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Someone in a Klan hood reaching out with his hand in a group of people

Fighting the Klan could get you 15 years in prison

Gerry Bello

Congress took the first steps to make Klansmen and neo-Nazis a special protected class of…

// News
Young white man with dark hair and goatee sitting next to young black man with big afro and beard

Cautionary tale of the black man who joined the Klan

Richard Ades

Take an improbable real-life event, add a few history lessons, throw in an inspirational sermon…

// Opinion
Drawing of headphones with the state of Ohio made out of little red and black squares in between the sides of the headphones and the words ListenColumbus.org

Listen Columbus! Seeking new bands for local music streaming service

Discover music from some of Central Ohio’s best indie artists through Listen Columbus, a free…

// Opinion
A wrecked up burning building book cover with words Black Boys Burning

Book Review: Black Boys Burning: The 1959 Fire at the Arkansas Negro Boys Industrial School by Grif Stockley

Marilyn Howard

I know that there as many tales of the atrocities committed by whites against African Americans…

// Opinion
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