08/21/2026
After months of organizing by groups like the DeKalb Citizens Coalition, the DeKalb County Board of Commissioners rejected a controversial data center project.
The project was slated to be a 95-acre data center site in Ellenwood, a predominantly Black community. Residents and organizers celebrated the victory.
“These victories are a reminder that these tech-billionaire projects that are imposed on our communities are not inevitable. When the people organize, we can defeat the attacks by the billionaire class. In Georgia, we must continue to fight for a ban to protect our community and our future,” said the Party for Socialism and Liberation Atlanta.