July 2

Features

Youth take lead in challenging racism

For many local teens and young adults in their early 20s, the accumulating deaths feel personal. Young people of color see themselves and their families being treated differently, and they feel under threat within the national culture; while their young white allies see disparities in privilege and safety that negatively affect the lives of their Black peers.
Antioch cuts $2.5M; jobs lost

Amid ongoing financial challenges worsened by COVID-19, Antioch College seems — perhaps against the odds — determined to survive.
Parade canceled after alleged KKK protest threat

All the organizers interviewed this week also said the decision was influenced by the voicemail from a man purporting to be affiliated with the KKK, a notorious hate group with a long history of violence against Black people.
Racism in village often covert

Facing Race: This is first in a series on the impacts of racism in Yellow Springs and local anti-racist efforts and activities.
Prosecutor: evidence supports self defense in Grinnell Road double fatal shooting

The Greene County Grand Jury’s recent conclusion concerning the double fatal shooting Feb 12 outside a home on Grinnell Road — which the county sheriff described at the time as a “shootout” — confirmed the initial impression of law enforcement at the scene that gray winter morning: self-defense.