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Hamilton County Sheriff Jim Neil honored all recent immigration holds requested by ICE, even for inmates who had not been convicted of the charges against them. Although the legal authority for honoring detainers is dubious, none were refused.
This classic Christmas carol premiered more than 170 years ago in a small town in southern France. The English version, which was released in Boston just six years before the start of the Civil War, became a favorite among abolitionists. Its popularity survives today perhaps because it straddles the tension between the ideals of “faith with deeds” and “faith without deeds.”
Truly He taught us to love one another;
His law is love and His gospel is peace.
Chains shall He break for the slave is our brother;
And in His name all oppression shall cease.
~words by John Sullivan Dwight, American abolitionist
By Jim DeBrosse
Oxana Prokhorova, a Russian immigrant and now head of global engagement for the University of Cincinnati, remembers the fear and sense of irony she felt in 2007 while addressing a conference in Dayton on how to conduct business overseas.
Racism is about power, not ignorance. It is infinitely adaptable. It comes in fitted suits as well as flowing sheets, in well-appointed faculty lounges as well as smoke-filled dive bars.
~Nichole Hemmer, U.S. News, The Renaissance of Intellectual Racism, April 17, 2017
We The People: Women’s march
The artist Shepard Fairey has launched a ‘We the People’ campaign of inspiring images representing groups targeted by […]
Jobs at McDonald’s regional Columbus office may shift to India McDonald’s may be planning to outsource corporate jobs […]
By Jim DeBrosse, jdebrosse.c4ad@gmail.com
Another major Cincinnati construction job — the $129-million renovation of Music Hall that began this month — is facing accusations that contractors are trimming costs by using non-certified welders and risking the safety of the project.
Helping Hands: A Video
Video by Lee Finn, finnwl@mail.uc.edu The Greater Cincinnati Homeless Coalition along with StreetVibes helps individuals experiencing homelessness or who have experienced […]