Celebrate Black History with THE ooc
February 12, 2021
We are excited to celebrate Black History Month with you by spotlighting the local grassroots leaders, heroes, and role models who are living out Black History in Ohio — past, present and future.
28 days is nowhere near enough time to honor the significant role that Black Americans have played in shaping our country’s history. Even so, the month of February serves as a public affirmation of the essential contributions that African-Americans have made in our country and their continued fight for racial justice.
It’s essential for Black Americans to have pride in their heritage. Black is excellence, joy, resilience, and being outspoken. Black comes in all shades of melanated greatness.
Black history is American history. Our history. This country would not exist without the historic contribution and leadership of countless Black leaders, inventors, revolutionaries, and trailblazers who have forged a powerful legacy of resistance and paved the way for a multiracial democracy.
Join us as we celebrate Black History from the perspective of Black grassroots organizers living it. Check out our #LivingBlackHistory series below:
Celeste Treece - Cincinnati organizer, business owner, and The Heights Movement leader
Dr. Julialynne Walker - Columbus food justice activist, community organizer and gardener
Carlton Collins - My Brothers Keeper Lincoln Heights leader, educator, and entrepreneur based in Columbus
Pastor Michael Harrison - Union Baptist Church pastor and faith leader in Youngstown
Greg West - Founder, CEO, and Vice President of the Board at Felons With A Future
Daronce Daniels - Member of Council for the Village of Lincoln Heights and Executive Director of The Heights Movement
