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Drawing of a poinsettia, with radial red petals and radial green leaves

History December 20, 2023

Joel Roberts Poinsett: Namesake of the poinsettia, enslaver, secret agent and perpetrator of the ‘Trail of Tears’

by Lindsay Schakenbach Regele, Miami University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] If people know the name Joel Roberts Poinsett today, it is likely because of…

Mable Family Cemetery (photo by Larry Felton Johnson)

Mableton September 13, 2023

The historic cemetery of the family who gave Mableton its name

[This is another article originally published in the first few years of the Cobb County Courier when our visitor count was only around 10,000 per 30-day period. We’ve decided to…

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…

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…

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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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Joel Roberts Poinsett: Namesake of the poinsettia, enslaver, secret agent and perpetrator of the ‘Trail of Tears’

The historic cemetery of the family who gave Mableton its name

Kennesaw Juneteenth Celebration stressed unity

Kennesaw police and community to hold Juneteenth Celebration