Protesters cross the
Peachtree Street bridge between Buckhead and Midtown.
Marches, rallies, and demonstrations continue to happen daily in
Atlanta as the demands for an end to racial injustice grow in the
wake of the killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud
Arbery, and Rayshard Brooks. On Tuesday, June 16, a march were held
in Downtown from Centennial Park to the Martin Luther King Jr.
Historic District, while another demonstration was held outside the
burned out Wendy’s where Brooks was
shot and killed by police on June 12.
Beacon Hill Black Alliance for Human Rights will hold a rally,
Take It Down – No More Monuments to White
Supremacy, on the Decatur Square on Wednesday, June 17, at
6:30 p.m. The demand is to remove Confederate and Jim Crow-era
monuments erected to preserve white supremacy located around the
area of the DeKalb County courthouse. Encouraged by a court order
from Judge Clarence Seeliger to remove the “Lost Cause”
Confederate obelisk by June 26, the Beacon Hill Black Alliance for
Human Rights is holding the gathering to show support for the
actions of the city of Decatur in filing the complaint and to urge
DeKalb County to move ahead swiftly with the removal plans of a
“nuisance” which is “manifestly injurious to the public
health or safety.”
A photo composite of the
two women wanted in the arson of the Wendy’s on University
Avenue. (Courtesy CBS 46)
The reward has increased to $20,000 for information on
two women suspected in the arson that destroyed the Wendy’s
restaurant at 125 University Avenue during protests
against the police shooting of Rayshard Brook on June 13. “We
don’t want to allow peaceful voices and focus to be overshadowed
by events such as this.” Atlanta Fire Chief Randall Slaughter
said during at June 16 press conference. There are currently
multiple suspects in the arson investigation, but there are only
clear photos of two of the subjects, who both appear to be white
females. Anyone with information is asked to call the Atlanta Fire
Department at (404) 546-7000. Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms said
during a press conference on June 15 that the Wendy’s was
minority-owned and 40 people were out of job.
OneRace Movement will host March on Atlanta on
Friday, June 19, starting at 9 a.m. in Centennial Olympic Park in
Downtown. The march will head to the State Capitol then return to
the park for music and special remarks. More details are available
at oneracemovement.com/marchonatlanta.
A large group of Black Lives Matter protesters marched
from Buckhead to Downtown and back June 14 to spotlight
racism and police brutality. The “Walk for Justice” drew more
than 300 people, according to organizer Victoria Williams, and
traveled a route symbolizing the police killing of George Floyd in
Minnesota, which triggered nationwide and local protests. “I
organized an 8.46-mile walk for the 8.46 minutes the officer knelt
on the neck of George Floyd,” Williams said in a text message.
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Protest Update: Decatur rally against ‘Lost Cause’ monument;
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