Dianne Mathiowetz

Georgia cop to face grand jury

According to research done by the Atlanta Journal Constitution, 184 people have been killed by police in Georgia in the…

January 14, 2016

Atlanta’s ‘wall of solidarity’

Atlanta -- Upwards of 200 people gathered at the Memorial Drive Presbyterian Church, a center for immigrant and refugees services on…

December 21, 2015

TPP spells corporate greed

Atlanta was the location for what was billed as the final, “make it or break it” negotiating session of an…

October 7, 2015

Alabama auto workers vote union

On Sept. 23, workers who produce seats for commercial trucks and vehicles at the Commercial Vehicle Group plant in Piedmont,…

October 1, 2015

Tased man dies from fall

Atlanta -- On Aug. 21, a crowd of family members and community activists gathered at the DeKalb County Courthouse to…

August 26, 2015

Atlanta grand jury fails to indict killer cop, again

For the second time, a Fulton County grand jury failed to indict a Union City cop in the shooting of…

August 16, 2015

Fighting for $15 minimum wage in the South

Atlanta -- With fists pumping in the air, some 500 low-wage workers from across the South filled the sanctuary of…

March 30, 2015

Selma workers continue struggle for rights

Selma, Ala. -- Among the many tens of thousands of people who marched in a sea of humanity across the…

March 12, 2015

After community struggle, Georgia agrees to investigate police killing of Kevin Davis

Atlanta -- Community pressure has helped win a demand made by the family of Kevin Davis. Davis was a popular…

February 20, 2015

‘Sleep out for justice’ for Kevin Davis

Feb. 4 would have been Kevin Davis’ 45th birthday. The popular restaurant worker and beloved brother and uncle was killed…

February 11, 2015