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• Wrecking Racism— Youth voices needed now

  By YS News StaffFebruary 10, 2021

  

  The purpose of the column will be to provide an avenue for youth of the village to express their ideas, observations, experiences and thoughts about racism, race relations and related topics both locally and nationally.

• ‘Where do we go from here’— Martin Luther King Jr. Day program set

  By YS News StaffJanuary 14, 2021

  

  Yellow Springs will celebrate Martin Luther King Day on Monday, Jan. 18, with the traditional, in-person MLK Day March, but the MLK Day program following the march will be offered in an online format; those planning to attend the online program must register in advance.

• 2020 Year in Review: Village Council

  By Megan BachmanJanuary 6, 2021

  

  2020 Year in Review: Village Council

• The Briar Patch— Mortgaging humanity: Property values and the life of Wheeling Gaunt

  By Cheryl DurgansJanuary 4, 2021

  

  There is clear distinction between Gaunt’s humanitarian-based business structure, and the economic system of slavery upon which our mortgage system is based. Bundling enslaved people — captives — into securities had benefits for the slave owner.

• Sankofa Talk — An ‘All Lives Matter moment’

  By Bomani MoyendaDecember 28, 2020

  

  In the most recent installment of Bomani Moyenda’s column, “Sankofa Talk,” Moyenda recounts a tense interaction with an “All Lives Matter” proponent at a forum at Wilmington College.

• Outside investigation complete— Officer violated no policies

  By Megan BachmanDecember 20, 2020

  

  At issue was whether YSPD Officer Dave Meister violated Village policy and state law by allegedly telling a citizen that a fellow officer, Paige Burge, referred to some attendees of the weekly Black Lives Matter rallies as an “angry mob.”

• Banner up

  By YS News StaffSeptember 16, 2020

  

  On Friday, Sept. 4, a new Black Lives Matter banner was raised across U.S. 68 on the north end of the village.

• Council recommits to anti-racism

  By Megan BachmanAugust 31, 2020

  

  At their Aug. 17 virtual meeting, Village Council members agreed to move forward to meet the demands of local anti-racist rally organizers and take other steps to address racism locally after tensions escalated between the two groups in recent weeks.

• Street scene

  By Megan BachmanAugust 20, 2020

  

  Local anti-racist activists took to the streets for the 12th consecutive weekend, expressing themselves with chants such as “Black lives matter,” “Black is beautiful,” and “No justice, no peace.”

• Demonstrators, Village at odds

  By Megan BachmanAugust 18, 2020

  

  Discussions between a group of anti-racist demonstrators and Village officials broke down this week after a letter from two Council members was met with a swift rebuke from organizers.