Those organizing today’s rally claim he was crushed by a city truck while sleeping in a tent near the King Center.
On Thursday, January 16, 49-year-old Cornelius Taylor was killed in Atlanta, Georgia, when the tent he was sleeping in was razed by a front loader ahead of Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebrations.
Activists and civil rights leaders are calling on the city of Atlanta to stop clearing homeless encampments following the death of Cornelius Taylor last week.
Homelessness is on the rise in Oklahoma City and those working to fix the crisis said it’s going to get worse before it gets better.
Outrage over the death of a man killed as city workers swept a homeless encampment for Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday weekend spilled into City Hall Thursday.
"After we housed 27 people at that busy encampment there was a strategy conversation about how we can ensure people's safety in that area and keep people campin ...
A week after a man was killed during a city sweep of a homeless encampment, his family and community organizers are gathering at Atlanta City Hall to demand change.
Julie runs Lake City Thrift, which funds her non-profit Harvest of Kindness. She said the organization helps the homeless any way they can. “Be it getting a tent, sleeping bags, propane, Mr. Buddy ...
Residents of Mt. Washington have voiced their worries about the dangers and negative impact these encampments have on local ...
Taylor was killed when a city bulldozer ran over his tent during a sweep of a homeless encampment near Ebenezer Baptist Church on Jan. 16. Some advocates believe the city was trying to clean up the ...
As CBS News New York's Nick Caloway reports, homeless advocates and community members have pushed back against one proposal by city officials.
BETHLEHEM, Pa. - On Thursday morning, five teams scoured Bethlehem to conduct an annual Point-in-Time Count of the homeless population. It's not an easy undertaking in the middle of winter. Each year ...