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17-year-old CJ Pearson offered a $10,000 check to the owners of Wilbourn Sisters Designs on Thursday — one of many businesses he is helping to save.

Former Officer Garrett Rolfe is being charged with “felony murder” in the death of Rayshard Brooks, but it is not clear the doctrine applies.

Atlanta police officer Devin Brosnan, one of the two officers involved in the fatal shooting of Rayshard Brooks, suffered a concussion and other injuries during the altercation with the 27-year-old, the officer’s attorney revealed during a Wednesday discussion with CNN’s Chris Cuomo.

Fulton County District Attorney Paul Howard Jr. told reporters Wednesday that he believes prosecutors ought to be able to bypass any grand jury requirement and indict officers immediately in officer-involved shooting scenarios.

Swathes of police officers in Atlanta, GA, are “walking off the job,” according to multiple reports published Wednesday evening.

On Wednesday’s broadcast of CNN’s “Cuomo Primetime,” Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms (D) said that police department morale is down across the country, “and I think ours is down tenfold.” Bottoms also said that there are enough officers to cover

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation on Wednesday stated that it was not consulted on the charges filed by the district attorney regarding former Atlanta Police Officer Garrett Rolfe, who now faces felony charges in the fatal shooting of Rayshard Brooks.

Appearing Tuesday on CNN, Burke County, Georgia, Sheriff Alfonzo Williams said that Atlanta police officers’ use of deadly force in Friday’s fatal shooting of Rayshard Brooks was “very necessary” and “there’s nothing malicious or sadistic” in the conduct of the officers who shot him.

Police reform is “not enough,” proclaimed Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA), who on Monday said we must get rid of “serial, racist, ignorant, & stupid cops” and make it a “top priority.”

Activists gathered in front of Atlanta’s City Hall on Monday, challenging leadership to “put your money where your mouth is” and “defund the police” following the officer-involved shooting death of Rayshard Brooks, who was killed in a Wendy’s parking lot on Friday evening after a confrontation with police officers.

Wendy’s announced earlier this month that it would donate $500,000 to help the black community and promised “to amplify Black voices” on its Twitter account — before being targeted by rioters in Atlanta, Georgia on Saturday night.

A CNN crew was attacked outside the Atlanta, Georgia, Wendy’s where 27-year-old Rayshard Brooks was killed in a confrontation with police on Friday evening, as rioters began attacking and setting fire to the restaurant Saturday night.

Atlanta Police Chief Erika Shields resigned on Saturday following Friday’s fatal officer-involved shooting of a black man, attributing the decision to her “deep and abiding love for this City and this department.”

Chaos erupted in Atlanta on Saturday evening following the death of 27-year-old Rayshard Brooks, who was fatally shot by police following an incident in a Wendy’s parking lot on Friday.

Two more Atlanta police officers accused of using excessive force against two college students during the George Floyd protests in the city late last month have been fired, a spokesperson for the police said Wednesday.

Rioters across the United States have waved Mexican flags in various American cities to protest the death of George Floyd allegedly at the hands of a Minneapolis, Minnesota police officer. 

Atlanta’s mayor has announced a curfew will be in effect from 9 p.m. Saturday to sunrise Sunday following violence that erupted in the city during demonstrations over the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis.

Sen. Kelly Loeffler (R-GA) told Breitbart News on Saturday that the riots in Atlanta on Friday night were “out of character” for the city and state known for its role in the Civil Rights Movement.

Movie mogul and actor Tyler Perry took to social media on Saturday to urge rioters to stop the violent protests that raged on across the country in the wake of George Floyd’s death, proclaiming, “looting is not the answer.”

Gov. Brian Kemp (R-GA) announced early on Saturday he would deploy the national guard after protests in Atlanta over the death of George Floyd turned violent.

Bernie Kerik said fired Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin should have been charged with first degree murder in the killing of George Floyd.

During CNN’s coverage of the rioting in Atlanta on Friday, host Chris Cuomo said that “CNN is here to tell the story” and that “CNN is not being victimized” by the attacks on the CNN Center in Atlanta. He added

Atlanta Mayor Keisha Bottoms (D) excoriated those causing violence in Georgia’s capital city as protests turned to riots, stating that rioters are “disgracing” their city and “the life of George Floyd and every other person who has been killed in this country.”

While reporting on the riots at the CNN Center in Atlanta on Friday, CNN Correspondent Nick Valencia expressed concern that his safety could be endangered, and said that he and his crew had a spot to fall back to and

Atlanta-based rapper and activist Killer Mike slammed CNN for “feeding fear and anger every day” after the network’s worldwide headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia, was attacked by rioters in response to the death of George Floyd.

On Friday, CNN Correspondent Nick Valencia had to terminate a live report to take cover while covering riots at the CNN Center in Atlanta. While Valencia was reporting, an explosive device that Valencia said was a “firecracker” but host Chris

CNN’s headquarters in Atlanta were vandalized by rioters on Friday, including the smashing of windows and graffitiing of the company’s sign.

Appearing Monday on MSNBC, Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms (D) conceded that the reopening of Georgia is “not as bad as I thought it would be” after harshly criticizing Gov. Brian Kemp’s (R) decision to lift the state’s stay-at-home order.  

Georgia recently ranked #1 as the best state in America for Black-owned businesses. So why is Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms encouraging residents to stay at home and ignore Gov. Brian Kemp’s effort to begin reopening the city?

Democrat Georgia State Rep. Vernon Jones joined Scott Presler and dozens of volunteers on Saturday to clean up the streets in Atlanta.

An Atlanta, Georgia, mall saw massive crowds gather on Saturday, with people lining up to buy the recently released Air Jordan sneakers after Republican Gov. Brian Kemp lifted lockdown restrictions over the weekend.

Democrat Georgia State Rep. Vernon Jones will be joining Scott Presler and volunteers on Saturday to pick up trash on the streets of Atlanta, GA, as the nation slowly begins to open up after a draconian lockdown across the country to fight the coronavirus outbreak.

Friday on MSNBC’s Andrea Mitchell Reports, Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms addressed the claim both her and her 12-year-old son received a racist text calling her the n-word and stating, “Just shut up and RE-OPEN ATLANTA!”

TALLAHASSEE, Florida — In what appears to be a case of “do as we say, but not as we do,” Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried (D) broke her state’s stay-at-home-order and traveled to Atlanta over the Easter weekend, according to reporting from Florida-based Tallahassee Reports.

Hundreds of flights from quarantined Italy, due to the rapid outbreak of the coronavirus which began in China, are continuing to the U.S.

Stunning dashcam footage showed the moment a tree fell onto a car driving on Georgia’s I-285, nearly flattening the vehicle it fell on.