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• Yellow Springs celebrates Transgender Day of Visibility

  By Cheryl DurgansApril 17, 2022

  

  The message relayed through the village’s first Transgender Day of Visibility Celebration, or TDOV, held at the Coretta Scott King Center on Antioch’s campus on March 31 was clear: There is love and support for transgender people here in Yellow Springs.

• 2022 Yellow Springs MLK Jr. march and presentations

  By Matt MindeJanuary 18, 2022

  

  The annual Martin Luther King Jr. march was held Monday, Jan. 17.

• Antioch College steps up diversity, inclusion

  By Diane ChiddisterJanuary 10, 2019

  

  The reality of a relatively robust percentage of students from diverse backgrounds living together on a small campus can make for a uniquely challenging college experience, according to Antioch leaders. And those leaders, including faculty, staff and students, are aiming to help students address those challenges.

• 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. 

• States of Incarceration— Antioch teams with national exhibit

  By Carol SimmonsApril 12, 2018

  

  “How much time is too much time?”
  That question has emerged as a central concern for Antioch College students studying prison-related issues this year.

• Seeking courage at MLK event

  By Jeff SimonsJanuary 18, 2018

  

  This year marks the 50th anniversary of the civil rights leader’s death. And to celebrate his legacy, the 2018 Yellow Springs Martin Luther King Jr. Day program has adopted a timely theme: “Courage to Take a Stand.”

• MLK Jr. Day events in YS — ‘The Courage to Take a Stand’

  By Megan BachmanJanuary 12, 2018

  

  Villagers are invited to commemorate Martin Luther King, Jr. Day with events over the long weekend under the theme “The Courage to Take a Stand.”

• Restorative justice and Yellow Springs a good fit

  By Diane ChiddisterOctober 26, 2017

  

  “Healing Harms in Today’s Troubled World,” the first Annual Community and Restorative Justice Symposium, will be held in the village, from Oct. 27 to 29.

• Annual MLK lecture features voice for social change

  By Audrey HackettJanuary 13, 2017

  

  The Coretta Scott King Center will present a keynote by Rev. Traci Blackmon, a national voice for social justice, on Tuesday, Jan. 17. The event will be held at 7 p.m. in the Wellness Center.

• New director at Coretta Scott King Center— Focus on diversity, social justice

  By Lauren HeatonDecember 19, 2014

  

  Mila Cooper was hired as the director of the Coretta Scott King Center for Intellectual Freedom at Antioch College this fall.