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Published 6 hours agoSaul Williams - Leap Life Big Dada
Saul Williams’ 1997 song, Twice For The First Time simultaneously embodied the potential of El-P, and Mos Def in one individual. Twice for The First Time appeared from a compilation called Eargasms The Company Flow song from Eargasms I’m certain is the child of Ornette Coleman’s…
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Published 6 hours agoHeer to Serve New Volunteer Meet and Greet
Wednesday September 30, from 5-7:30pm 87 E Innis Ave. If you're a new or existing volunteer, come down for a fun meet and greet Wednesday September 30th at 87 E Innis Ave from 5-7:30pm. We will have snacks, drinks, music, and great conversations! Can't wait to see ya! You're…
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Published 6 hours agoFirst Great Sorrow: My Years With Robert F. Kennedy by Donna Chaffee
It was the last week of my sixth grade year when Robert Kennedy was assassinated in 1968. It was just two months earlier that Martin Luther King, Jr., had been murdered, and I remember all the magazines my mother got– Life, Look, Ebony, Jet –and reading about both assassinations…
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Published 6 hours agoCity of Columbus to Temporarily Close Parking Lot 10 for Landscaping Improvements
The City of Columbus will begin landscaping improvements at Parking Lot 10, located at Franklin and 6th streets, as part of ongoing efforts to expand the downtown tree canopy with native, sustainable and low‑maintenance plantings. The project supports goals outlined in the…
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Published 7 hours agoAI Rats Stealing the 2026 Election, a Human Future, & the Devastating Mis-Hap at Michigan’s Palisades Nuke
We open our latest GREEP Zoom gathering with a poem and a report from MIMI GERMAN in the deep desert of Eastern Oregon. From ALAN MINSKY of Progressive Democrats of America we get crucial warnings on how to protect your vote. Forever activist MYLA RESON makes it clear that the…
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Published 19 hours agoTrump PSA
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Published 22 hours agoWe Want You Sick Say Health Corporations
Many realize that health corporations make money when you are sick--or you are afraid you're sick--but some are blissfully ignorant of the dual and hypocritical messaging. Industry's "hypochondria sell," of course, is the basis of Ask Your Doctor advertising but it also fuels the…
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Published 23 hours agoColumbus City Schools successfully manipulates local legacy media
This article first appeared here What’s happening right now with Columbus City Schools (CCS), the media, and the Columbus Education Association (teacher’s union) is exactly how the state of public schools perpetuates in Ohio’s largest district.
PRESS RELEASE: Lightning Strike Sparks Attic Fire on Pershing Road
Columbus firefighters faced a challenging attic fire Tuesday morning after arriving at a two-story residence in the 100 block of Pershing Road to find smoke showing from the roofline.
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Published September 29Black Policy Matters
Every major election cycle, millions of dollars in civic funding flow into get-out-the-vote (GOTV) organizations, voter mobilization drives, and community outreach coalitions. Yet, despite this massive influx of resources, the numbers on the ground tell a starkly different story:…
City’s third annual Fiscal Budget Guide now available
The City of Columbus’ 2026–2027 Fiscal Budget Guide is now available in both print and online, giving residents an accessible look at how the City’s budget works and how tax dollars and other revenues support services throughout the community.
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Published September 29What Do We Need From Each Other? Work, Dignity & Dreams
Tuesday, September 29, 6-8pm Downtown