African Americans In YS Section :: Page 9

• Grandson’s heart-breaking question inspires a new book

  By Carol SimmonsJune 16, 2016

  

  What began as a letter written to her 4-year-old grandson while he napped has become a 142-page, 12-chapter, hard-cover book earning praise from prestigious review boards and lay readers alike for its author, villager Julia Davis.

• Activist presses for justice for John Crawford

  By Audrey HackettMay 5, 2016

  

  About 40 people gathered to hear local activist Bomani Moyenda and the Reverend Jerome McCorry, of Dayton, respond to the latest developments in the 2014 Beavercreek Walmart shooting case.

• Celebrate with Central Chapel A.M.E.

  By Audrey HackettFebruary 13, 2016

  

  Festivities begin with an anniversary worship service this Sunday, Feb. 14, at 11 a.m. Rev. Michael Brown of Payne Theological Seminary is the guest speaker.

• Black Lives Matter marks a year — Message of justice carries on

  By Dylan Taylor-LehmanAugust 20, 2015

  

  On Aug. 5, 2015, over 200 people gathered in the parking lot of the Beavercreek Walmart to commemorate the life and mourn the death of John Crawford III.

• Group addresses race issues

  By Megan BachmanApril 2, 2015

  

  Are people of color targeted by police here? Are African-American students in school punished worse than their white counterparts? Are racial minorities discriminated against in downtown stores? Is local black history being lost?

• “Mixed race discussion and other stuff” rescheduled

  By Lauren HeatonMarch 12, 2015

  

  The 365 Project has rescheduled its “Mixed Race Discussion and Other Stuff” for Saturday, March 21, at 1 p.m. at Mills Lawn School.

• Antioch College to host Black History Month events

  By Lauren HeatonFebruary 6, 2015

  

  Antioch College will host several upcoming events in honor of Black History Month, including artists talks and political action campaigns.

• World House Choir to honor Coretta in song

  By Megan BachmanMay 1, 2014

  

  “Freedom is never really won. You earn it and win it in every generation.”

• 365 Project panel— Being young and black in the village

  By Megan Bachman

  

  In some ways, it’s harder to be young and black in Yellow Springs today than in the 1970s.

• MLK Day event at Antioch College­— Panel looks at racism, inequality

  By Megan BachmanJanuary 30, 2014

  

  Columbus resident Kwensi Kambon urged attendees at a Martin Luther King Jr. Day panel session this week at Antioch College to “deputize themselves” and fight against racial inequality and discrimination.