Family Fun Center in Smyrna, Ga. on a recent Thursday night offered a case study: Locals skating in the hometown style churned the ...
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No Charges for Troopers Who Killed ‘Cop City’ Protester Near Atlanta
Prosecutors said that the protester, Manuel Esteban Paez Terán, posed an “immediate threat” to state troopers who were trying to clear activists from a forest where a police training center was being built.
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In a ‘City Too Busy to Hate,’ New Attention to an Overlooked Race Massacre
ACROSS THE COUNTRY In a ‘City Too Busy to Hate,’ New Attention to an Overlooked Race Massacre Researchers say that mob violence against Black residents in 1906 played a role in Atlanta’s evolution, whether residents knew it or not. The gravestone of ...
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What Is ‘Cop City’? The Atlanta Police Center Protests, Explained
Atlanta is ready to build a sprawling new police and fire training complex. Opponents argue that it would further militarize officers and destroy precious green space.
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Roslyn Pope, 84, Dies; Her Manifesto Helped Fuel Civil Rights Fight
An activist leader in Atlanta, in 1960 she wrote, with Julian Bond’s help, “An Appeal for Human Rights,” which resonated in the struggle across the country.
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The Fierce Protests in Atlanta Are Eerily Familiar to Me
What could make a person die for trees? About five years ago, I published a novel called “The Overstory,” the tale of several characters who come together to protect an old-growth forest. The book follows these characters as they put their lives on ...