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All I Want for Christmas
...is this week's Word on the Street! It is hard for me to believe that the 2021 Holiday Season is upon us. The Holidays are one of my...

LaTonya Victoria
Dec 10, 20212 min read


Will You Vaccinate Your Children Under 12?
...is this week's Word on the Street! According to the Ohio Department of Health website the deadline to register for the first giveaway...

LaTonya Victoria
Dec 3, 20212 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


Community and Local Leaders Question Use of Force on a Paraplegic Citizen
By now I am sure that you have seen the video of Clifford Owensby, a paraplegic man being yanked from his car by his hair last Thursday...

The Dayton Weekly News
Oct 17, 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


New Subscription Plans Announced
Introducing free digital and group pricing plans! Since 1993, the generous support of loyal subscribers, advertisers, and community...

The Dayton Weekly News
Oct 1, 20212 min read



The Dayton Weekly News
Sep 30, 20210 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


Salesforce National Black Business Month Block Party Brings Together Black Creatives
Written by Derek Major, This article originally appeared in Black Enterprise The Salesforce National Black Business Month Block Party ...

RoShawn Winburn
Aug 27, 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


Thawing out Your Savings to Warm Your Retirement
Our focus has to shift from having a big pile of savings into what type of income that our savings will create. I don’t know if you have...

Kelechukwu “Chu” Oparah
Aug 18, 20212 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


THE KEY TO RESULTS? CONSISTENCY.
Once you know how money works, you'll know which levers to pull. Something I learned a lifetime ago in athletics and athletic training:...

Kelechukwu “Chu” Oparah
Aug 11, 20212 min read


Meet the Distiller: Uncle Nearest
Blending whiskey was never part of Victoria Eady Butler’s career plan. She spent decades working in law enforcement, most recently as an...

RoShawn Winburn
Aug 9, 20216 min read

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