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  2. Lawrence A. Oxley - Wikipedia

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    After working in field community service positions in Ohio, West Virginia and other states, in 1925, Oxley was appointed in North Carolina as Director of the new Division of Work Among Negroes, a branch of the State Board of Charities and Public Welfare. The division was "the first of its kind in the nation" and due to Oxely's success in ...

  3. African Americans in Ohio - Wikipedia

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    Ohio was a destination for escaped African Americans slaves before the Civil War. In the early 1870s, the Society of Friends members actively helped former black slaves in their search of freedom. The state was important in the operation of the Underground Railroad .

  4. Central State University - Wikipedia

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    Central State University (CSU) is a public, historically black land-grant university in Wilberforce, Ohio, United States. It is a member-school of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund . Established by the state legislature in 1887 as a two-year program for teacher and industrial training, it was originally located with Wilberforce University , a ...

  5. 100 Black Men of Central Ohio looks to build mentoring ...

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    There are 93 chapters of 100 Black Men across the United States, including Ohio groups in Cleveland and Akron. It was born of meetings convened in 1963 by Black men in New York who were concerned ...

  6. Wilberforce University - Wikipedia

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    Located three miles (5 km) from the county seat of Xenia, Ohio in the southwestern part of the state, what developed as Wilberforce University was founded as a collaboration among leaders of the Cincinnati Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church and the African Methodist Episcopal Church (AME Church). They planned to promote classical ...

  7. Ohio Legislative Black Caucus - Wikipedia

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    The Ohio Legislative Black Caucus was founded in 1967 by African American state legislators under the leadership of State Representative C.J. McLin of Dayton, Ohio. At that time, the organization was known as BEDO (Black Elected Democrats of Ohio).

  8. Black journalists association defends decision to invite ...

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    The National Association of Black Journalists is defending its decision to invite former President Donald Trump to speak at their annual conference this Wednesday in Chicago in spite of criticism ...

  9. Ohio Athletic Conference - Wikipedia

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    The Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) is an intercollegiate athletic conference which competes in the NCAA's Division III. All member institutions are located in Ohio. Formed in 1902, it is the third oldest athletic conference in the United States. In its history, 31 schools have been members of the OAC.