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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...

Carol Prewitt
May 11, 20221 min read


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,...

The Dayton Weekly News
Apr 28, 20221 min read


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...

The Dayton Weekly News
Apr 25, 20221 min read


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,...

The Dayton Weekly News
Apr 20, 20222 min read


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...

LaTonya Victoria
Apr 6, 20222 min read


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...

Carol Prewitt
Mar 1, 20223 min read


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,...

The Dayton Weekly News
Feb 16, 20223 min read


Passing of a Giant: Allen C. Washington, Dead
Passing of a Giant: Allen C. Washington

David Lyttle
Feb 10, 20223 min read


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...

Benette Waugh DeCoux
Oct 27, 20212 min read


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...

The Dayton Weekly News
Oct 26, 20211 min read


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...

Azhani Caesar
Oct 20, 20214 min read


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...

Jason Harrison
Oct 17, 20214 min read


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...

The Dayton Weekly News
Oct 10, 20213 min read


Gone but Not Forgotten
Don Black Memorialized last Saturday Don Black, Editor and Publisher of the Dayton Weekly News was memorialized on Saturday September...

The Dayton Weekly News
Sep 19, 20212 min read


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...

The Dayton Weekly News
Sep 17, 20212 min read


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...

The Dayton Weekly News
Sep 9, 20211 min read


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...

Carol Prewitt
Aug 31, 20213 min read


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...

Jason Harrison
Aug 25, 20213 min read


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...

RoShawn Winburn
Aug 12, 20213 min read


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...

Kyra M. Robinson
Jul 28, 20218 min read

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