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"We Rise": Ohio State Students Fight Back as University Dismantles DEI Offices
The tension in the room was palpable. A majority-minority crowd of Ohio State students, faculty, and staff packed the meeting space, faces tight with frustration, hands ready to clap in defiance. As President Walter “Ted” Carter Jr. confirmed the…
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ICE jail set to soar in Ohio
Did you know ICE puts Ohioans in jail who haven’t even been charged with crimes?
You guessed right. It's about money for the jailers, not what's best for our communities.
The people we're talking about are Ohioans who have cases in…
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Letter to Editor: Trump's Disgraceful Treatment of Zelenskyy
I think that no head of state visiting the White House ever got treated as badly as Ukrainian president Zelenskyy did recently. Trump and VP Vance attacked and insulted him mercilessly. They acted more like gangsters "making someone a deal he…
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Black History Month Screening “Black Panther” and Wakanda Forever”
Friday, February 28, 2025, 5:30 PM.
Film Noir Theatre with St. Paul African Methodist Episcopal Church, St. Paul A.M.E. Church 639 E. Long St. Columbus, 43215
Black History Month Event. Screening “Black Panther” (2018) and Wakanda Forever…
// Opinion