Artscape
Out of Africa
by Tracy Zollinger Turner
Many residents of Columbus know that the city is home to the country's second-largest American population of Somali refugees, but their knowledge of the group's history, traditions and daily realities may end there.
Forlorn In Ohio, a poignant photography exhibit at Kiaca Gallery, is an introduction to the faces and stories of the local Somali population.
Alongside the crisp black and white portraits, there are brief narratives about each subject, from the dire obstacles they confronted in the wake of the ousting of the Siad Barre regime in 1991 to the daily challenges they now experience in the United States.
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3 Unique High St. Shops
Dan Shellenbarger takes you on a video tour of Eclectiques, Three Sisters Treasures and Mad4Mod on High Street. Click to the multimedia page to watch the video.
