Dominion East Ohio Posted February 16th 2012 (PHOTO: RODNEY BROWN PHOTOGRAPHY (L-R) Anne Bomar, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Dominion East Ohio Tianna O’Neal – Charles F. Brush High School, essay contest winner Serenity Sanders – SuccessTech Academy, essay contest winner Mikal Zeidenstein – Boardman high School, essay contest winner Major Shawna R. Kimbrell, [...]

Delish.com Posted February 13th 2012   Use our best chocolate recipes, dinner ideas, tips, and tricks to add some delicious romance to your Valentine’s Day. Valentine’s Dinner In Under One Hour From indulgent steamed lobster to a twist on fried chicken, these portioned-for-two dinners are ready in a hurry. CLICK HERE AND CELEBRATE VALENTINES DAY [...]

TheRoot.com By Henry Louis Gates Jr Posted February 6th 2012   An exclusive peek at photos from Henry Louis Gates Jr.’s compendium, Life Upon These Shores.   How do you tell the entire story of the black experience in America? Life Upon These Shores: Looking at African American History, 1513-2008, by The Root‘s editor-in-chief, Henry [...]

TheWrap.com By Tim Molloy Posted February 3rd 2012   Bounce TV will honor Don Cornelius with a seven-hour “Soul Train” marathon Saturday. The marathon will begin with the show’s first episode and conclude with his final episode as host. It will be hosted by TLC‘s Chilli. Cornelius, 75, was found dead of a gunshot wound [...]

mxoentertainment.com Posted February 1st 2012 Carter Godwin Woodson was born on December 19, 1875 in New Canton, in Buckingham County, Virginia, to parents who were formerly enslaved. He was instrumental in bringing professional recognition to the study of African American history during a period when most historians held the opinion that African Americans were a [...]

MadamNoire.com By Brande Victorian Posted January 20th 2012     CHECK OUT THE PRESIDEN SINGING AL GREEN Feeling the spirit of the Apollo theater, President Obama briefly broke into a verse of “Let’s Stay Together” before speaking to a crowd at the Harlem fundraiser yesterday. Al Green performed before the president took the stage and [...]

City of Cleveland Posted January 19th 2012   CLEVELAND – As part of the Sustainable Cleveland 2019 initiative, the Mayor’s Office of Sustainability is kicking off the “Year of Local Foods” by hosting a Local Food Fair on January 20, 2012 from 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. in the Cleveland City Hall Rotunda. The event [...]

RainbowPush.org By Reverend Jesse Jackson Posted January 14th 2012   New Hampshire’s primary grabs headlines today, but if history is any guide, the Jan. 21 South Carolina primary will play a far greater role in determining the Republican winner. Of that state’s population, 28 percent are African American, and could be a major factor in [...]

Consortium of African American Organizations By Gina Hobbs Posted December 9th 2011     Cleveland, OH – Fifteen students from 13 schools and 3 different counties have been working diligently for the past five months, in a series of four-hour long ideation sessions, developing and researching three innovative product concepts based on LCD, Kinetic energy, [...]

Downtown Cleveland Alliance Posted November 27th 2011 Every year, Northeast Ohio welcomes in the holiday season with the sights and sounds of Winterfest, the annual holiday lighting ceremony right on Public Square! Events for the whole family  take place throughout the day, including free horse-drawn carriage rides, the Radio Disney Stage Show, live holiday concerts [...]