Columbus Metropolitan Club: Black Men in Central Ohio: Realities, Resilience, and the Road Ahead

Columbus Metropolitan Club Forum · January 14, 2026

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Welcome, sponsors and venue

Announcement

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Matt Barnes (host) opened the forum, welcomed the audience, named sponsors (Otterbein University, McKinsey & Company, Downtown Columbus Inc., Center for Human Kindness at the Columbus Foundation) and said the program is broadcast from the National Veterans Memorial and Museum.

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A Columbus Metropolitan Club forum titled “Black men in Central Ohio: realities, resilience, and the road ahead” brought together journalist Matt Barnes, moderator Corey Faber and panelists Jason Jenkins, Duann (Duane) Pinder and Marshall Shorts to discuss disparities, resilience, rest, mentorship and policy gaps affecting Black men in Central Ohio.

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