Hundreds of marchers took to the streets of Atlanta on Monday, to denounce police violence, demand justice and address issues with Georgia’s voting system.
“We are going to take over the Capitol every single day until they do their job,” the Rev. James Woodall, president of the Georgia NAACP said to the marchers, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.
He was joined by Atlanta Hawks head coach Lloyd Pierce who spoke about the significant voting challenges faced by residents during the Georgia primary in which people stood in long lines at polls statewide and dealt with faulty voting machines and other problems.
Over the weekend, the Georgia NAACP and the Just Georgia Coalition held a virtual news conference demanding specific action be taken on both justice and fair voting issues.
The NAACP is demanding that former Atlanta police chief Erika Shields be completely removed from the department although she voluntarily stepped down from her position after the June 12 police shooting death of Rayshard Brooks.