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Out & About - Photos and Event Recaps

Raissa Batieno from Kenya

Raissa Batieno from Kenya at CSU International Day 2009



South African Gumboot Dance by Cleveland State students
African-Americans at One World day in Cleveland 2007

African-Americans at One World Day in Cleveland


Juneteenth Celebration - June 19, 2009
Videos and Photos from the African American Cultural Gardens

Peace in the Hood students on Juneteenth

Peace in the Hood celebrants on Juneteenth


Universal Sisters at Cleveland Clinic - August 23, 2008

Cleveland Cavaliers Black Heritage Celebration - Martin Luther King Jr. Tribute Night
Quicken Loans Arena - January 23, 2008

Women Entrepreneurs of America 5th Annual Red Carpet Awards Program May 12, 2007



Organizations and Resources for African-Americans in Cleveland


African-American Cultural Garden in Cleveland

Tips for Tracing African-American Roots

Consortium of African American Organizations

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day



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Business, Education and Employment Information

Booker T. Washington statue in Cleveland Ohio

Booker T. Washington statue in Cleveland


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Cleveland African-American Feedback and Memories


Western Reserve Historical Society - Carl Stokes and Louis Stokes

Western Reserve Historical Society - Carl and Louis Stokes Exhibit




Mayor Carl B. Stokes Tribute event
A blast from the past!

1971 Cotillion and Dance sponsored by Glenville Area Neighborhood Council
Another blast from the past!

Congressman Louis Stokes
Listen to an interview with the Congressman

Robert F. Kennedy Speech after Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Death
April 4, 1968, Indianapolis, Indiana


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African-American History and Culture


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Jesse Owens statue in downtown Cleveland Ohio

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.






Inventor Garret Morgan - Historical marker in Cleveland




Map of Africa


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Profiles of African-Americans in Cleveland and Northeast Ohio

Connie Atkins

Stacey Bell

Virgil E. Brown

Austin Carr

Juanita Garner Carrothers

Barbara Danforth

Dan Davenport

Harry Davis

Harrison Dillard

Dr. Wanda Green

Fannie Lewis

Madeline Manning Mims

Charlie Sifford

Mae Stewart

Congressman Louis Stokes

Andre Thornton

Andrew Venable

Valarie Willis



Charlie Sifford, the Jackie Robinson of Golf, with Tiger Woods

Charlie Sifford, the Jackie Robinson of Golf



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Nigerian-American Catholics at Cleveland Catholic Fest

Nigerian-American Catholics at Cleveland Catholic Fest

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