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• 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.

• A path to progress on race?

  By Audrey HackettNovember 9, 2020

  

  This is fourth in a series on the impacts of racism in Yellow Springs and local anti-racist efforts and approaches.

• Leading while Black in Yellow Springs

  By Audrey HackettAugust 5, 2020

  

  In this week’s article, the third in the News’ current series, “Facing Race,” we take a closer look at the interplay of race and representation in the village, based on interviews with six Black villagers in elected and other leadership roles locally.

• Remembering Phyllis Jackson

  By Audrey HackettJuly 29, 2020

  

  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.

• Racism in village often covert

  By Carol SimmonsJuly 3, 2020

  

  Facing Race: This is first in a series on the impacts of racism in Yellow Springs and local anti-racist efforts and activities.

• Encyclopedia highlights Black lives

  By Carol SimmonsMarch 12, 2020

  

  A “labor of love” — as well as a labor of memory, representation and community — hit a significant milestone in February with the completion and release of the first physical edition of “Blacks in Yellow Springs: A Community Encyclopedia.”

• VIDEO: Martin Luther King Jr. Day in Yellow Springs

  By YS News StaffJanuary 24, 2020

  

  On Monday, Jan. 20, 2020, Yellow Springs commemorated Martin Luther King Jr. Day with a march and program on the theme, “Raise Your Voice for Justice.” See a video of the event.

• New pastor for historic AME church

  By Audrey HackettNovember 27, 2019

  

  Central Chapel AME Church has a new pastor. Read more about Rev. Morné Meyer’s leadership of Yellow Springs’ AME church in the Nov. 28 issue of the News.

• Blacks in YS tour rescheduled

  By YS News StaffJune 18, 2019

  

  Due to inclement weather, the 365 Project’s Blacks in Yellow Springs walking tour focused on the history of Black landownership in the village, originally scheduled for June 15, has been rescheduled for Saturday, June 22

• Alyce Earl Jenkins— Recognized for service, teaching

  By Diane ChiddisterMarch 7, 2019

  

  “Sometimes when I’m feeling down, I come in here and think, well, I did make a contribution to different communities at different times,” Alyce Earl Jenkins said in an interview last week. That’s quite an understatement.