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Black Dollars Matter: Three efforts to increase economic empowerment in Columbus
Black Americans spend over $1.2 trillion dollars every year – making Black America one of the largest economies in the world. Out 196 countries, Black America would rank 15th. However, currently only 3-5% of Black dollars are spent with Black…
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Thousands march for Bernie Sanders in Chicago
“The billionaire class and their representatives in Washington are so powerful that the best president in the world cannot defeat them alone,” said Bernie Sanders at a rally in Minneapolis last June. “We need a mass movement of millions of people…
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New Ohio Injection Well Bill won't protect our health or environment
The following is a joint statement from the Buckeye Forest Council and Frackfree Mahoning Valley saying State Representatives Sean O’Brien, Michael O’Brien, and John Patterson’s Injection Well Bill (HB 422) won’t work to protect public…
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Witness: Black Independent Film at the Wexner Center
Witness is an eclectic, five-night series exploring the African American independent filmmaking scenes in New York, Los Angeles, and beyond. Witness offers a much-needed focus on the pioneers who created landmark, often radical films with meager…
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