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On-line Registration Open for St. Margaret’s Episcopal Church Annual Summer Arts Camp
Carol Prewitt
  • May 12
  • 1 min

On-line Registration Open for St. Margaret’s Episcopal Church Annual Summer Arts Camp

St. Margaret’s will host its 18th Annual Summer Arts Camp Monday, July 18 through Friday, July 22, 2022, 8:00AM-3:30PM. The camp is a...
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Congresswoman Shontel Brown, WU Class of '22 Will Keynote Her Commencement
The Dayton Weekly News
  • Apr 28
  • 1 min

Congresswoman Shontel Brown, WU Class of '22 Will Keynote Her Commencement

Educating students of African descent has been the moral and academic commitment of Wilberforce University for 166 years. This year,...
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Dayton Africana Elders Council Induct Marlon Shackleford Into Becoming an Elder
The Dayton Weekly News
  • Apr 26
  • 1 min

Dayton Africana Elders Council Induct Marlon Shackleford Into Becoming an Elder

On Saturday, April 16, 2022, the Dayton Africana Elders Council, invited the community to the McClendon Institute. The purpose of this...
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Central Missionary Baptist Church Prepares to Install New Pastor
The Dayton Weekly News
  • Apr 20
  • 2 min

Central Missionary Baptist Church Prepares to Install New Pastor

The members of Central Missionary Baptist Church invite you to the installation of Pas-tor Elect, Rev. Bryant Butler on Sunday, April 24,...
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Westside Makerspace Ribbon Cutting
LaTonya Victoria
  • Apr 7
  • 2 min

Westside Makerspace Ribbon Cutting

After many months of planning, The Westside Makerspace has come to fruition. On Saturday, April 2nd a few hundred people turned out...
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Women Empowering Women For Success Program Changing Lives One Woman at A Time
Carol Prewitt
  • Mar 1
  • 3 min

Women Empowering Women For Success Program Changing Lives One Woman at A Time

Martha Washington once said, “The greater part of our happiness or misery depends on our dispositions – and not our circumstances.” These...
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New CET & ThinkTV Documentary Explores the Impact of Redlining on Dayton, Springfield
The Dayton Weekly News
  • Feb 17
  • 3 min

New CET & ThinkTV Documentary Explores the Impact of Redlining on Dayton, Springfield

The local PBS station produced documentary is set to premiere on CET, ThinkTV16 and the PBS Video App at 9pm on Thursday, February 24,...
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Passing of a Giant: Allen C. Washington, Dead
David Lyttle
  • Feb 10
  • 3 min

Passing of a Giant: Allen C. Washington, Dead

Passing of a Giant: Allen C. Washington
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The Fourth Successful Year of Cancer Survivors & Caregivers Fashion Show & Luncheon
Benette Waugh DeCoux
  • Oct 28, 2021
  • 2 min

The Fourth Successful Year of Cancer Survivors & Caregivers Fashion Show & Luncheon

Co-Founders Bishop Richard and Gloria Cox and Ms. Floy Johnson, of the “Cancer Survivors & Caregivers United” with firsthand knowledge of...
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Montgomery County Opens $2 million Employment Opportunity Center
The Dayton Weekly News
  • Oct 27, 2021
  • 1 min

Montgomery County Opens $2 million Employment Opportunity Center

On Wednesday October 27th the City of Dayton celebrated the completion of Montgomery County’s newest workforce development facility: The...
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The Gem City’s “Urban Gym”
Azhani Caesar
  • Oct 21, 2021
  • 4 min

The Gem City’s “Urban Gym”

Former Mayor shares her passion for the history of West Dayton during tour for area youth. On October 10th, 2021, YLAG had the pleasure...
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The Limits of Carceral Logic in Dayton and the United States
Jason Harrison
  • Oct 17, 2021
  • 4 min

The Limits of Carceral Logic in Dayton and the United States

The traffic stop began with the same cruel banality so many traffic stops in Black communities do: with a pretense. In this case the...
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Dayton Black Restaurant Week
The Dayton Weekly News
  • Oct 11, 2021
  • 3 min

Dayton Black Restaurant Week

Your opportunity to support local businesses, try new food, and enjoy some great eats! Jamila Briscoe is the creator of the Dayton Food...
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Gone but Not Forgotten
The Dayton Weekly News
  • Sep 19, 2021
  • 2 min

Gone but Not Forgotten

Don Black Memorialized last Saturday Don Black, Editor and Publisher of the Dayton Weekly News was memorialized on Saturday September...
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Human Relations Council Prepares to Host Dayton Fair Housing Symposium
The Dayton Weekly News
  • Sep 18, 2021
  • 2 min

Human Relations Council Prepares to Host Dayton Fair Housing Symposium

Release Date: September 10, 2021 Contact: Erica Fields, Dayton Human Relations Council, 333-1403 The Human Relations Council (“HRC”) is...
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Memorial Service for Don G. Black Announced
The Dayton Weekly News
  • Sep 9, 2021
  • 1 min

Memorial Service for Don G. Black Announced

Saturday, September 11, 2021, at 5pm at Ethan Temple Seventh-Day Adventist Church Don G. Black, Editor, and Publisher of the Dayton...
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Medical Marijuana Processing Tour Proves Educational and Informative
Carol Prewitt
  • Aug 31, 2021
  • 3 min

Medical Marijuana Processing Tour Proves Educational and Informative

A follow-up to a NAACP Health Committee workshop The late Dr. Lester Grinspoon once said, “Cannabis is becoming increasingly understood...
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When the Gem City Shone, but Violence Persisted
Jason Harrison
  • Aug 26, 2021
  • 3 min

When the Gem City Shone, but Violence Persisted

by Jason Harrison @presenttensefit Photo: Jason Reynolds /WYSO Who keep it a hundred when everything's partial? Dignity and sanity is...
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National Black Business Month
The Dayton Weekly News
  • Aug 13, 2021
  • 3 min

National Black Business Month

Let’s Celebrate and Support! August is National Black Business Month. Let’s get ready to bingo! Yvette Kelly-Fields, nonprofit executive...
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HBCUs, Gem City Shine in Back-to-College Celebration for Students
Kyra M. Robinson
  • Jul 28, 2021
  • 8 min

HBCUs, Gem City Shine in Back-to-College Celebration for Students

"Nothing comes to a sleeper but a dream." "Nothing comes to a sleeper but a dream." This African-American proverb reminds us that while...
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