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The Struggle Against Cop City in Atlanta
Black Agenda Radio with Margaret Kimberley
02 Sep 2022
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Black Agenda Radio · The Struggle Against Cop City in Atlanta

Matthew Johnson is a minister and activist in Atlanta and Interim Executive Director at Beloved Commune. He joins us from Atlanta to discuss the building of a police training facility that is popularly known as Cop City.

Cop City
Atlanta
Black political class

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