Juneteenth

Brick Kennesaw government building with four tall wooden columns

Kennesaw June 14, 2022

Citizen Advisory Board and Kennesaw police partner for perspective

By Rebecca Gaunt In the weeks of protests following George Floyd’s murder in 2020 by Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, Pastors Rod Green and Stephan Bell reached out to Kennesaw…

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

History May 26, 2022

Cobb NAACP to host Juneteenth celebration on Marietta Square

The Cobb NAACP will host its annual Juneteenth celebration on Marietta Square celebrating the end of slavery. The Juneteenth holiday and the event are described in the news release below,…

Holidays March 27, 2022

Food vendor applications open for Juneteenth 2022 in Marietta Square

If you would like to be a food vendor at Juneteenth 2022 in Marietta Square, instructions for how to get the ball rolling are included below. The Cobb NAACP distributed…

Welcome to Cobb County brick sign at Henderson Road on Veterans Memorial

Cobb County December 15, 2021

Cobb County recognizes Juneteenth as holiday with one dissenting vote

In a 4-1 vote, the Cobb County Board of Commissioners approved an proposal to make Juneteenth, a celebration of the Emancipation Proclamation that formally ended slavery in the United States,…

Kennesaw Police headquarters in article about Juneteenth unity

Kennesaw June 22, 2021

Kennesaw Juneteenth Celebration stressed unity

By Mark Woolsey The day’s theme was unity but some friendly competition was also mixed in. Inside the gym at Kennesaw First Baptist Church, two teams prepared for a vigorous…

Acworth City Hall in article about Baker Road annexation

Acworth June 18, 2021

Acworth prepares for first Juneteenth celebration, passes budget

By Arielle Robinson Acworth’s city council passed its first proclamation honoring Juneteenth Thursday evening, as well as approving the city budget for fiscal year 2022. Mayor Tommy Allegood presented the…

Kennesaw June 16, 2021

Kennesaw police and community to hold Juneteenth Celebration

Juneteenth is on track to become a federal holiday. Juneteenth, or June 19, is the date that people who had been held and forced to work in slavery in Texas…

Kennesaw June 11, 2021

A response from a member of the Kennesaw Police Department’s Citizen’s Advisory Board

Dear Mr. Johnson: In 2005, I moved to Georgia from the nation’s capital, Washington D.C. In an effort to find a great community for raising my then two young children,…

From the Editor June 10, 2021

If it’s a Juneteenth Celebration, call it a Juneteenth Celebration, otherwise pick another date

[This is an opinion piece from Larry Felton Johnson, the Editor and Publisher of the Cobb County Courier] There has been a fierce and highly organized effort in the U.S…..

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