Ngozi Cole

Oct 28, 2024 | mg.co.za | Ngozi Cole

Ida Yanoko, a domestic worker from Burkina Faso, fights back tears when she speaks about the uncertainty and terror of being caught in a war in a foreign land where she has never felt a sense of belonging or safety. “My employers left the house at 10am. The bombings started an hour later,” says Yanoko, who was working under the “kafala” system for a family in southern Lebanon. Yanoko frantically called her employer, begging for help, but they didn’t return.

Sep 25, 2024 | ideastream.org | Ngozi Cole

Over the course of 18 years, Ohio and its communities are receiving nearly $2 billion from pharmaceutical companies to compensate for harm caused by opioids. The OneOhio Recovery Foundation is charged with distributing 55% of those funds. But its board lacks racial diversity and that’s caused concern among families and harm reduction groups.

Sep 12, 2024 | wyso.org | Ngozi Cole

A French global automotive company Faurecia Exhaust Systems will shut down its Troy plant, affecting 60 employees. The company, which manufactures parts for cars, like seats, engine exhausts and dashboards, has issued a notice to the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services about intended layoffs. Most of the positions that will be eliminated are production control technicians and mill operators.

Sep 10, 2024 | ideastream.org | Ngozi Cole

Honda is making some changes in its Ohio plant. The company said the the Marysville Auto Plant will now produce petrol, hybrid-electric and battery electric vehicles. A model based on the Acura Performance EV Concept, will become the first EV made at the Marysville Auto Plant in late 2025. Honda announced plans to establish the Honda EV Hub in Ohio in 2022, including an investment of $700 million for the retooling of its auto production facilities in Ohio.

Sep 10, 2024 | wosu.org | Ngozi Cole

Honda is making some changes in its Ohio plant. The company said the Marysville Auto Plant will now produce petrol, hybrid-electric and battery electric vehicles. A model based on the Acura Performance EV Concept, will become the first EV made at the Marysville Auto Plant in late 2025. Honda announced plans to establish the Honda EV Hub in Ohio in 2022, including an investment of $700 million for the retooling of its auto production facilities in Ohio.