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The Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee recently partnered with the Donors of Color Action Network on a new report that defies some of the common narratives about the electability of candidates of color.

'Willie Moore Jr. Show' had the homie Big Med step in to talk with actress Patina Miller about her breakout role in 'Power Book III: Raising Kanan,' theater, growing up in church and more!

Data taken from the Illinois Traffic and Pedestrian Stop Study suggests that Black drivers are actually seven times more likely to get stopped by Chicago police compared to what White people experience. 

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The Supreme Court's vote to keep in place Texas' restrictive abortion law that effectively undermines the historic Roe v. Wade decision is also a gut punch to the Black women who have long been demanding reproductive justice.

A Black principal was recently put on paid administrative leave after parents at his Texas high school complained that he was influencing critical race theory on students.

Ohio

After shutting down when the COVID-19 pandemic was underway, one of Cleveland’s most premiere event and entertainment destinations is about to open its facilities once again. The Cleveland International Exposition Center, also known as the I-X Center, is getting a new operator after Industrial Realty Group, LLC (IRG) had “purchased stock in the IX Center Corporation […]

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According to NBC4i, as the latest COVID-19 surge continues, the Ohio Department of Health (ODH) is reporting its highest case numbers since January. On Tuesday, 5,914 new cases were reported in Ohio, with 318 new COVID-19 hospitalizations across the state. ODH numbers show there are currently 2,468 COVID-19 hospitalizations statewide, which is more than 800 […]

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  According to NBC4i, COSI has announced the single largest exhibit of the Marvel Universe will be coming to Central Ohio later this fall. During a ceremony Wednesday, leaders from COSI announced that the exhibition “Marvel: The Universe of Super Heroes” will be coming to the museum starting Nov. 26 and will run through May 30, 2022. […]

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The City of Columbus has announced that after more than 40 years of service to the City of Columbus, Public Safety Director Ned Pettus, Jr., officially retires tomorrow. Pettus spent 35 years with the Columbus Division of Fire, starting in 1977. He rose through the ranks to become the city’s first African American Fire Chief in […]

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We are all used to hurricane season watching some unfortunate reporter, reporting live in the thick of things sometimes being attacked by the very storm they are trying to keep us abreast of.  Crazy enough MSNBC’s Shaquille Brewster had to endure a Keron while trying to do his job on live television. Hurricane Ida has […]