Ohio Humanities and WOSU are co-sponsoring a special virtual program with reporter and author Laura Meckler on Thursday, March 7th, 2024. Laura will be in conversation about her new book, Dream Town: Shaker Heights and the Quest for Racial Equity with Dr. Marilyn Mobley, emerita professor of English and Africana Studies at Case Western Reserve University and former teacher at … Read More
Lincoln School Screening @ New Parkway Theater
Join the director of the Lincoln School Story, Andrea Torrice, for the California premier of her documentary! After the screening, Andrea will be in conversation with Waldo E. Martin, Jr., the Alexander F. and May T. Morrison Professor of American History and Citizenship at UC Berkeley, about the film! When their school district refused to integrate after Brown v. Board … Read More
Lincoln School Documentary Airs on CET
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
Lincoln School Screening @ the Esquire Theater
Join us a screening of our Lincoln School documentary with a panel discussion at the Esquire Theater in Cincinnati! Introductory remarks will be given by Prof. Omotayo Banjo, the documentary will be screened, and then the panel will start with Prof. Banjo moderating, and Ahmed Lavalais (Prof. of Law at the UC College of Law), Melvin Barnes (Program Office for … Read More
Lincoln School Showing @ Atlanta Black History Film Festival
Ohio Humanities’ documentary, the Lincoln School Story, has been accepted into the Black History Film Festival! Fulton County District 5 Commissioner Marvin S. Arrington, Jr., commemorates Black History Month by inviting residents to view films featuring African American actors, producers, and directors, and filmmakers. The Opening Reception, which kicks off the 2024 Black History Film Festival, will be held Friday, … Read More
Lincoln School Screening @ Case Western
Join Ohio Humanities’ staff and board for a screening of our Lincoln School documentary with a panel discussion at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland! The documentary screens at 4:30 pm, followed by a panel discussion featuring: Dr. Melvin Barnes, Jr., Historian and Ohio Humanities Program Officer; James Hardiman, civil rights attorney; Dr. Marilyn Sanders Mobley, Emerita Professor of English and … Read More
3rd Annual Black History CLE Program: Recognizing The 70th Anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education
Join the Ohio Black Judges Association in partnership with Ohio Humanities for a panel discussion about the legacy of Brown v. the Board of Education! This panel a continuing legal education event open to the public. It will feature: Dr. Marilyn Sanders Mobley, Emerita Professor of English and Africana Studies at Case Western Reserve; Melvin Barnes, program officer at Ohio … Read More
Lincoln School Documentary Airs on WOSU Plus
Ohio Humanities’ documentary film The Lincoln School Story airs on WOSU Plus in Columbus! 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 … Read More
Once a Synagogue, Now a Church, Always a Place for Community
Make sure to attend this panel discussion featuring Joe Blundo, columnist at the Columbus Dispatch, Rev. Gregory Kendrick, Jr., Executive Director of the Cory Glenville Community Center, and Reginnia Williams, Ph.D., the Distinguished Scholar of African American History & Culture at the Western Reserve Historical Society. The focus of the talk will be the activities of young adults in the … Read More
Shutdown, a Documentary at Gahanna Library
Join the Gahanna Branch of the Columbus Metro Library for a screening of Shutdown, a documentary created to tell the story of how Linden McKinley High School was repeatedly shut down in May 1971 due to racial tensions. Linden-McKinley High School was shut down multiple times in May 1971 due to escalating racial tensions at the school that reflected the … Read More