Wane Hailes

District 3 Councilor Bruce Huff, Will Not Seek Reelection

As the 2026 election cycle begins to take shape, District 3 City Councilor Bruce Huff has announced he will not

Commentary: Why Local Voter Turnout on May 19, 2026—And the Black Press—Still Decide Democracy

Those seated in the White House, in Congress, on the Supreme Court, in state legislatures, governors’ mansions, and attorneys general

41st Black History Observance Breakfast to Highlight Power of Civic Voice

As the Tri-City community prepares for the 41st Annual Black History Observance Breakfast, Chairman Oz Roberts says the event’s

A Sunday Commentary: Will AI Become the Exploitation of Black Innovation Again?

For more than three decades on the air with Davis Broadcasting Inc., a 100% Black-owned media company based in Columbus,

A Sunday Conversation with Dr. Brett Murphy Dawson of Micah's Promise

Human Trafficking in Columbus: “Every Missing Child Is a Community Crisis” Human trafficking is not an abstract problem happening somewhere

Recipients Selected for the 6th Annual “Lift Her Up” Awards

The recipients of the sixth annual “Lift Her Up” Awards have been selected, organizers announced this week, continuing a tradition

A View From A Pew: Where are the Good Men? Stop Asking, Stop Looking and Start Becoming

After my last column—when she said “I am the table”—I was asked a familiar question: “Well then, where

A View From a Pew: When She Says “I Am the Table”

I keep hearing women say, “I am the table.” And on the surface, it sounds confident. Empowered. Even prophetic. But

A View from the Pew: The Divine Fitness Plan

I often find myself thinking about how casual we can be with something as serious as faith. We treat it

A World Without Black People

Normally, I would wait until February to pose the question, to reserve it for the familiar rhythms of Black History

A Pictorial View of the 2026 Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. Delta Iota Lambda Chapter 40th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. "Unity" Award Breakfast

A COMMENTARY: Where Is the Outrage?

There are moments in a community’s life when silence becomes its own form of consent. This is one of