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• 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. 

• Celebrate 10 years of The 365 Project

  By Megan BachmanMarch 15, 2018

  

  The 365 Project celebrates 10 years of engaging the community on issues of race and preserving local black history with an event on Sunday.

• 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.”

• A call for justice

  By Audrey HackettAugust 10, 2017

  

  About 150 people gathered outside the Beavercreek Walmart last Saturday, Aug. 5, to mark the third anniversary of the death of John Crawford III, who was shot by Beavercreek police inside the store in 2014.

• Council on policing— Guidelines stress anti-racism

  By Diane ChiddisterJuly 20, 2017

  

  At Village Council’s July 3 meeting, Council members unanimously approved adopting new guidelines for policing that take a proactively inclusive and anti-racist stance.

• Focus on racial incidents at Yellow Springs schools

  By Carol SimmonsJuly 6, 2017

  

  Yellow Springs school district leaders were urged to hire more people of color and provide more racial sensitivity training for school staff and students at a meeting Monday, June 26, at First Baptist Church.

• Village a great place to raise children

  By Diane ChiddisterOctober 13, 2016

  

  In the late 1960s when Robert and Olga Harris moved to the village, racial segregation and prejudice was a reality in most cities and towns. But in Yellow Springs, they found a place where their children were free to be who they wanted to be without the burden of racial prejudice.

• Ohio leaders scrutinize policing

  By Audrey HackettSeptember 1, 2016

  

  Sixth article in this series: In 2014, two high-profile police shooting deaths in Ohio occurred within three months of each other, sparking public outcry and calls for policing reform.

• 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.