African Americans In YS Section :: Page 3

• H.U.M.A.N. library opens at Antioch College

  By Cheryl DurgansSeptember 26, 2022

  

  A newly minted library honors H.U.M.A.N.’s founders, Antioch professors William D. Chappelle and James N. Dunn and community activist Glynna Garrett.

• 1964 Editorial | What the Negro is trying to say

  By YS News StaffSeptember 15, 2022

  

  About a month after the Gegner incident, Pat Matthews, a Yellow Springs News staff member, and later, columnist, wrote this editorial, which was published in newspapers throughout the country and attracted national attention.

• Marking Black food traditions in Yellow Springs

  By Jessica ThomasAugust 3, 2022

  

  Com’s restaurant, MaJaGa Bar and Jazz Club, the Union House Hotel — these are all businesses that thrived in the Yellow Springs of yesteryear.

• Walk to honor Juneteenth, Black history

  By Lauren ShowsJune 22, 2022

  

  In its second year as both an official Village and a federal holiday, Juneteenth will be celebrated in Yellow Springs on Sunday, June 19, beginning with a 10-mile walk from Wilberforce to the village and culminating in a celebration at the Bryan Center.

• A brief history of Omar Circle

  By Cheryl DurgansApril 3, 2022

  

  One of the nation’s few housing subdivisions built by an African American developer is nestled in a location that spans 21.2-acres and includes houses situated across the street from Yellow Springs High School, and just down the road from Gaunt Park.

• Black-owned businesses in Yellow Springs: an oral history

  By Lauren ShowsMarch 11, 2022

  

  In decades past, a villager could walk through town and encounter a host of businesses owned by Black residents of Yellow Springs.

• Karen McKee honored at Martin Luther King Day event

  By Lauren ShowsJanuary 26, 2022

  

  Over a blanket of snow, more than 100 villagers marched through downtown Yellow Springs in the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day march on Monday, Jan. 17.

• Village elders reflect on the Black experience, Pt. III

  By Cheryl DurgansJanuary 3, 2022

  

  This is the final article in a three-part series featuring African American elders who live in Yellow Springs.

• Village elders reflect on the Black experience, Pt. II

  By Cheryl DurgansDecember 4, 2021

  

  Villagers Paul Graham and Phillip Lawson spoke about their experiences growing up and living in integrated communities in Dayton and Yellow Springs.

• Village elders reflect on the Black experience, Pt. I

  By Cheryl DurgansNovember 29, 2021

  

  Longtime villagers Frances Smith and Geneva Brisbane reflected on their experiences with racism and segregation during the “Elders Speak” virtual event held last month. The event was sponsored by The 365 Project.