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Atlanta lawmakers take stand against ICE, but it's largely symbolic
3+ hour, 33+ min ago (558+ words) Atlanta on Monday joined a growing list of major cities that have taken steps to push back against the presence of federal immigration agents, though that resistance is largely toothless. Atlanta City Council members backed two resolutions seeking to put…...
Atlanta protest targets Flock Safety as debate over surveillance, ICE fears, and public safety intensifies
3+ day, 21+ hour ago (897+ words) Updated on: April 17, 2026 / 5: 38 PM EDT / CBS Atlanta On a stretch of Howell Mill Road, where tech offices meet a rapidly changing Atlanta skyline, a protest planned for Friday is shaping up to be about far more than a single company....
University of Georgia students gather to rally behind, protest Vice President JD Vance's campus visit
6+ day, 15+ hour ago (332+ words) April 14, 2026 / 5: 26 PM EDT / CBS Atlanta A month before the state's important primary elections, University of Georgia students on both sides of the political spectrum turned out to join or protest Turning Point USA's rally featuring Vice President JD Vance. The…...
Fund people's needs, not the war machine:' Protesters rally against Iran war in downtown Atlanta
1+ week, 5+ day ago (562+ words) ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) " Protests opposing the Iran conflict continue in Atlanta and other parts of the country. Demonstrators gathered in downtown Atlanta on Wednesday evening, less than 24 hours after the announcement of a two-week ceasefire agreement between the…...
Atlanta firefighters want Mayor Andre Dickens to sign their contract
2+ week, 22+ hour ago (545+ words) For too long, Atlanta's firefighters have been understaffed and paid less than peers in the region. And for too long, they have worked without a collective bargaining agreement. Yet that is not why the Atlanta Professional Fire Fighters IAFF Local…...
Bernice King reflects on father's legacy at MLK Jr. wreath-laying ceremony in Atlanta: "It never gets easier"
2+ week, 1+ day ago (429+ words) Updated on: April 5, 2026 / 5: 30 PM EDT / CBS Atlanta Beneath the weight of history and memory, Atlanta paused this weekend to honor the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. , 58 years after his assassination. At the King Center's Freedom Plaza…...
Family plans memorial for LGBTQ+ historian, activist Dave Hayward
2+ week, 5+ day ago (185+ words) The community is invited to attend a Celebration of Life honoring'LGBTQ+ historian and activist Dave'Hayward on Saturday, April 11. The service will run from 11 a. m. to 12: 30 p. m. at'First Existentialist Congregation of Atlanta, 470 Candler Park Drive NE. Attendees are encouraged to bring stories, memories,…...
Millions turn out for "No Kings" rallies held worldwide to protest against Trump
3+ week, 2+ day ago (1016+ words) Updated on: March 28, 2026 / 11: 43 PM EDT / CBS/AP Crowds of people protested Saturday against the war in Iran and President Trump's actions, in "No Kings" rallies across the U. S. and in Europe. Minnesota took center stage, in what organizers said were mass…...
Atlanta "No Kings" protest takes turn for weird as masked, wheelchair-using leftist walks Trump lookalike on leash
3+ week, 1+ day ago (261+ words) Saturday's "No Kings" protest in Atlanta featured a contingent of unhinged cosplayers dressed up as Trump administration officials, including a Georgia State University teacher wearing a creepy mask leading a lookalike of the president around the streets on a leash....
No Kings draws thousands for third demonstration in south Forsyth County, organizers said
3+ week, 2+ day ago (17+ words) Large crowds gathered at the intersection of Peachtree Parkway and Mc Ginnis Ferry Road on Saturday, March 28....