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Person wearing a mask
02 July 2020

As the vast majority of companies rush to reopen and people rush back to public life, they’re falling into the trap of “getting back to normal.”  They’re not realizing we’re heading into a period of waves of restrictions once again, due...

Jesse Owens
02 July 2020

As the summer sun rose on Wednesday morning (July 1st) Christopher Columbus was banished from the courtyard at City Hall. What also could be replaced is the name of our city, but that could take years.

The questions now being...

Face drawn crying on a piece of wood
02 July 2020

As a sociologist, my area of specialty is the study of social movements. Specifically, I am interested in how social movements represent themselves visually. In other words, protest art is something I can really geek out on.

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Captain Kirk
02 July 2020

On my 5th anniversary as a columnist for the Columbus Free Press, I will forgo commenting on the media and political scene and, instead, share my day-to-day reflections on the first two months of the pandemic.

It started...

People protesting outside City Hall and large Columbus statue
02 July 2020

Historical photo of the time before the bronze statue of Christopher Columbus was removed by order of the Columbus City Council on July 8, 2020.  In the long shadow of the setting sun, the statue of the OG Colonizer Christopher Columbus...

Details about event
02 July 2020

Thursday, June 2, 3-6pm
Ohio Statehouse
This teach-in is geared towards STUDENTS from ALL school districts and colleges who are interested in removing cops from their campuses! No organizing experience is necessary. The...

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