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Reflections on Troy Davisnew

One year later, I'm still confused and saddened by the reaction to his execution —and my place in it.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta)  |  Gwynedd Stuart  |  09-26-2012  |  Policy Issues

Occupy Atlanta's Message May be Muddlednew

But its grievance resonate with middle-class Americans.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta)  |  Editorial Board  |  10-19-2011  |  #OCCUPY

Mos Def Challenges BET, Oprah, and Obama to Pay Tribute to Executed Prisoner Troy Davisnew

On September 21, 2011, at 11:08 p.m. in Jackson, Georgia, a death row inmate named Troy Davis, convicted 20 years ago for the murder of off-duty Savannah policeman Mark MacPhail, was executed by lethal injection. And in the final weeks leading up to his scheduled execution, celebrities and rap stars helped lead a last-minute push to save Davis's life, even pleading with President Obama to personally intervene.
Miami New Times  |  S. Pajot  |  09-28-2011  |  Crime & Justice

Troy Davis, and Twitter, on the Steps of the Supreme Courtnew

As a native Southerner, it felt awfully foreign to be in Washington, D.C. on the night Troy Davis was executed by the state of Georgia.
Washington City Paper  |  Brooke Hatfield  |  09-22-2011  |  Crime & Justice

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