Tag Archives: black history month

• News

  Portraits in Black History

  This is a milestone year for a Cleveland organization with a main mission of fighting racial discrimination. Fox 8′s Maria…
• Entertainment

  ‘Women Who Rock’: Janet Jackson

  Born in 1966, Janet Jackson grew up in one of the most famous entertainment families of all time. Despite the…
• Entertainment

  Portraits in Black History

  She worked tirelessly toward the betterment of single, African-American in Cleveland. What she started 100 years ago, still exists today….
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  ‘Women Who Rock’: Sheila E.

  Sheila E. made her concert debut with her father, Latin jazz legend Pete Escovedo, when she was just 5 years…
• Entertainment

  ‘Women Who Rock’: Donna Summer

  LaDonna Andrea Gaines, who would later become Donna Summer, was born in Boston in 1948. Raised on gospel music in the…
• Featured

  Portraits of Black History

  Destini, a fifth grader at Horizon Science Academy, tells us what black history means to her.
• Entertainment

  ‘Women Who Rock’: Tina Turner

  Tina Turner (born Anna Mae Bullock) was born on November 26, 1939, in Brownsville, Tennessee. After moving to St. Louis…
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  Portraits of Black History

  Lucius, a fifth grader at Horizon Science Academy, tells us about what black history means to him.
• News

  Tuskegee Airman Honored

  East Cleveland City Schools held a luncheon Friday to honor a former Tuskegee Airman. The event was held so students…
• News

  Portraits of Black History

  The Allen E. Cole Exhibit at the Western Reserve Historical Society chronicles the experience of black Clevelanders from 1920s to…
• Entertainment

  ‘Women Who Rock’: Mavis Staples

  Mavis Staples started her career in 1950 when she was just 11 years old. She sang with her family in…
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  Portraits of Black History

  Brice, a third grader at Horizon Science Academy, tells us about what black history means to him.