Person's hands lighting a huge joint over an ashtray
02 March 2017

The warning sounded ominous: “… three unresponsive persons calls in the last 24 hours. The common denominator appears to be marijuana laced with an unknown opiate. The victims are unaware they are using anything other than marijuana but...

Black medic bag with red First Aid symbol on it
02 March 2017

Just days after the Columbus police pepper-sprayed hundreds of protesters near the Statehouse who were rallying against Trump’s executive order on immigration, two Street Medics led a Health and Safety Workshop for protesters in a...

Comic book with Captain America punching a Nazi
02 March 2017

Sometimes the real world needs heroes. And sometimes those heroes need inspiration.

To anyone only passingly familiar with Captain America, it's easy to assume he's nothing more than the embodiment of blind patriotism. A muscled-...

Black man and white woman dancing
01 March 2017

Even though its subject matter is completely different, I can’t help comparing A United Kingdom to 2016’s Hidden Figures.

Both films uncover an obscure chapter in the history of racial injustice. And both films are fascinating...

Black woman wearing sunglasses and a striped dress singing into a mic
01 March 2017

“Everyone’s Name was Muslim” –  Lauryn Hill 1998

At 9:45 pm on a Tuesday, I sat in a Palace Theater chair. People were at the theater to see their favorite singer, Ms. Lauryn Hill. The men who were present were on a very wise...

01 March 2017

Thurs, March 2, 7-8:30pm, St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, 30 W. Woodruff Ave.
Discussion on the recent attacks on immigrants and refugees and the growing resistance. We will examine how the US has played a key role in the...

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