By Alula Nuguse Throughout the last couple of years, the push for environmental change on the national level has been evident with politicians and advocates pushing for a solution. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, along with other politicians, has continuously pushed the Green New Deal (introduced in 2019) as a way to reduce carbon emissions and remake the economy. The Green New Deal, in broad terms, is a proposal that calls for eliminating all carbon emissions in the next decade. A

By Taylor Killens Mental health issues are often overlooked and considered as an illness that will pass in time, but “Effortlessly Empowered” at Lincoln Heights Missionary Baptist Church is a mental health group that is fighting the issue head on. While it is a difficult battle to treat mental health, it’s an ongoing and promising one. Lincoln Heights Missionary Baptist is excited to announce not only how they value mental health within their community of women, but how they

By Bill Woods How can community organizing make a difference in neighborhoods facing an immediate crisis like COVID-19 or dealing with long-term issues such as preventing the negative impacts of development projects on community residents? At the Community Issues Forum on February 25th, a panel described how the Peaslee Neighborhood Center and its allies like the Cincinnati Interfaith Workers Center are doing just that. Responding to the Forum's title, "An effective neighborh