April 24, 2010 RSS feed / Front Page

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Dr. Dorothy Height:

‘Godmother’ of the Civil Rights Movement, dead at 98
By Hazel Trice Edney, NNPA News Service, and Alexis K. Barnes, Howard University News Service
WASHINGTON (NNPA) - Dr. Dorothy R. Height, the civil rights icon and living legend whose name has for decades been synonymous with quest for justice, died at the Howard University Hospital Tuesday morning at the age of 98. More...

Brian Joiner benefit is Friday, April 23

A benefit for Cincinnati artist Brian Joiner is Friday, April 23, from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. at the studio of Mary Barr Rhodes above Carl Solway’s Gallery, 424 Findlay St, Studio 2B. More...

Bi-Okoto Summer Camp at Jordan's Crossing

African drum & dance, crafts, storytelling, field trips, and more! June 1 - Aug. 13, Mon.-Fri., 9am-3pm and extended care hours. Transportation included if registered by May 15. $85/week per child.. Call 513-221-6112 More...

Events

McDonald’s to sponsor Midwest Black Family Reunion

The Midwest Black Family Reunion has announced McDonald’s Restaurants of Greater Cincinnati as the event’s presenting sponsor for 2010. This year marks the 22nd anniversary of the event that will be held Aug. More...

Cancer Society encourages minorities to take action to save lives from cancer

National Minority Cancer Awareness Week is April 18-24, and the American Cancer Society invites all racial/ethnic communities to join in the fight for a world with less cancer and more birthdays (www.morebirthdays. com). More...

St. Al’s holds Community Yard Sale June 26

St. Aloysius Orphanage will hold its first Community Yard Sale on Saturday, June 26, from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m. on its Bond Hill campus at 4721 Reading Road. Yard sale spaces start at $20. St. More...

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Section B

OSMA awards Sens. Kearney and Coughlin Voice of Medicine Awards

Columbus –The Ohio State Medical Association (OSMA) awarded State Senators Kevin Coughlin and Eric Kearney with the Voice of Medicine Award at the association’s annual meeting in Columbus. More...

Heroes celebrated during 14th annual community recognition

The 14th Annual Heroes from the Hood celebration to recognize individuals who have demonstrated a love of community and service to others was April 1 at the Golden Corral on Ridge Road. The celebration, which is hosted annually by Rev. S.K. More...

Cincinnati family: discovery of WW II submarine wreckage where cousin died brings closure

By Dan Yount
The Cincinnati Herald

Myrtle Banks kept a photo of her sailor son Clyde Banks on her dresser at her home on Euclid Avenue in Corryville until the day she died in December 1978, said a niece, Patricia Howell-Jackson of Cincinnati, knowing only that he perished when the su More...

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Developer promises substantial inclusion in construction of downtown casino

A top official for the developer of what will be Cincinnati’s first casino on the 20-acre Broadway Commons site east of the Hamilton County government centers downtown, announced last week that strong emphasis would be placed on hiring minorit More...

Dr. Benjamin Hooks remembered as great American

By Pharoh Martin
NNPA National Correspondent

WASHINGTON (NNPA) - The news of the death of former NAACP Executive Director and CEO Benjamin Hooks has reverberated to the very core of America’s civil rights and political leadership, according to statements that poured into the NNPA News S More...

Zoo discount tickets at Kroger stores

The Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden has teamed up with area Kroger stores to offer discounted admission tickets. Area Kroger stores are offering $2 off adult and $1 off child single-day admission tickets. More...

Mother's Day Music

Join the New Vision United Methodist Women on Saturday May 8, from 6 p.m.-9 p.m. for dinner and fine music featuring Faye Shirley and Samuel O. Omoshebi. New Vision United Methodist Church 4400 Reading Road 513-961-4816 Donation: $25.00. More...

News

Receiver appointed to manage Avondale apartment buildings

The lives of residents at three apartment buildings in Avondale were somewhat back to normal last week after power, which had been out for a week due to the landlord’s failure to pay the electric bill, was restored to all buildings, and water More...

Jane Heimlich to discuss her autobiography in Library event

Out of Step (Orange Frazer Press) is the story of a poor little rich girl, an identical twin, and the daughter of the famous king and queen of ballroom dancing, Arthur and Kathryn Murray. More...

News Briefs

Sign up for girls softball Cincinnati Diamonds Girls Fast-Pitch Softball Sign ups. Ages 9 to 14. Call Coach Nina to register at 307-7702. YWCA offers special Mother’s Day tribute More...

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Health

Vaccinate children on schedule for best protection

Immunizations are one of the most effective ways to prevent serious illness in children and adults. More...

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Commentary

Vote for Princeton levy

Dear Editor: A vote for Princeton is a vote for our children. I am a product of Princeton City Schools. My siblings and I attended Woodlawn Elementary School, Princeton Middle School and Princeton High School. More...

The other health care crisis: more Blacks needed to donate bone marrow

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