News and Upcoming Events for African-Americans in Cleveland
Black History Month
February 15, 2012
Black Culture Bazaar 12:00 PM Cleveland City Hall Rotunda 601 Lakeside Ave.
Celebrate Economics: - Black Culture Bazaar ! Local vendors offer goods and information
Dessert samples provided by local bakeries. Free and open to the Public.
Celebration of Black History & Culture 12:00 PM Cleveland City Hall Rotunda 601 Lakeside Ave.
Stage presentation- A Slave Narrative by William Clarence Marshall
Fashion Show presented by Pretty Brown Girls Production. Food samples provided by Ego Adiw. Free and open to the public.
Members of Peace in the Hood and other organizations gathered at City Hall for the ceremony.
In a play at a Republic Day of India celebration on January 22, 2011, Pastor Kenneth Knox portrayed Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in a play titled 'Mortal Men & Women and their Immortal Words'
The entire play was very well done and included portrayals of Abraham Lincoln, Mahtama Gandhi, Mother Teresa and others.
Here is the performance as Pastor Knox recreates the "I Have a Dream" speech.
Tell us about the music, food, holidays, traditions, costumes, language and other qualities that make African-Americans so special.
Jesse Owens statue in downtown Cleveland
Hashim El Raman plays Mbira music at a Cleveland Ohio festival in June 2009. The mbira is the national instrument of Zimbabwe and has been played by the Shona people for thousands of years. It is also called the thumb piano.
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