The Movie Monday selection at the Switzer Library this month is Dora and the Lost City of Gold. The event lasts from 3-5 p.m., Monday September 19, 2022. The Switzer…
By Arielle Robinson When European slave traders kidnapped Africans from the western and central portions of the African continent during the Transatlantic slave trade, not only were people kidnapped, entire…
By Benjamin Jensen, American University School of International Service [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Ukrainian forces, aided by Western firepower, have upset traditional military logic…
I’m publishing this as a From the Editor rather than a news article because I’m going to intersperse the quotes from the Cobb Public Library with my own observations about…
by Jill Nolin, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission]September 16, 2022 The governor has directed $130 million in federal aid toward expanding Atlanta’s…
The Marietta Cobb Museum of Art will present an exhibition of surrealist artists, including works by Bronislaw Bak, Alexander Berdysheff, Gary Chapman, Larkin Ford, Vladimir Kush, and Carlos Solís. Surrealism…
The Cobb County Public Library has compiled a suggested reading list for Hispanic Heritage Month. Hispanic Heritage Month is unusual in that it spans parts of two months, running from…
By Kathleen Frydl, Johns Hopkins University [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The United States may regard itself as a “leader of the free world,” but…
by Jay Bookman, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission]September 8, 2022 I don’t think Georgia is prepared for what’s coming its way. I…
By Rebecca Gaunt Seven candidates are competing to fill the seat vacated by James “Doc” Eaton’s June resignation from the Kennesaw City Council. The special election is scheduled for Nov….