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Fundraiser Dinner Program to Fight Human Trafficking in Columbus THIS SATURD

 Human trafficking is the second-largest, and fastest-growing, organized crime activity internationally. The bad news is, Columbus is literally at an interstate crossroads for trafficking. The Good-News?  Here on Columbus’s Westside, the 1DivineLine2Health Drop-In Center on…
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Esther Flores honored with Free Press 2021 Libby Award for Community Activism

The Columbus Free Press Libby Award for Community Activism for 2021 honors Esther Flores, born for such a time as this. Esther Flores is a registered nurse fiercely committed to restoring the dignity and health of women who have been thrust onto the streets of Columbus by sex trafficking, addiction…
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Remembering Casey Goodson Jr. - Demanding Accountability

Days after local Columbus faith leaders announced their petition for the US Department of Justice to review police practices in the city, dozens of people gathered at the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas at 345 S. High Street to demand accountability for the Franklin County Sheriff's…
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It's gone now - Columbus statue at City Hall

Historical photo of the time before the bronze statue of Christopher Columbus was removed by order of the Columbus City Council on July 8, 2020.  In the long shadow of the setting sun, the statue of the OG Colonizer Christopher Columbus looms over a protest of police killings of African…

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