Columbus
Once Again, Students Were Served Watermelon and Fried Chicken for Black History Month
The food vendor says the timing of the menu, which was served on the first day of Black History Month, was pure coincidence.
Looks Like Cops Put a Fake MLK Quote on a Police Cruiser for Black History Month
The director of The Martin Luther King Jr. Research and Education Institute at Stanford University said “we have no record of the maxim.”
Cop Kills Unarmed Black Man Seconds After Opening His Bedroom Door
Donovan Lewis, 20, was in his bed when a Columbus police officer shot at him on Tuesday. About an hour later, Lewis was pronounced dead in hospital.
Do Black Women Have to Save the Police, Too?
Embattled police departments around the country are hiring Black women as their police chiefs or commissioners in an effort to kickstart reforms.
What We Know About the Columbus Cop Who Killed Ma’Khia Bryant
Nicholas Reardon has been taken off street duty pending investigation, which is being handled by Ohio’s Bureau of Criminal Investigation.
Ted Cruz Is Desperately Trying to Dunk on LeBron James
The basketball superstar called for “accountability” for cops who kill Black people. Conservatives, predictably, lost their minds.
Ohio Police Killed a 16-Year-Old Girl and a Cop Wore a ‘Blue Lives Matter’ Mask to the Crime Scene
Ma’Khia Bryant was shot dead by Columbus police on Tuesday.
Ohio Cop Fatally Shot a Black Man Who Was Holding a Cell Phone
The cops had their body cameras turned off but a "look back" feature recorded 60 seconds of the incident.
Ohio Restaurant Closed After Employees Refused to Make 500 Tacos for Cops
Condado Tacos had a conflict between management and staff after receiving an order to make 500 tacos for Ohio State Highway Patrol.
European Genocide of Indigenous Peoples in the Americas Cooled Earth’s Climate
Some 50 million Indigenous peoples died during the 16th century, a collapse that caused atmospheric carbon dioxide levels to drop.
A Woman Called the Cops on a Black 11-Year-Old for Delivering Newspapers
It was the first day of his paper route.
Caribbean natives threw hot-pepper bombs at Columbus, historian says
Columbus didn't recognize that the Taíno people he came across in the Carribbean had built their own civilization.