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Cop City Referendum in Atlanta
Black Agenda Radio with Margaret Kimberley
18 Aug 2023
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Black Agenda Radio · Cop City Referendum in Atlanta

Mary Hooks is National Field Secretary with the Movement 4 Black Lives based in Atlanta. She joins us to discuss the effort to put the public safety training center, known as Cop City, on the ballot for a voter referendum.

Cop City
Stop Cop City
Atlanta
gentrification
Black Misleadership Class

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