Taken at the "Nothing great about hate" rally

The youngest NAACP members lined at the front of the crowd. A very enthusiastic bunch.

To many the Decatur Confederate monument right next to the DeKalb Courthouse is a horrible irony.

A snapshot of the attendees of Decatur's Confederate Monument discussion. An interesting racial demographic, but considering Decatur's population stats right now, it's probably accurate.

A generally civil discussion. Despite the small turnout (the Atlanta march was taking place at the same time), this received a lot of attention from the local press.

Baiguoshan, Taiwan — August 2017

Founder of Facebook group Unbelieveable DeKalb Water Bills Star McKenzie (right) was due in a few days, but that didn’t stop her from giving a speech to the commissioners. “No other company could stay in business with the-customers-always-wrong attitude, “she said. “What part of this do you take responsibility for? Why have these billing issues been going on for so long?”

Don Rigger poses with a sign his wife Mary Rigger created in protest of Riley’s firing in late February.

Seven Decatur community members attended the March City Schools of Decatur (CSD) meeting to speak for Susan Riley.

Senior Nandi Salahuddin signs the Rally4Riley poster.

Susan Riley's nephew Kirk Riley (left) and her son Drew Riley (right) are two of the many supporters in the rally.

Decatur alumna Sara Stubbs returns to her alma mater to organize Rally for Riley. "They could not have picked a worse person to bully in this circumstance," she said. "This is the one person who I think just about anyone here would jump in front of a car for."

Protest in front of the school for Susan Riley