Come learn more about the statewide celebration that will be Ohio Goes To The Movies, part of Ohio's America 250 celebration, and about the countless contributions Ohio and Ohioans have made and continue to make today toward America being the world leader in the film industry! The evening includes a special screening of the international award-winning movie, Apollo 11, that ... Read More
Muralist Keith Wilde will be installing the faux stained-glass panels created during the Faux Stained Glass Community Workshops, on to the plywood window plugs at the Mount Zion Black Culture Center. The faux stained-glass panels will be glued to the plywood plugs on all seven windows. This will be followed by the installation of the narrative panels of the Rose ... Read More
Come join the East Cuyahoga County Genealogical Society and visit the Mayfield Branch of the Cuyahoga County Public Library for an Ohio Humanities' Speakers Bureau event with Mark Holbrook! With boundless technology and more forms of entertainment than anyone can possibly take in, why is it that travelers continue to consistently identify heritage destinations as a major influence when planning ... Read More
Loganberry books, located the historic Larchmere neighborhood of Cleveland, Ohio, is delighted to host a performance by acclaimed early music ensemble Les Delices, performers from Cleveland’s Contemporary Youth Orchestra, and a panel discussion by guest speakers from the Ohio Center for the Book centered around Black cultural life in 18th Century London, in particular, composer and activist Charles Ignatius Sancho. Musicians will ... Read More
Join Ohio Humanities at the Lincoln Theatre in Columbus, Ohio, for our highlight Brown @ 70 commemoration event! The celebration will include a screening of The Lincoln School Story, performances by the Grammy-nominated Central State University Chorus, and a panel discussion with scholars, educators, and community leaders about the impact and legacy of the landmark Supreme Court decision Brown v. ... Read More
Humanities Kansas is also hosting a series of programming celebrating the 70th anniversary of Brown v. Board of Ed! Photographer Ann Dean joins Dr. Valerie Mendoza to delve into the impact of photography on the civil rights movement in the aftermath of the landmark Supreme Court case, Brown v. Board of Education, tracing the evolution of how Black individuals and communities ... Read More
Freedom a la Carte is excited to share they are partnering with friends at We Amplify Voices (WAV) for this year’s Open Mic Nights! The next Open Mic Night will be on May 10 at WAV’s building: 1327 Sullivant Ave. Doors open at 5:30pm and the event starts at 6pm and should conclude around 7:30pm. Come share your voice through poetry, song, ... Read More
Ohio Humanities' documentary film The Lincoln School Story airs on ThinkTV in Dayton! When their school district refused to integrate after Brown v. Board of Education was decided in 1954, a group of Black mothers in Southwest Ohio marched their children to the white school, demanding admission, only to be turned away every day for two years. Their activism resulted ... Read More
Ohio Humanities' documentary film The Lincoln School Story airs on CET in Cincinnati! When their school district refused to integrate after Brown v. Board of Education was decided in 1954, a group of Black mothers in Southwest Ohio marched their children to the white school, demanding admission, only to be turned away every day for two years. Their activism resulted ... Read More
Tune in for the sixth episode of SalonEra Season 4: Sancho's Songbook! A man of letters, merchant, abolitionist, theater lover, and musician, Charles Ignatius Sancho made history as the first British man of African descent to vote in a general election. This episode features insights from countertenor Reginald Mobley, who is on a mission to promote the music of Black ... Read More
Come visit the Old Worthington Library for an Ohio Humanities' Speakers' Bureau event with Brad Lepper! The Newark Earthworks are the largest set of geometric enclosures and mounds in the world. The work of the Hopewell people who lived in Ohio circa A.D. 1- 400, these geometric earthworks covered nearly five square miles, using more than seven million cubic feet ... Read More
The Chagrin Documentary Film Festival's new home is now open! Stop in Wednesday - Saturday 11:00 am - 5:00 pm to check out the latest CDFF merch, history wall, donor appreciation wall, and upcoming monthly programming. As part of May's programming to celebrate Women's Health Month, the CDFF is screening The Lincoln School Story! The Lincoln School Story tells the inspiring ... Read More
