Can Atlanta police be reformed? A live Q&A on Friday.
Join us Friday @ noon with leading LGBTQ voices to discuss police reform.

The weeks of ongoing protests and marches in Atlanta have echoed themes heard across the country – calls for racial justice and police reform. But changing the Atlanta Police Department won’t be easy.
The next episode of Q Conversations will explore reforming Atlanta police with leading LGBTQ voices calling for change – Xochitl Bervera of the Racial Justice Action Center, Atlanta City Council member Antonio Brown and attorney Dan Grossman. Register now for the live virtual event on Friday at noon.
Atlanta police officers have been in the center of two violent incidents that gained national attention – the shooting death of Rayshard Brooks, a 27-year-old father, in the parking lot of a Wendy’s on June 12 and a May 30 incident in which two college students were yanked from a car during a protest.
Both incidents led to the firing of officers and criminal charges being filed. The killing of Brooks to the resignation of police Chief Erika Shields, the department’s first LGBTQ leader.
Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms has since ordered Atlanta police to change its use of force policies and created the Use of Force Advisory Council. But this week, the Atlanta City Council voted down an effort to withhold $73 million from the police department’s $217 million budget to force reform, according to the AJC.
How can lasting change be made at the Atlanta Police Department? What do the calls of “defund the police” really mean? What does reform look like for Atlanta police? We'll explore those issues on Friday and answer your questions. (The event is free but registration is required.)
Can’t make the event on Friday? Register and we’ll share a recording of the conversation that you can replay later.