Atlanta City Council bans heavy equipment for clearing homeless camps after death
Cornelius Taylor, a homeless man whose life was tragically cut short during the clearing of a homeless encampment in Atlanta, was honored Monday at Ebenezer Baptist Church.
Atlanta City Council to vote on creation of Homelessness Task Force after Cornelius Taylor death
ATLANTA — After a 49-year-old man was killed during actions to clear a homeless encampment near Ebenezer Baptist Church in mid-January, the Atlanta City Council introduced a new ordinance to create a Homelessness Task Force.
Atlanta City Council passes legislation addressing homelessness after man killed during encampment cleanup
Council voted hours after the family of Cornelius Taylor chanted for change outside City Hall. It's now up to Mayor Andre Dickens to sign or veto the legislation.
Atlanta city council agrees to halt use of heavy equipment to clear homeless encampments
ATLANTA, GA — The Atlanta city council easily approved a moratorium on the use of heavy equipment to clear homeless encampments on Monday. The vote comes at the urging of Mayor Andre Dickens.
Atlanta City Council halts use of heavy machinery in encampment sweeps, creates task force on homelessness
On Monday, the Atlanta City Council made notable changes to how the city approaches homelessness and specifically how it conducts encampment clearings.
Atlanta City Council approves homelessness task force, pause on encampment sweeps
The Atlanta City Council approved legislation at its Feb. 3 meeting to create a homelessness task force and to pause the use of heavy machinery during sweeps of encampments. The measures come in the wake of the Jan.
Funeral for Cornelius Taylor held at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta
As the family of Cornelius Taylor said their final goodbyes, the Atlanta City Council considered legislation to prevent more ...
Atlanta's encampment clearing policies under fire ahead of funeral for man killed at site
Cornelius Taylor will be laid to rest Monday after he was killed during a clearing of an encampment for the unhoused in ...
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Family set to hold funeral for man killed after Atlanta homeless camp clearing
Cornelius Taylor was killed on Jan. 16 after the clearing of a homeless camp in Atlanta in the Sweet Auburn district.
MLK’s daughter warns of ‘anti-woke rhetoric’ in Atlanta speech: ‘To be woke is to be aware’
The Rev. Bernice King spoke at Martin Luther King Jr. Day service Monday at his former congregation at Ebenezer Baptist Church.
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Thanks To Rev. Raphael Warnock, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Ebenezer Baptist Church Reunite
The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and the Ebenezer Baptist Church formerly enjoyed a long partnership, but it had fallen by the wayside. The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and Ebenezer Baptist ...