Posted February 20, 2021 in eNews
12: There’s only one official “Black History Month,” but we know Black history is Ohio history all 12 months of the year. We’ve been featuring just a few amazing Black Ohioans who have helped shape public policy for the better. Check out our profiles of Congressman Lou Stokes, State Senator CJ Prentiss and poet and activist Langston Hughes. We also profiled Ohio’s only public HBCU, Central State.
124,000: Roughly 124,00 children in Ohio live with relatives or trusted family friends after being removed from their parents’ homes. More than 20 years ago, Brittney Madison was one of them. In a beautiful and poignant guest blog, she shares her “kinship care” story. Now as an organizer with our partner, NOBLE, she is working with families just like hers. Together they are fighting to make sure all children, no matter what they look like or who cares for them, have the opportunity to thrive.
How to celebrate Cleveland’s Black history during Black History month in February
Updated Feb 04, 2021;
Posted Feb 02, 2021
The ceremonial arch at Cleveland s African-American Cultural Garden was dedicated in 2016. Cleveland architect Daniel Bickerstaff intended it as the first phase of a larger project. The angled black walls below the arch represent the Door of No Return at Elmina Castle in Ghana, through which enslaved Africans passed before the Middle Passage to New World colonies. Steven Litt
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CLEVELAND, Ohio Ready to celebrate Black History Month?
Destination Cleveland encourages residents to attend one or more of the several virtual and socially distanced events, and exhibits throughout the Cleveland area to help further residents’ knowledge and understanding of Cleveland’s Black history. The Cleveland Public Library has a host of events, as well.