The Djembe Project

Midtown Wednesdays: Building Quality, Connected Places: Envisioning a NEO African American Cultural Center

Date: February 22, 2006
Time: 5:00 P.M. to 6:45 P.M.
Place: Myers University, Chester campus
3921 Chester Ave.
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In 1915 a pair of Oberlin graduates, Russell and Rowena Woodham Jelliffe, established a place where people of different races, creeds and religions could seek cultural excellence together. The location later became known as Karamu House.

Join us to celebrate Cleveland's rich history of African American institutions continuing to strengthen culture and history.

Be a part of envisioning a new African American Cultural Center and brainstorming new ways of sharing knowledge and resources for a dynamic entrepreneurial place in NEO.

Forum Contributors:

Eugene Cranford, Moody Nolan
Linda Henrichsen, City of Cleveland Planning Commission
Nancy Nolan Jones, Director, The Cleveland African American Museum
Gerry McClamy, Director, Karamu House

Moderator: Ed Morrison, I-Open

Strengthening cultural networks across the country:

A site was selected for the new Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture adjacent to the National Monument and across the street from the National Museum of American History. Learn more here.

The African American Cultural Center in Pittsburgh preserves the art, culture and history of African Americans in Pittsburgh and the people of African descent throughout the world.

Visit the Martin Luther King, Jr. Cultural Center at the University of Kentucky here.

Coming up: Wednesday, March 1: Technology, Learning and Visualization

Time: 5:00 P.M. - 6:45 P.M.
Place: FUTURE: Center for Design and Technology Transfer
The Cleveland Institute of Art
MC Bldg, 11610 Euclid Ave
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