The Road to Displacement: Atlanta’s Highways and the Legacy of Environmental Injustice in Black Communities

By State Representative Mesha Mainor (R-Atlanta) 

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Atlanta, shaped by a dichotomy of segregation and its identity as the “Black Mecca,” is a consequential example of how infrastructure can delineate Black generational wealth to near non-existence. Our city may be too busy to hate, but it’s crawling at a snail’s pace to address the environmental injustice of living in highway communities.

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Rep. Mesha Mainor Dedicates Memorial Intersection in Remembrance of Maceo A. Brown, Founder and Former President and CEO of System 5 Electronics, Inc.

ATLANTA – State Representative Mesha Mainor (R-Atlanta), along with local officials, dignitaries, family, friends and members of Atlanta’s business community, will gather on Saturday, October 5, 2024, at 12 p.m. to pay homage and to unveil the Maceo A. Brown Memorial intersection sign. Upon the unveiling, the location will become known as the triangle of the Maceo A. Brown Memorial intersection, where Ralph David Abernathy Boulevard, Anderson Avenue and Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive come together.

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Rep. Mesha Mainor, The Five Mile Project to Hold Press Conference Addressing Historical Discrimination and Environmental Injustice in African American Communities Along West Corridor of I-20

*Editor’s note: the event date has been corrected to Monday, October 7, 2024.

ATLANTA – State Representative Mesha Mainor (R-Atlanta), along with the Five Mile Project (5MP), will hold a press conference to address environmental and health concerns among African American communities living along the west corridor of I-20 in Atlanta on Monday, October 7, 2024, at 9 a.m. at the intersection of Gordan Terrace S.W. and Racine Street S.W. in Atlanta, Georgia.

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Demand for Immediate Action Regarding Fair and Just Trials for Detainees at Fulton County Jails

By State Representative Mesha Mainor (R-Atlanta) 

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Criminal justice, including the never-ending YSL trial, is concerning a significant portion of Fulton County residents as they brace themselves for the final bill of the taxpayer-funded longest trial in Georgia history under the direction of District Attorney Fani Willis.

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