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16 Day March for Julius Tate moves from the Statehouse to the Site where he was Murdered
For sixteen days, Julius Tate’s family will honor his sixteen years of life by marching for justice. They began September 2nd and will continue through September 17th.
On the eighth day of the protests, September 10th, the family and…
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Free Press September Second Saturday Cyber-Salon information - get involved!
Wade Rathke, founder of ACORN and Chief Organizer of ACORN International, joined us from Mississippi to take about the Voter Purge Project. This protects eligible voters against disenfranchisement by…
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Mary Jane’s Guide: We want MORE!! -- Ask Congress to pass the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act
This year – 2020 – marked the 50th anniversary of many momentous moments: breakup of the Beatles, emergence of Earth Day, killings at Kent State and enactment of the Controlled Substances Act. This law left an indelible mark on…
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9-11 Accelerated our current Police State
Like many Americans, I’ll never forget where I was on 9/11. Fittingly, I was in world history class during my senior year at Bexley High School — the hallways had already been buzzing about a possible terrorist attack in New York City that…
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