African Americans In YS Section :: Page 3
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Story in stitches
A special quilt in honor of Faith Patterson was unveiled at the Yellow Springs library on Feb. 22.
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Walking the walk
Several hundred community members marched in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday to the Foundry Theater on the Antioch College campus.
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Submit entries to ‘Blacks in YS Encyclopedia’
The 365 Project announces a call for submissions for a “Blacks in Yellow Springs Encyclopedia.”
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Paul Graham: a soft-spoken force for equality
A soft-spoken and gentle man, Paul Graham doesn’t seem like a troublemaker. Yet in Yellow Springs a half century ago, Graham made considerable trouble for those who stood in the path of equal rights for all.
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Village a great place to raise children
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.
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2016 Blues Fest to honor Faith Patterson
Remembering, honoring and celebrating the life of teacher and community organizer Faith Patterson will be at the forefront of this year’s AACW Blues, Jazz & Gospel Fest, the music festival she founded here in 1997.
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Still seeking justice for Crawford
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.
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Guns and grand juries up for reform
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.
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Racial factors in Crawford’s shooting
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.
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Trip to Walmart ends in tragedy
Second article in this series: A detailed look at the events around the Crawford shooting.
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