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Cobb District 4 candidate Monica DeLancy stands in front of the Thrive Resources Center in Austell, Georgia at Kingsley Village Park Apartments. DeLancy founded “We Thrive” to empower renters through the education of their rights and advocacy.

2020 Elections September 3, 2019

A voice at the table: Monica DeLancy’s candidacy for Cobb commissioner

Community activist, Monica DeLancy kicked off her campaign for Cobb County Board of Commissioner District 4 on July 1, 2019, with a volunteer service event that she calls The First…

Education August 29, 2019

Cobb Students Talk Drugs, Mental Health and Inequity to Superintendents

A panel of Cobb students shared their struggles with mental health, drugs and inequity in school to an audience of parents, teachers and superintendents at the Cobb NAACP Annual Education…

Smyrna City Hall in article about Smyrna millage rate

Smyrna February 22, 2019

Unity in the Community — Black Heritage Celebration in Smyrna

Tomorrow, Saturday February 23, Smyrna’s first Black Heritage Celebration will take place from 12 – 5 p.m. at the Smyrna Community Center, 200 Village Green Circle. An announcement for the…

Riverside Parkway road sign in article about homicde suicide at EpiCenter

Riverside Parkway January 18, 2019

Pebblebrook and Riverside Community cleanup to celebrate Dr. King’s legacy

If you’re looking for something to do to give back to the Cobb County community in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King’s birthday, there will be a cleanup of the…

Ana Martinez, Eddie Richardson, and Charles Milliron receive scholarships from Smyrna Business Association

Cobb County schools June 11, 2018

Smyrna Business Association gives scholarships to three local students

During the Smyrna Business Association meeting on Tuesday, June 5th, three high school students in the Smyrna area earned $1,500 each for their academic performances and potential as business leaders….

Juneteenth Emancipation Day celebration in Texas in 1900

Marietta June 8, 2018

Juneteenth at Marietta Square

NAACP and Marietta Hold Juneteenth Celebration The Cobb County branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People in conjunction with the city of Marietta will host three…

Martin Luther King, Jr. with his hands raised, palms inward

Social Justice December 23, 2017

Auditions for Cobb County’s Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day celebrations begin next Sat. Dec 30

Do you sing, dance, or do interpretive readings? Would you like to display your talents in celebration of the message of civil rights, justice, and equality for all people? The auditions…

Oil in My Back Yard June 23, 2017

What is the road forward for the Cobb Police Department?

My name is Angelia Pressley, and I am the Managing Partner of AP Advertising & Public Relations Worldwide LLC, a boutique marketing agency located in Smyrna. The company handles sustainable…

Aya Ben Abdellatif in class at Georgia State University

Atlanta Diversity, Atlanta Muslims, Cobb County, Mableton, Religion, Smyrna April 26, 2016

Four Atlanta Muslims

Aya Ben Abdellatif is an American. She was born in Columbus, Georgia, and grew up and attended school in Cobb County. Yet there have been times when people around her,…

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