Senator Raphael Warnock Requests More Government Transparency In Response To “Stop Cop City” Protests

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Senator Raphael Warnock Requests More Government Transparency In Response To “Stop Cop City” Protests | Essence

On Friday, in the wake of opponents continuing to protest “Cop City,” the nickname for the planned police and firefighter training center, Georgia's U.S. Senator Raphael Warnock has written a […]

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