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Lincoln School Screening @ Case Western

Case Western Reserve Law School 11075 East Blvd., Cleveland, Ohio

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

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Lincoln School Showing @ Atlanta Black History Film Festival

South Annex 5600 Stonewall Tell Rd, South Fulton, Georgia

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 Story Documentary Screening

Lincoln School Screening @ the Esquire Theater

The Esquire Theater 320 Ludlow Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio

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

The five plaintiffs in Clemons v. Board of Education and their attorneys stand in court on Sept. 29, 1954 while on their precedent-shattering mission. Front row, left to right: Plaintiffs Elsie Steward, Roxie Clemons, Zella Cumberland and Gertrude Clemons. Back row, left to right: Attorney Russell L. Carter, plaintiff Norma Rollins and attorneys Constance Baker Motley and James H. McGee. Photo by Harvey Eugene Smith of AP

Lincoln School Documentary Airs on CET

CET Broadcast

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

The five plaintiffs in Clemons v. Board of Education and their attorneys stand in court on Sept. 29, 1954 while on their precedent-shattering mission. Front row, left to right: Plaintiffs Elsie Steward, Roxie Clemons, Zella Cumberland and Gertrude Clemons. Back row, left to right: Attorney Russell L. Carter, plaintiff Norma Rollins and attorneys Constance Baker Motley and James H. McGee. Photo by Harvey Eugene Smith of AP

Lincoln School Screening @ New Parkway Theater

New Parkway Theater 474 24th St, Oakland, California

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

Laura Meckler in Conversation

Virtual

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

Mexican Americans and school integration Humanities Kansas

Humanities Kansas: “Beyond Brown: Mexican Struggles for Equality Before and After Brown v. Board”

Online

Humanities Kansas is also hosting a series of programming celebrating the 70th anniversary of Brown v. Board of Ed! Dr. Valerie Mendoza, historian and adviser at Kansas City Kansas Community College, will look at the ways the Latino communities banded together to fight discrimination and demand equal protection under the law, focusing special attention on Kansas examples. Registration is required ... Read More

Jerry Craft, author of New Kid

WeREAD Book Discussion: New Kid (part 1)

Westerville Public Library Uptown 126 South State Street, Westerville, Ohio

Read the graphic novel New Kid by Jerry Craft, then dive into rich conversations about racial identity, code-switching, marginalizing behaviors, and the emotions associated with them. The first session will cover the first half of the book. The second session will cover the second half of the book. Attendance is welcome but not required for both sessions.  Register for this event here. ... Read More

Brown at 70 Lincoln School Marchers

Ohio Black Judges Association Annual Meeting

Franklin County Hall of Justice 369 South High Street, Columbus, Ohio

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

Jerry Craft, author of New Kid

Online WeREAD Book Discussion: New Kid (part 1)

Virtual

Read the graphic novel New Kid by Jerry Craft, then dive into rich conversations about racial identity, code-switching, marginalizing behaviors, and the emotions associated with them. The first session will cover the first half of the book. The second session will cover the second half of the book. Attendance is welcome but not required for both sessions.  Register for this event here. ... Read More

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