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• Village Council— Anti-racist steps demanded

  By Megan BachmanJuly 29, 2020

  

  Organizers of recent weekly anti-racism rallies downtown aired criticism at Council’s July 20 virtual meeting of Village efforts to address racism.

• Remembering Phyllis Jackson

  By Audrey Hackett

  

  Yellow Springs resident Phyllis Jackson, 95, died on July 11 after a long and rich life of service to the community she loved. A memorial service was held for Jackson on Saturday, July 18, at Central Chapel AME Church, where she’d been a member since 1943.

• Black women amplified

  By YS News StaffJuly 22, 2020

  

  “Empowering Black Women” was the theme of the most recent anti-racism rally, held Saturday, July 11.

• Parade canceled after alleged KKK protest threat

  By Megan BachmanJuly 9, 2020

  

  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.

• Women’s March co-founder Tamika Mallory— Struggle against racism continues

  By Megan BachmanMay 10, 2018

  

  Evoking the words of the late Coretta Scott King, Tamika Mallory, co-president of the Women’s March, in town to accept an award in the Antioch College graduate’s name, told an audience that fighting systemic racism is everyone’s obligation. 

• Taking the knee, together

  By Audrey HackettOctober 12, 2017

  

  At least 65 local protesters “took the knee” for racial justice last Saturday.

• Still seeking justice for Crawford

  By Diane ChiddisterSeptember 8, 2016

  

  In this final article of the series, “Justice for John Crawford,” the News will address the current status, two years after Crawford’s death, of remaining legal efforts around the case, the effect of the shooting on local activists, and reflections from Crawford’s father.

• Guns and grand juries up for reform

  By Diane ChiddisterAugust 25, 2016

  

  Fifth article in this series: In Ohio, the public outcry following the police shootings of John Crawford III and Tamir Rice, as well as the growing national dialogue on policing and criminal justice, has led to a variety of recommendations for structural reform in the criminal justice system.

• Racial factors in Crawford’s shooting

  By Audrey HackettAugust 11, 2016

  

  Fourth article in this series: Beginning in the early 2000s, Joshua Correll, a social psychology researcher now at the University of Colorado, began a series of studies examining the effect of race on shoot/don’t shoot decisions.

• Through the lens of race: the 911 call

  By Audrey HackettAugust 4, 2016

  

  Third article in this series: From Beavercreek to Baton Rouge, high-profile police shootings of unarmed African-American men reveal dramatic disparities in how white and black citizens are perceived and treated by police.