People
Jim Robinson earned a journalism degree from the City University of New York (CUNY) and was later hired by F. & R. Lazarus and Company as Urban Affairs Director and as Assistant to the Vice President of Credit Sales Promotion – winning accolades for innovation in advertising and marketing from his colleagues on Madison Avenue. His journalism career included the development of the Columbus Communicator News, as well as serving as its first Editor in Chief. He has also been a columnist for numerous newspapers over the years, including the Columbus Dispatch, the Call and Post, Columbus Post, and Business First (Columbus), to name a few.
Jim Robinson’s radio career included hosting talk radio on WVKO, a weekly jazz show on WJZA, and voice overs on multiple stations. He is most notably known for his daily segment on WCKX in the 1990’s, “Rich, Black Thought.” He was quite often referred to as “The Voice.” He was instrumental in revitalizing activity around Mt. Vernon Plaza, with promotions of businesses and events at the Focal Point, during the time that the office for James T. Robinson Marketing Services (JTRMS) was located there.
The Free Press will honor Calvin Hairston with our 2016 Award for Community Volunteer.
Calvin Hairston is well-known on the streets of Columbus, and in the halls of power for always speaking his truth -- providing facts and perspectives that makes the powerful uncomfortable and giving strength and encouragement to the weak. Calvin has been a leader in efforts to revitalize the Near East Side and advance political reform to advance African American population of Columbus. He is a member of the Columbus Action Network, has been instrumental in the effort to preserve the history of Poindexter Village and worked hard to support the three petition efforts to move to a City Council elected primarily by district including his support for last year's Issue 1. As a supporter of other advocacy groups, Calvin has been a strong and consistent supporter of police reform efforts being advanced by various groups, and is well-known by the OSU labor and student advocacy communities for the positions he takes for justice and fairness.
Greg is currently an organizer for a campaign to get a ‘community bill of rights’ on the local Columbus city ballot. The rights-based ordinance states that based on community members’ inalienable rights to pure water, clean air, safe soil, as well as other rights, the city is to ban all new fracking infrastructure, including disposal of radioactive, toxic wastes from shale wells within the city of Columbus (www.columbusbillofrights.org).
Michael Vinson will be honored with the Demoratic Socialists of Central Ohio Eugene V. Debs Award for Political and Educational Advocacy on Monday, December 5, the Free Press and DSCO will honor local community activists at our 2016 Awards event from 7-9pm at The Hub, 1336 E. Main Street.
On Monday, December 5, the Free Press and DSCO will honor local community activists at our 2016 Awards event from 7-9pm at The Hub, 1336 E. Main St. One of the awards is a commemorative award in memory of Bill Moss, longtime independent School Board member, activist, radio DJ and music producer. The awardees of the Bill Moss Award for Outstanding African American Activists are Sherri and Lawrence "Butch" Hamilton III.
When Butch and Sherri are passionate about an issue, they take action. In 2009, they built a website dedicated to highlighting injustice in Haiti, caused by foreign nations. In 2012 they launched goblackcentral.com to counteract the mainstream media narrative on issues affecting people of African descent. In addition to the website, BLACK CENTRAL™ hosted several independent film screening events and panel discussions that focused on mass incarceration, health & wellness, and economic empowerment.
On Monday, December 5, the Free Press and DSCO will honor local community activists at our 2016 Awards event from 7-9pm at The Hub, 1336 E. Main St. One of the two "Libby" awardees is Carolyn Harding. Join the Facebook event here.
Carolyn Harding is a grassroots activist committed to protecting our water, air, and soil for the sake of all life on this planet. Locally, she is an organizer with RadioactiveWasteAlert.org and the Columbus Community Bill of Rights (ColumbusBillofRights.org). Statewide, she works in alliance with other committed activists and organizations focused on clean water, air, soil, and community rights. She is familiar with the intransigent, corporate culture at Columbus City Council, the Ohio State House, the Governor’s administration, and national political parties, and is now certain that it is up to us to make the shift to sustainable energy and agriculture. She is committed to social, racial, economic and environmental justice, as they are all linked and must be given top priority as we work for Pure Water, Clean Air & Safe Soil.
US Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack recently announced 2016 USDA Rural Development grant awardees including just two recipients in Ohio. Kate Hodges and Rachel Tayse of Columbus urban farm Foraged & Sown are among this year's Value Added Producer selection, for their project Preserving Wild Flavors and Nordic Traditions.
From their lips to voters’ ears: Key quotes on important issues to remember on Election Day
See the article at the PDF link below
Ain't no Love In The Heart: Election Edition: People Talk To Me But All Their Voices Just Burn Holes
Probably the most damning thing about Hillary Clinton is her supporters' most cited compliment: “You may not like her in public, but she's great one on one.” Which really says everything about her politics. Because, while Trump may be capitalism's id, Hillary is its ego and super ego, its true avatar (she literally said her job is to save capitalism from itself). Ostensibly progressive. Reserved. Loves cruise missiles. Does not like consorting with the masses. Only interested in what you can do for it. All subsuming. Wants you to believe there is no alternative. Can't understand what everyone's problem is.
Ohio Governor John Kasich is suspected of giving Dayton and Ohio a black eye by pulling the plug on the presidential debate.
And once again, the “poodles” in the Ohio press corps could not bring themselves to hold Kasich accountable. The “reporters,” who have let Kasich skate on spending Ohio tax dollars on his failed presidential campaign, merely recited the story line given to them by officials at Wright State University instead of holding the governor accountable.
The September 26 debate was to be the first of three featuring Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton. The smackdown was likely to set audience records, not just in the United States but around the world, and have great impact on the election outcome.
But no more. It was moved to Hofstra University in New York in a surprise announcement by WSU President David Hopkins on July 19.