Coalition accuses Overstreet campaign of xenophobia against opponent Malhotra

Key Points • A coalition of community organizations has accused Marci Collier Overstreet’s campaign of xenophobia against her Atlanta City Council President opponent, Rohit Malhotra. • A website owned by Fred Hicks, a political operative of Overstreet’s campaign, called Malhotra an “alarming threat to public safety.” • The coalition claims this rhetoric is xenophobic and harmful. Hicks said that while he registered the site, neither he nor Overstreet created its content and called the coalition’s claims “reprehensible.”

A coalition of four community organizations has accused Marci Collier Overstreet’s campaign of disseminating xenophobic content against Rohit Malhotra, her opponent in the Atlanta City Council President’s race.

In a press release issued on Sept. 25, the Working Fami