Spectrum News 1 Ohio | Video Segment | Spectrum News 1 brings you our Voices for Change series, where activists, leaders, and community members share what has brought them to action and how addressing racial discrimination will create a better world for everyone. Columbus YWCA President and CEO Christie Angel says that tearing down systems… Continue Reading Voices for Change: Christie Angel
Columbus Navigator | Article | A Conversation About Systemic Racism With YWCA Columbus. At such an important time in America and in our city, we believe that having uncomfortable conversations about systemic racism and then turning those conversations into action is crucial. We invited YWCA Columbus, specifically Caroline Woliver, the Director of Leadership and Social… Continue Reading I Have It. I Have Been Socialized Into It. So What Am I Going To Do To Act Against It?
Forbes.com | Article | Franklin County, Ohio’s most populous, declared racism to be a public health crisis last month. The Declaration emerged from years of work understanding the root causes of the county’s poverty levels, and disproportionate challenges facing the county’s citizens who identify as black, indigenous, and people of color. Milwaukee County made a… Continue Reading Naming Is The First Step: The Power Of Franklin County’s Declaration Of Racism As A Public Health Crisis
The Columbus Dispatch | Article | Whether they are getting pepper-sprayed on the front lines or are behind the scenes watching from home, African-American leaders in Columbus generally feel optimistic that the recent protests will make a difference. It began a week and a half ago in Columbus with protests over the May 25… Continue Reading Black leaders in Columbus: This time feels different