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"Who Killed Malcom X?"
Fifty-five years ago on February 21, civil rights activist Malcolm X was shot on stage at the Audubon Ballroom in New York City. Three men were quickly arrested for the murder. Two of those men — including our client, Muhammad Abdul…
// Opinion
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Ginther’s State of The City Address Leaves A Tale of Two Columbuses
Columbus has been truly a “Tale of Two Cities” to emphasize the true meaning of this year’s State of the City Address. While Columbus has been touted in success stories and innovations, there is still that one-third of the community that feels…
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Tips and Tools #18: Building an Organization: Counting the Doors and Organizing Math – Part II
Recently, I was shadowing some of our organizing committee members when they hit the doors in the Mountjoy-Dorset neighborhood of Dublin as they ventured forward to build the first community organization in ACORN’s newest affiliate in Ireland. In…
// Opinion
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A New Start for an Old Fight
“Please don’t be my bullies, too.”
These words echoed loud against the salmon-pink walls of room 114 of the Ohio Statehouse. They concluded the testimony of 11-year-old Sean Miller, a transgender girl offering her story of fighting…
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