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Promotional image for Ohio Celebrates Toni Morrison, featuring the word 'Beloved.' in written script and several black and white images of Morrison superimposed on a map of the Lake Erie shoreline and the outline of the state of Ohio. Additional text reads 'A Statewide Toni Morrison Celebration. From February 18, 2026 through February 18, 2027, Ohio will celebrate the life, literature, and legacy of Toni Morrison, Lorain, Ohio native and the first black woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature' above the Literary Cleveland and Ohio Humanities logos.

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Ohio to host statewide celebration of writer and Nobel Prize winner Toni Morrison

ByKiley Kinnard

Federation of State Humanities Councils granted preliminary injunction in lawsuit against NEH

ByKiley Kinnard

Federation of State Humanities Councils and Oregon Humanities file lawsuit against NEH and DOGE alleging illegal termination of grants to 56 state and jurisdictional humanities councils

ByKiley Kinnard

Mellon Foundation announces $15 Million emergency funding for humanities councils, including up to $250,000 for Ohio Humanities in response to federal funding cuts

ByKiley Kinnard

Midstory accepts the 2025 Descutner-Burnier Award for Excellence in the Public Humanities

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Ohio Humanities honors four Ohioans and a media outlet with inaugural awards for excellence in the humanities

ByKiley Kinnard

A group of children and a teacher gathered around a table making art.

ArtistYear launches first Ohio program at Columbus Global Academy with support from ServeOhio and Ohio Humanities

ByKiley Kinnard