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“Behind Closed Doors: Black Migrants and the Hidden Injustices of US Immigration Courts”
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
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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Busting Myths: What happens to a “neighborhood church” when the neighborhood and the church turn to absentee profit-taking and against the residents?
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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Sara's Song: Chapter 19
The Discovery
This was not going to be a good day. The sky was cloudy, and the ground was still wet from the rain that poured down over Columbus all last night. I was walking hard and fast in my black army boots towards Jimmy’s cab company…
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