Kamau Franklin

Aug 3, 2024 | portside.org | Kamau Franklin

Protest and Serve Published August 3, 2024 Since Sept. 5, 2023, 61 people in Atlanta have been charged with racketeering for protesting in connection with the Stop Cop City movement. Attorney General Chris Carr of Georgia is using the state’s Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) to develop a model for prosecutor offices around the country to repress organizing against police violence.

Jul 9, 2024 | yesmagazine.org | Kamau Franklin |Oren Panovka

Emory University students and others gathered to pitch tents at 7:30 a.m. on April 25. Within minutes, university police arrived on the quad, but the students were undeterred. One tent, then two tents, went up in quick succession. Within an hour, more than a dozen tents had been pitched, and at least 100 people had gathered on Emory’s quad, with more on the way. The first ominous signs of police engagement loomed, as police could be seen on walkie-talkies, gathering near the administration building.

Jul 3, 2024 | northendagents.com | Kamau Franklin

By Kamau FranklinSince Sept. 5, 2023, 61 people in Atlanta have been charged with racketeering for protesting in connection with the Stop Cop City movement. Attorney General Chris Carr of Georgia is using the state’s Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) to develop a model for prosecutor offices around the country to repress organizing against police violence.

May 23, 2024 | yesmagazine.org | Kamau Franklin

Since Sept. 5, 2023, 61 people in Atlanta have been charged with racketeering for protesting in connection with the Stop Cop City movement. Attorney General Chris Carr of Georgia is using the state’s Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) to develop a model for prosecutor offices around the country to repress organizing against police violence.

Nov 9, 2023 | theconversation.com | Ateqah Khaki |Vinita Srivastava |Kamau Franklin |Zohra Ahmed

Earlier this week, nearly five dozen people appeared in a courtroom near Atlanta, Georgia to answer criminal racketeering and domestic terrorism charges brought against them by the state. The charges are related to what’s commonly known as “Cop City,” a $90 million paramilitary police and firefighter training facility planned for 85 acres of forest near Atlanta.