MANSFIELD — Last year came with its twists and turns, but the staff and board of the North End Community Improvement Collaborative still had plenty to celebrate during the organization’s annual meeting Wednesday night. During a Broadway-themed event at the Renaissance Theatre, leaders from the North End Community Improvement Collaborative (NECIC) reflected on the challenges […]
Buffi Williams
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Williams urges unity, voter participation during NAACP banquet
MANSFIELD — Buffi Williams’ grandmother once told her she didn’t have the right not to vote. She knew then what Williams knows now. Voting is an individual right that, when used, becomes a collective source of power. “She was grounding me in my obligation to the community,” Williams said. “She took my individuality and placed […]
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Mansfield NAACP sets 36th annual Life Membership Banquet for March 9
MANSFIELD — The banquet will be held on Saturday March 9 at the Life Celebration Reception Center, 129 S. Main St., in Mansfield. The event will take place from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. Tickets are $45 per person and can be purchased from chairman Betty Palmer-Harris or any executive committee member. Buffi Williams, MSSA, LSW, […]
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Where does violence begin? Finding the smoking gun
MANSFIELD — When Jim Kulig came to Mansfield in 1968, his first job was as a casework supervisor in the youth dormitory of the Ohio State Reformatory, which housed around 200 young men ages 16 to 19. That’s where he met Sid. At 19 years old, Sid had already been in prison for three years […]