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Book Review: The Times They Were A-Changin’: 1964 The Year The Sixties Arrived and the Battle Lines of Today Were Drawn by Robert S. McElvaine

Marilyn Howard

The 1960s has never lost its hold on America, nor has the argument about when the decade actually started. It has primarily been defined by five very tumultuous years–1963 through 1968–because of a number of events–among them, the March on…

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“Behind Closed Doors: Black Migrants and the Hidden Injustices of US Immigration Courts”

Lynn Tramonte, Ohio Immigration Alliance Director

The Ohio Immigrant Alliance (OHIA) released the first two products from an 18-month research project helmed by Nana Afua Y. Brantuo, PhD, about racism and other injustices Black migrants navigate in U.S. immigration courts.

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The Ohio House is coming back early to override the governor’s HB 68 veto and we need a miracle

Maria Bruno, Public Policy Director, Equality Ohio

This commentary was originally published on January 3rd, 2024 in the Buckeye Flame.

In 2023, the Ohio legislature passed just over a dozen bills, and many of those were trivial or ceremonial, like naming a highway.…

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Indianola Presbyterian Church

Busting Myths: What happens to a “neighborhood church” when the neighborhood and the church turn to absentee profit-taking and against the residents?

Harvey J. Graff

The Indianola Presbyterian Church was built in 1916 in the center of Columbus’ historic, once noted and desirable University District. It was known for its architecture (the architect is not named on its website). Its congregation largely…

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