Black History Month

Health Care February 11, 2024

The intersection of Black history and mental health

by Melanie Dallas, LPC For the past couple years as we’ve recognized Black History Month in February, I have written articles celebrating the accomplishments of Black pioneers in mental health…

Marietta History Center taken from other side of railroad tracks

Marietta February 10, 2024

Black History Month is the theme of Marietta History Center Pop-In

The theme for the February Pop-In event at the Marietta History Center (MHC) is Black History Month. The MHC Pop-Ins are held on the third Saturday of each month, so…

Marietta February 2, 2024

Two Marietta History Center exhibits relevant to Black History Month

The Marietta History Center has two exhibits with a high level of relevance to Black History Month. The first is “Marietta 1899: Color Captured in Black and White.” The announcement…

The exterior of Smyrna City Hall, a red brick building with four large columns

Smyrna January 30, 2024

Smyrna presents “An evening with novelist Daniel Black” in celebration of Black History Month

The City of Smyrna will observe Black History Month with a Celebration Dinner with Dr. Daniel Black, author of the novel Don’t Cry for Me, on Friday, February 23, at…

The entrance to the Threadmill Complex, a large brick converted factory building

Austell January 23, 2024

Austell to host Black History Month Creatives Market

The City of Austell will host a Black History Month Creatives Market on February 17th, 2024. Free vendor registration is now open. Here is the announcement distributed by the City…

Two Black men dressed as Union Civil War soldiers fire muskets

Kennesaw March 19, 2023

Kennesaw’s Southern Museum held an educational event for the closing days of 2023’s Black History Month celebration

By Evan Bursinger The Southern Museum of Civil War and Locomotive History offered an educational event for the Kennesaw area on February 25, to help teach people in the community…

In an obviously old photo a line of Black men and women in formal dress posing for photo .

History February 2, 2023

A Black history primer on African Americans’ fight for equality – 5 essential reads

by Howard Manly, The Conversation, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] As the father of Black history, Carter G. Woodson had a simple goal – to…

Bayard Rustin with another man leaning toward him talking

History January 31, 2023

Meet Bayard Rustin, often-forgotten civil rights activist, gay rights advocate, union organizer, pacifist and man of compassion for all in trouble

by Jerald Podair, Lawrence University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] As I began writing “Bayard Rustin: American Dreamer,” my biography of the 20th-century radical leader…

Science and Technology February 22, 2022

Meet Gladys Mae West, the hidden hero behind a system billions of people rely on today

[This article first appeared in AccuWeather News, excerpted with permission. Follow this link to the full original article] Global Positioning System (GPS) was developed and originally used for military purposes,…

The sign in front of Acworth City Hall: Text reading Acworth Georgia 4415 Senator Richard B. Russell Ave, with 1860 (the incorporation date of the city)

Acworth February 21, 2022

Acworth welcomes Acworth Achievers, new medical office, police chief

By Arielle Robinson At Thursday’s regular Acworth Board of Aldermen meeting, the city heard a presentation in honor of Black History Month as well as approving the construction of a…

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Elections November 2, 2024

With Tucker Carlson, Elon Musk and Donald Trump, Republicans’ ‘strict father’ has become the creepy uncle

by Karrin Vasby Anderson, Colorado State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] When Tucker Carlson, the reactionary pundit fired in 2023 from Fox News, preceded…

International November 2, 2024

Foreign countries are helping autocracies repress exiled dissidents in return for economic gain

by Rebecca Cordell, University of Pittsburgh and Kashmiri Medhi, University of Texas at Dallas, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Governments, even democratic ones, are willing…

Elections November 2, 2024

Rust Belt voters aren’t all white, but election coverage of the region often ignores the concerns of people of color there

by Christabel Devadoss, Middle Tennessee State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Every four years, national media turn their attention to the Rust Belt, a…

Elections November 2, 2024

U.S. Justice Department stresses protection of voters’ rights

by Ariana Figueroa, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] October 30, 2024 WASHINGTON — With less than a week before the polls close…

Health Care November 2, 2024

‘A Pressure Campaign’: Beverly Hills Settles After Allegedly Blocking Abortion Clinic

This article by Christine Mai-Duc first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Christine Mai-Duc Updated October 31, 2024 Originally Published October 31, 2024 The city of Beverly Hills…

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Black History Month

The intersection of Black history and mental health

Black History Month is the theme of Marietta History Center Pop-In

Two Marietta History Center exhibits relevant to Black History Month

Smyrna presents “An evening with novelist Daniel Black” in celebration of Black History Month

Austell to host Black History Month Creatives Market

Kennesaw’s Southern Museum held an educational event for the closing days of 2023’s Black History Month celebration

A Black history primer on African Americans’ fight for equality – 5 essential reads

Meet Bayard Rustin, often-forgotten civil rights activist, gay rights advocate, union organizer, pacifist and man of compassion for all in trouble

Meet Gladys Mae West, the hidden hero behind a system billions of people rely on today

Acworth welcomes Acworth Achievers, new medical office, police chief