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People protesting outside a building

Demostration supporting staff who quit NorthStar and Brassica

Winie Wirth

On Sunday morning, June 14 there was a Short North demonstration in support of North Star and…

// News
List of cities and police killings

Why the Article “Fact Check: Is Columbus the Most likely place in America for police to kill black people?” by The Columbus Dispatch Is a Flawed Analysis

Bob Fitrakis and Free Press Staff

With the recent killings of Black citizens by police that made national and international…

// Opinion
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Cleveland’s Black Lives Matter tells Columbus: Our civilian review board has no true power

Free Press Staff

Mayor Ginther and many others are calling for a civilian review board to investigate and rule on…

// News
Lots of police cars

Under-policing and Over-policing Convergence

Winie Wirth
I witnessed 22 police cars and one helicoptered converge on downtown Columbus when an elderly…
// News
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