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Law Enforcement December 18, 2022

Video of college student arrest raises questions about use of police on campus

by Jarell Skinner-Roy, University of Michigan, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] When a video emerged of a 20-year-old Black student being arrested at Winston-Salem State…

Education May 30, 2022

A group of KSU professors, students, want answers after RCHSS department chair resigns and says she was ‘set up to fail’

By Arielle Robinson A group of Kennesaw State University faculty, students, and community members want answers from university officials after the only Black department chair within the Radow College of…

Dr. Vickie Benson, Julia Hurtado, Leroy Tre Hutchins, Lindsay Terrebonne

Education September 29, 2020

Democratic school board nominees release resolution condemning racism

The Democratic nominees for the Cobb County Board of Education released the following resolution condemning systemic racism: Resolution Condemning Systemic Racism and Affirming a Commitment to Educational Equity for All…

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Veterans November 4, 2024

AMES preserving legacies of U.S. WWII veterans, Civil Rights participants

[This article by Alyssa Ozment first appeared on the Kennesaw State University website, republished with permission] The Center for the Advancement of Military and Emergency Services (AMES) Research is working…

Economy November 4, 2024

The Biden-Harris October Jobs Report Was Better Than Trump’s Average Jobs Report

By John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College On Friday, ex-President Donald Trump claimed that America’s 4.1 percent unemployment rate was the worst jobs report in our nation’s…

Elections November 4, 2024

Georgia Supreme Court issues a stay of judge’s order extending absentee ballot deadlines for 3,400 late-mailed ballots

Cobb County Communications Director Ross Cavitt distributed the following announcement regarding a Georgia Supreme Court stay of a recent order issued by Cobb Superior Court Judge Robert Flournoy III. The…

Austell November 4, 2024

Homicide on Linworth Boulevard

According to a public information release from Sgt. Eric Smith of the Cobb County Police Department, a homicide took place on Linworth Boulevard in the Austell area just after midnight…

Curious Kids November 4, 2024

Why do we use gasoline for small vehicles and diesel fuel for big vehicles?

by Michael Leamy, Georgia Institute of Technology, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have…

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systemic racism

Video of college student arrest raises questions about use of police on campus

A group of KSU professors, students, want answers after RCHSS department chair resigns and says she was ‘set up to fail’

Democratic school board nominees release resolution condemning racism