Activists voice their concerns about “Cop City” and the impact the facility could have on Black and brown communities across the nation.
Members of the Hip-Hop Caucus are calling on Sen. Raphael Warnock, D-Georgia, and other politicians to stop the construction of the Atlanta Public Safety Training Center, known as “Cop City.”
On Friday, the Hip-Hop Caucus held an event titled “Stop Cop City” during the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s 52nd Annual Legislative Conference in Washington to speak out against the construction of the facility.
Actress and comedian Amanda Seales, actor Kendrick Sampson, and the Rev. Lennox Yearwood, an activist, spoke to members of the press at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center to voice their concerns about “Cop City” and the impact the facility could have on Black and brown communities across the nation.
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