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Who are Black Freedom? Some activists tell group ‘don’t speak for me’
With groups of young people taking over downtown Columbus, the George Floyd protests are unique in how decentralized their organization has been and how social media was used to coordinate thousands to converge on downtown.
Many groups…
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No air conditioning but plenty of armed police, as deadline for Columbus City Schools passes
“It is a basic right to learn in a building that is not 95 degrees. I never had that all four of my years in high school, but I did have an armed officer every single day of the year.”
The 72-hour deadline given by numerous students,…
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Ohio Immigrant Alliance: None of the inmates at Morrow County have seen a doctor despite 100 percent COVID-positive
A new analysis from the Ohio Immigrant Alliance shows that during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Morrow County Correctional Facility failed to follow its own Infectious Disease Control Program (IDCP), as well as the National Detention…
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Upper Arlington Black Lives Matter Solidarity March
The march began Wednesday, June 3 with a rally at 12:00 noon at the north end of the Kingsdale Shopping Center in Upper Arlington, a six-minute walk north of where I live. At about 12:40 p.m., following the rally [that had included several…
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