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Some Shootings Aren't Random
An argument over a bowling ball ... probably wasn't. The gang war between rappers is creating violence that's predictable ... and preventable.
George Chidi
Mar 18
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YSL Faces The Music
Young Thug, Gunna, Yak Gotti, Lil Duke, Slimelife Shawty and more get rolled up in a 56-count indictment of gang crimes, including murder.
George Chidi
May 10
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The Atlanta Objective: Gangs By The Numbers
Blaming a rise in violence on gang activity is usually political theater meant to target scary Black men. The RICO indictment of YFN Lucci may be…
George Chidi
May 5, 2021
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Gangsters In Concert
Young Thug has a concert scheduled in three weeks. I have concerns.
George Chidi
Mar 25
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The Morehouse Crackhouse
Several properties owned by the college have fallen into ruin. What happens when Morehouse becomes the oppressor of the Black community?
George Chidi
Oct 28, 2021
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The Atlanta Objective: Free ID is a Myth
It should be easy to get everyone ID in Georgia. It's not. That's not an accident.
George Chidi
Apr 7, 2021
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The Murder Game
The last real-ass trap house in Capitol View is gone. In Atlanta, that has to mean something.
George Chidi
Dec 19, 2021
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Atlanta Gangs Face Second Racketeering Case
Music-industry-connected gang violence appears to be driving the homicide rate up in Atlanta.
George Chidi
Jul 2, 2021
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We're All Still Pretty Pissed Off
The Slap reminds us that the pandemic changed our relationship with violence. We're still guessing at why.
George Chidi
Mar 28
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Kasim Reed is a Problem.
Former Mayor Kasim Reed just entered the race for mayor, with law and order at the top of the agenda. The irony should be obvious. It's not. That's the…
George Chidi
Jun 11, 2021
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A Primary Interlude
I'm putting on my politics hat, briefly, to give you my picks for the May Democratic primary.
George Chidi
May 20
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A Look Ahead to (save us all) 2022.
Let's lay down a few markers, between you and me, about what we expect 2022 to do ... to us.
George Chidi
Jan 2
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