Hamilton Avenue was the Road to Freedom
International Underground Railroad Month acknowledges the significance of the interracial Underground Railroad for its contribution to the eradication of slavery…
Queen Elizabeth’s Legacy Through the Lens of Colonialism and Black Lives
Elizabeth’s legacy isn’t necessarily complicated, but filled with enough ambiguity and action and inaction, that it might be easy to…
Black Art Speak publishes book: The making of Cincinnati’s Black Lives Matter! Mural
When Alandes Powell, executive director of Black Art Speaks (BAS), wrote the poem, “We Want What You Want,” she didn’t…
‘Forgotten Legends’ event features Black victims of police abuse that led to Collaborative Agreement
Cincinnati activist and Black United Front member Iris Roley, a key person in the drafting and implementing the community/police Collaborative…
The Awakening of Malcolm X’
By Stacy M. BrownNNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent@StacyBrownMedia Ilyasah Shabazz, the third daughter of Malcolm X and Dr. Betty Shabazz,…
Virtual discussions explore race relations 20 years after Timothy Thomas’s death
In the wake of a year of civil unrest and demands for social justice, four Cincinnati organizations are looking back…
Groups join to observe death of Timothy Thomas
Concerned citizens march in Washington Park in Over-the-Rhone previous to a gathering to observe the 20th anniversary of the fatal…
House Bill 6 Op-Ed
Photo by Markus Distelrath from Pexels When the Cuyahoga River famously burned, Mayor Carl Stokes effectively launched our modern environmental movement. In the…
Black Lives Matter launches relief fund
A black lives matter mural is visible in the Shaw neighborhood in Washington, Monday, July 13, 2020. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)…
Stacey Abrams, Black Lives Matter are Nominated for Nobel Peace Prize
The news of the Abrams nomination arrived on the same day that Georgia Republicans launched a “Stop Stacey” group. (Photo:…