Judge William McClain, who broke barriers as a lawyer and judge in Hamilton County, died shortly after noon Tuesday, Feb. 4, while surrounded by family members. He was 101. Read more in The Cincinnati Herald here:
To enter into Alisa Riley’s Head Start classroom at Winton Hills Academy in Winton Terrace, is like entering into another world – one of lights and brightness, surrounded by colorful expressions of positive self-images, computers and loads of engaging and appealing learning centers. But the shining star that makes the difference, creates the caring atmosphere […]
The Ohio State University will make history today. The Columbus Dispatch reports the acclaimed university will officially name Dr. Michael Drake its new president later this morning. The 64-year-old ophthalmologist was previously the Chancellor of the University of California in Irvine. He held the position since 2005. Prior to being the Chancellor at UC Irvine, Drake was the vice […]
As soon as I heard the news that Fred Shutlesworth had passed away, I knew that I needed to talk to Andrew M. Manis. Andrew spent 10 years writing, arguably, the definitive biography on the late Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth, ” A Fire That You Can’t Hold” If you flip to the back jacket of the […]
P. Ann stops by to congratulate the Honorable Judge Nadine Allen.
Not only did Wendell P. Dabney break ground for the Cincinnati chapter of the NAACP, he also broke ground for the first Cincinnati newspaper aimed to the African American community.
Chuck Harmon spent 7 years switching from one minor league team to another, when in 1954 he debuted with the Reds as the first African-American on the team.
Gospel artist and Cincinnati native Darwin Hobbs is a living example of how Cincinnatians find the path to success, no matter what the struggle.
Donald Lawrence is one of the many music artists whose journey to success has stopped through Cincinnati.
