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Faith Anchors Linden Neighborhood Amid Ongoing Violence and Unemployment Woes
While the Northeast Side community has struggled, its roughly 100 churches have a remained a source of strength. Can these religious anchors keep the faith amid gun violence, unemployment and yet another turnaround plan?
Donna Marbury
Hebrews 11 says that faith is the substance of things hoped for and the evidence of things not seen. Some say the people of Linden have a faith that surpasses understanding. They’ve witnessed the neighborhood’s glory days the restaurants, dentists, grocery stores, block parties, churches, love and connection and are awaiting a return to that glory.
Kayah Woodford Raises Awareness in Bexley
The Ohio State student draws attention to racial inequity in her hometown.
Donna Marbury
As protesters passed around the bullhorn, Kayah Woodford joined the circle of those expressing anger and frustration. She was inspired to speak out for racial justice at a Downtown Columbus rally in the aftermath of George Floyd’s death. But she didn’t want her message to stay there. She wanted to bring it to her hometown, too.
Joining with friends and mentors, Woodford launched the Bexley Anti-Racism Project, an organization dedicated to shining a light on racial inequities in the wealthy, predominantly white community. In June 2020, they hosted a Black Lives Matter rally in Bexley with nearly 1,000 demonstrators marching from the tight-knit, East Side suburb to the Statehouse, where they lay on the ground for eight minutes and 46 seconds, the length of time a Minneapolis police officer pressed his knee on Floyd’s neck. “You could feel
Amber Evans Continues to Inspire
Remembering an inspirational activist
Raw. Joyful. Selfless. Powerful.
Those are some of the words that loved ones use to describe Amber Evans, a Columbus activist with a rising voice who died in 2019 at the age of 28. Her short time as a community activist in Columbus was potent. Two years later, her friends and community allies say her dedication and passion laid the foundation for the social justice work being done today.
Tammy Fournier-Alsaada, lead organizer of the People’s Justice Project, says Evans volunteered at the organization from the beginning and quickly emerged as a force for change. She did everything from helping with office work to bringing in lunch and running errands. Prior to her death by suicide, which drew attention to the mental health toll of activism, Evans was considering an executive-level role with the Juvenile Justice Coalition, PJP’s sister organization. “There’s a void missing that we still seek to fi
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