Dianne Mathiowetz

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

Atlanta cop kills 911 caller

Atlanta -- Kevin Davis’ family and friends are in disbelief and sorrow. How could police have shot and killed Davis,…

February 2, 2015

Justice for Kendrick Johnson!

The town of Valdosta, Ga., witnessed, on Jan. 10, the kind of militant protest march that characterizes the “Black Lives…

January 16, 2015

Shut down migrant detention center!

Hundreds of people from across the country marched to the Stewart Detention Center in rural southwestern Georgia on Nov. 21,…

November 27, 2014

Atlanta Hawks owners’ racism exposed

I am not a sports fan. In fact, I have never been to a professional basketball game, much less an…

September 17, 2014