Jason Blakely offers area poets voices with heart through Poetry Is Life Publishing Arts May 3rd, 2021 158
Local tattoo artist turns to murals and motivational speaking Arts November 23rd, 2020 4 min read 658
The Intersection | Racism, Liberalism, and ‘Red Dead Redemption 2’ Columns February 13th, 2019 5 min read 473
Five Akronites on what it’s like to be Black and LGBTQ+ Culture October 14th, 2020 0 14 min read 621Reporting and writing by Noor Hindi, photos by Ilenia Pezzaniti Black LGBTQ+ people living at the intersection of homophobia and...
Be You | Kat McDaniel Columns August 17th, 2020 0 3 min read 390by Ace Epps In 2014, I was working at the Akron Urban League, a social service center that transforms and...
You Are Not One of Us: Growing up biracial in Ohio Columns July 23rd, 2020 0 12 min read 3688by Michael Black How do you know if you are Black? Is there a checklist of superficial qualities or racist...
Akron declared racism a public health crisis. What happens next? Culture July 2nd, 2020 0 5 min read 343H.L. Comeriato During a June 8 meeting, Akron City Council voted unanimously to approve a resolution declaring racism a public...
How Black Artists are Practicing Self-Care in 2020 Arts June 29th, 2020 0 9 min read 225“F— everything else. You matter.” by Josy Jones The opportunity to grab a book and lose yourself in a fictional...
Safe Spaces: One Akron Family’s Life After Eviction Culture June 15th, 2020 0 12 min read 608by April Sharp I first met Josh and Amanda in late 2019 when they began coming to the church my...
How to responsibly support Black businesses and the people who own them Black Businesses June 9th, 2020 0 2 min read 850by Cir L’Bert Jr. Directly investing in a Black business is a crucial way that people can divest from the...
