Ohio Humanities Grants Program Informational Webinar

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Join the Ohio Humanities program staff for an overview of the grants program and what funding opportunities are available to humanities-based organizations across Ohio. Register for the event using this link!

Lumen Launch Party

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Lumen Launch Party info

Join Ohio Humanities to celebrate the publication of our third volume of Lumen magazine! This issue of Lumen, which explores the idea of being seen, is our most courageous yet. The stories evoke a range of emotions. There’s thoughtfulness and joy in the way Columbus Crew Coach Wilfried Nancy defines and approaches winning. There’s an inspiring commitment to culture from … Read More

Juneteenth Celebration in Hillsboro

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Join the African American Awareness Research Council (AAARC) of Hillsboro and Ohio Humanities for a celebration of Juneteenth Freedom Day on Saturday, June 22, 2024, from 1:00-3:00 p.m. at New Hope Baptist Church in Hillsboro. Juneteenth National Independence Day is a federal holiday celebrated annually on June 19 to commemorate the ending of slavery. The celebration will feature a screening … Read More

Brown @ 70 Commemoration at the Lincoln Theatre

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Brown at 70 by Ohio Humanities

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 Happy Hour

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A group of humanists chatting at Ohio Humanities' Happy Hour

Calling all humanists! Stop by the Ohio Humanities office at 541 W Rich St in Franklinton to enjoy a happy hour drink and network with humanities professionals from across Central Ohio on Thursday, April 18 from 4:30-6:00pm. Humanities Happy Hour is a quarterly gathering hosted by Ohio Humanities. Anyone who is passionate about the humanities is welcome to attend, including … Read More

Ohio Black Judges Association Annual Meeting

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Brown at 70 Lincoln School Marchers

Join the Ohio Black Judges Association in partnership with Ohio Humanities for their annual meeting in Columbus, which includes a screening of the Lincoln School Story! There will be two panels. Melvin Barnes, a historian and program officer at Ohio Humanities, will be in conversation with Mia Spells, Dayton Municipal Court Judge, about the Lincoln School Story documentary. The second … Read More

Laura Meckler in Conversation

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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

America 250 Grants Webinar II

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Join Ohio Humanities and Ohio’s America 250 commission for a webinar about the grant opportunities available to support projects building towards America’s sesquicentennial anniversary! This is the second round of grants. The America 250-Ohio Commission, Ohio’s official state commission charged with creating the celebration of the country’s semiquincentennial, announced it will offer grants up to $50,000 to nonprofit, education, and … Read More

Lincoln School Screening @ the Esquire Theater

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Lincoln School Story Documentary Screening

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 Screening @ Case Western

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Lincoln School Story documentary screening

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