A Tale of Two Newspapers
Both cities were even large enough for two daily newspapers – even if only briefly. The dominant newspapers – the [...]
Pink Piano
Crayons were my birthright. Crayons were in my blood. The blood of family lore matched American Crayon’s most powerful primary red crayon in every box. Crayons sent me down the road to adulthood.
Ohio in Toni Morrison’s Words
As much as Ohioans like me and others want to claim Morrison, her words belong to the world.
Down in the Description
A poem by Jeanette Beebe.
In the ‘Rubber Capital of the World,’ Health Consequences Linger
In Akron, Ohio, toxic exposures to benzene and asbestos made people sick and cut lives short.
Corner Stores of Akron
A visual ode to these anchors of neighborhood life.
Pro Basketball’s Rust Belt Roots
The Goodyear Wingfoots, General Electrics, and the heyday of industrial basketball.
Hair and History in ‘Akron’s Harlem’
On Howard Street, in downtown Akron, Black life and culture flourished.
Protected: “Shifting Sands”: An Interview with Natalie Tomlin
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Rust Belt Labor: A Reading List
Stories of Rust Belt workers--their lives, histories, memories, and resistance.
Protected: “Unintended Consequences”: An Interview with Yanick Rice Lamb
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Inside the Decades-Long Fight Over an Ohio Superfund Site
In Uniontown, Ohio, outside of Akron, residents and officials have clashed over cleanup of the Industrial Excess Landfill.