Opinion

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...

Gone but Not Forgotten

Don Black Memorialized last Saturday Don Black, Editor and Publisher of the Dayton Weekly News was memorialized on Saturday September...

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...

Juneteenth: Business as Usual?

The celebration of Juneteenth is a Black American Tradition. On June 19, 1865—two and a half years after the Emancipation Proclamation...

What You Gone Do, West Dayton?

We are in a fight for our lives and those of our futures. What really makes West Dayton, “West Dayton?” I struggle to answer this...

Trapped in Tradition

Did you vote in the most recent primary election? At a meager 8% of total voter turnout, the chances are that you didn’t. There are...

The Future of Voting

To think voter suppression isn’t happening is foolish! Are you voting next election? If so, you will cast your ballot one of two ways: by...

The Year of the Cicada

"Heavy on the promotion and low on participation."

The City of Dayton Anti Racism Lens Should also be Used on the Budget

By Darryl Fairchild, Dayton City Commissioner From an early age, I learned the teachings of Jesus, especially his command to love my...

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