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Community Memorial for Rev. Jan Griesinger
A community memorial will be held to honor the incredible life and legacy of Rev. Jan Griesinger on Sunday, April 2, 2023 from 3:00 – 4:30 p.m. at the Unitarian… Read More
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Liberation Now!
A new group that explores different social justice issues through a variety of media and with rotating facilitators – maybe even you! Come meet other advocates and activists every other… Read More
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Liberation Now!
A new group that explores different social justice issues through a variety of media and with rotating facilitators – maybe even you! Come meet other advocates and activists every other… Read More
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Liberation Now!
A new group that explores different social justice issues through a variety of media and with rotating facilitators – maybe even you! Come meet other advocates and activists every other… Read More
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Liberation Now!
A new group that explores different social justice issues through a variety of media and with rotating facilitators – maybe even you! Come meet other advocates and activists every other… Read More
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Liberation Now!
A new group that explores different social justice issues through a variety of media and with rotating facilitators – maybe even you! Come meet other advocates and activists every other… Read More
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Liberation Now!
A new group that explores different social justice issues through a variety of media and with rotating facilitators – maybe even you! Come meet other advocates and activists every other… Read More
![Over a year after Black Lives Matter protests erupted across the country, many are questioning what progress has been made toward racial equity.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Untitled-2-900x422.png)
A Year In Review: After Countless Cries For Racial Justice, Where Are We Now?
By: Sara Crawford | Maria McGinnis | The Collaborative News Lab @ Kent State University, Sarah Taylor | WKSU
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KENT, Ohio (WKSU) — Last year, streets throughout the U.S. were full of people protesting racial injustices that have tormented the country for years, demanding real change. Since then, task… Read More
![Participants in the nonprofit organization Truly Reaching You Inc. work at a job site in Akron. The nonprofit provides employment training and housing to formerly incarcerated men.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Untitled-1-900x422.png)
Paying The Price, For A Lifetime? Collateral Sanctions Create Roadblocks For Formerly Convicted Ohioans
By: Foluke Omosun | WKSU
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AKRON, Ohio (WKSU) — More than two decades ago, Perry Clark’s substance use led him down a dark path that resulted in a felony conviction for aggravated robbery. He was… Read More
![Antonio McMullen (left), from the Cleveland Peacemakers Alliance, with Levi King at the Peacemakers' office in Slavic Village.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/1016367181-e1626884549330-900x422.jpg)
Cuyahoga County Gun Court Seeks New Ways To Stop Gun Violence
By: Matt Richmond | ideastream
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CLEVELAND, Ohio (ideastream) — Officially, the new docket in Administrative Judge Brendan Sheehan’s Cuyahoga County courtroom is called the violence intervention program. Unofficially, it’s the gun docket. Sheehan got into… Read More
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Appalachian Community Uses Theater To Reckon With Racism, COVID, And The Trauma Of 2020
By: Katie Myers | Curtis Tate | Ohio Valley ReSource
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HARLAN COUNTY, Ky. (OVR) — George Floyd was murdered by police officer Derek Chauvin in Minneapolis, a cold and faraway place from the vantage point of Harlan County, Kentucky. But… Read More
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Athens Community Members Hold First Black Summit
By: Anna Azallion
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Athens residents want to take action in order to make the region a more welcoming place for Black people after the city’s first Black Summit. Community… Read More
![Tamika Palmer, Breonna Taylor's mother, in white beside Attorney Ben Crump, left, speak in Louisville, Ky., after settlement was announced. The city of Louisville will pay $12 million to the family of Breonna Taylor and reform police practices as part of a lawsuit settlement months after Taylor's slaying by police thrust the Black woman's name to the forefront of a national reckoning on race, Mayor Greg Fischer announced Tuesday.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/AP_20259716179551-scaled-e1600203524766-900x422.jpg)
Louisville Agrees To $12 Million Settlement With Breonna Taylor’s Family
By: Brakkton Booker | NPR
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Officials also announced a series of police reforms to be adopted by Louisville Metro Police Department. Taylor was killed by police in March.
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Nelsonville Police Officer Resigns Over ‘Insensitive’ Facebook Post
By: David Forster
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NELSONVILLE, Ohio (WOUB) — A Nelsonville police officer sworn in Friday afternoon resigned several hours later over a post she had made on social media. Nelsonville Police Chief Scott Fitch… Read More
![Since the death of George Floyd in May, have you personally taken any actions to better understand racial issues in America?](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/ipsos-george-floyd-f1929b3cb6bf86651e629e8adcbf42dac0644a6f-900x422.png)
As Nation Reckons With Race, Poll Finds White Americans Least Engaged
By: Adrian Florido | NPR, Marisa Peñaloza | NPR
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The NPR/Ipsos poll also found wide gaps in support for demands that racial justice advocates are making.