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COLUMBUS – It’s not always clear why seemingly normal people lash out this way.  Sure, problems for everyone pile up, but often, they don’t always offer palpable indications of a brewing fatal catastrophe.  But for Nathaniel Brown, now that more has been revealed about him, it appears there were all kinds of signs describing the ululation and desperation of... Full story »

Showing at the 34th Cleveland International Film Festival, “Soundtrack for a Revolution” tells the story of the American civil rights movement through its powerful music - the freedom songs protesters sang on picket lines, in mass meetings, in paddy wagons, and in jail cells as they fought for justice and equality. The film features new performances of the freedom... Full story »

This is a good look on us all day long – As a matter of fact, it’s down right sexy! The Cleveland International Film Festival makes us real fly. It’s something we can hang our hat on as Clevelanders. The thing we can invite out of town friends and family to come and visit and then take them downtown,... Full story »

As the November elections get closer by the day – and his fellow Democrats continue to read polls that indicate the possibility of a tsunami that would wash away their governing majorities in both houses of Congress – President Obama has had two choices on his major first-year priority of comprehensive health care reform: either give up a tough... Full story »

COLUMBUS – The Honorable Joyce Beatty, senior vice president for outreach & engagement at The Ohio State University, has been elected to serve on the National American Heart Association Board of Directors. As a board member, Beatty will serve as a leader guiding the American Heart Association’s mission-based and fiscal decisions. Such decisions drive the association to achieve its... Full story »

COLUMBUS – It’s the kind of brazen, coldhearted brutality that is pretty hard to imagine: a blatant disregard for life that’s pretty scary and certainly very disturbing for the Somali community that has suffered similar incidents many times before. Apparently, on Feb. 8, at 9:48 p.m., Somali immigrant Ahmed Nur was with a friend near the stairs inside Northowne... Full story »

COLUMBUS – Senate Bill 194, legislation to boost savings rates among Ohioans was passed out of the Senate last month with a unanimous vote. The bill enables anyone filing an Ohio income tax return to have their refund deposited directly into a retirement savings account. “Senate Bill 194 provides Ohioans with the option of having their tax refund directly... Full story »

The $1 billion expansion of The Ohio State University Hospitals – which will, when it is completed, add 6,000 jobs and an estimated $77 million in income tax revenue to Columbus over the next 15 years – is already paying another dividend. An agreement reached between the City of Columbus and Ohio State University provides that about $10 million... Full story »

President Barack Obama and Congressman Pat Tiberi (R-Genoa Township) apparently agree on 80 percent of what health care reform might look like – if it could pass the Congress. In a speech last week seeking to push through his massive reform of health care, President Barack Obama extended one more olive branch to hostile Republicans on the substance of... Full story »

Like many school districts throughout Greater Cleveland, the Warrensville Heights City Schools are feeling the very effects of northeast Ohio’s worsening economy. That’s why the district which serves the predominately Black suburb and the neighboring villages of Highland Hills and North Randall must make some difficult decisions in the weeks to come. Facing a nearly $2 million deficit for... Full story »

Millions of Americans and probably hundreds of thousands of Ohioans have already begun to receive in the mail the form they should fill out for the census. This form, filled out every 10 years, is truly a snapshot of America – a statement of who we are and where we are. The census is critical to the economic wellbeing... Full story »

COLUMBUS -- As Columbus city council member Priscilla Tyson walked into the stunning, sumptuous Lincoln Theater on Columbus’ Near East Side to hear Mayor Michael Coleman give his 11th annual State of the City address, there was a palpable sense of giddiness – not just in her, but in the assembled audience. “What a difference a year makes,” Tyson... Full story »

The Honorable Barbara Lee (D-Calif.), the current chair of the Congressional Black Caucus, will give the keynote address for Case Western Reserve University’s 2010 Stokes Leadership Symposium at noon Monday, March 22 at Ford Auditorium in the Allen Memorial Library, 11000 Euclid Ave. In her free, public talk, Lee will address the topic, “Opportunities for All, Pathways out of Poverty: ... Full story »

The whispers had been going on for several months. There was some uneasiness between African American civil rights and congressional leaders and America’s first Black president.  President Barack Obama, the whispers seemed to indicate, was insufficiently attentive to the concerns of African Americans.  The president had not sought targeted help for the African-American community.  And reports began to emerge... Full story »

CLEVELAND – JumpStart Ventures, which invests in and partners with innovative, early-stage companies in Northeast Ohio, announced an investment commitment of $250,000 in Melody Management. The four-year-old new media company has developed a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) application for independent musicians to efficiently manage their online presence and digital music sales across multiple social networking websites. The convergence of production-quality consumer... Full story »