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July 2020 Free Press Second Saturday Cyber-Salon
Did you miss the July Free Press Second Saturday Cyber-Salon?
If so, here's a run-down of what happened and how you can be involved next time!
Speakers were Mia Santiago, one of the founders of the Columbus Freedom Coalition spoke…
Activists tell local Black leadership, We need you to step up!
After Columbus police maced City Council President Shannon Hardin while he was peacefully protesting, activists were certain he would finally flex his political power to make change.
But instead, some activists now say his actions since…
Revolution from Rebellion
It was spring 1970, the world was ablaze with anti-establishment expression: free speech, women’s rights, civil/human rights, anti-war were all movements of the day. On the Ohio State University (https://library.osu.edu/site/dissent/), Kent State…
National Media Covers Franklin County’s Racist Mask Guidelines but Columbus Media Covers Them Up
Franklin County’s health department made national news in May after apologizing for issuing mask-wearing guidelines widely denounced as racist. The story was carried in newspapers from the Washington Post to the Seattle Times, in the national…