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Crowd of people sit and stand around American flags lining brick sidewalk in park during celebration
Cobb County NAACP has first annual Juneteenth celebration.
entrance to multi-level dorms on college campus
A Cobb County ordinance prohibiting more than two unrelated people from living in a single- family residence that has hampered housing options for many students could change.
Citizen's Arrest Law Ahmaud Arbery: Black man wearing face mask and black jacket holds up sign with picture of Ahmaud Arbery
Georgia lawmakers gave final passage Wednesday to a bill to repeal the state's citizen's arrest law, acting little more than a year after the fatal shooting of a Black man pursued by white men who said they suspected him of a crime.
Four story ornate, white Atlanta Gold Dome Capitol building - westside view
Georgia lawmakers took another step Monday to repeal a citizen's arrest law predating the Civil War, acting little more than a year after the fatal shooting of Ahmaud Arbery, a Black man pursued by armed white men.
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