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Ahmir Questlove Thompson’s Hip Hop is History Review

Ahmir Questlove Thompson wrote a book detailing the first 50 Years of Hip Hop. Questlove’s book: Hip Hop Is History.

Ahmir Questlove’s Thompson is the drummer for the Roots. Do you have a favorite Roots song? I’m biased towards the Roots…

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Reel Time With Richard Ades: Green Border

The life of a migrant is an unending battle for survival.   

That was the message delivered by 2023’s Io Capitano, the story of two Senegalese teens’ perilous attempt to reach Europe. And it’s a message that comes across even…

// Opinion
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Local African American young people energizing burgeoning grassroots effort to end “Heat Island”

Columbus “heat islands” are in full effect for yet another summer, but many in the community may not be aware there’s a burgeoning movement of young African American activists who are focusing their attention to climate change and seeking to…

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Ohio Families Unite Against Police Brutality Demands BCI Investigate after Dayton Police Department Kills Fifteen Year Old Boy

Early Saturday evening on June 29, members of the Dayton Police Department chased, shot down, and ultimately killed a teenager. The shooting occurred moments after they sped into the Negley Place neighborhood, where multiple young…

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Film
Sat Feb28 2:00 pm
FREE Black History Month movie celebration at COSI
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Protest/Rally
Sat Feb28 4:00 pm
Rally to Protest Musk, Oligarchs and the Power Grab!
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Meeting
Mon Mar2 6:00 pm
Un-rig the system community meeting