June 26, 2010 RSS feed / Front Page

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West End menace, the Tot Lot Posse, broken up

Federal, state and local law enforcement officials Tuesday announced the results of an 18-month joint investigation of criminal activity involving a gang known as the Tot Lot Posse in Cincinnati’s West End community. More...

Red Cross Haiti relief

The American Red Cross today announced its long-term recovery plan for spending the rest of the nearly $400 million it has received in Haiti donations. Haiti, was devastated by a 7.0 magnitude earthquake on Jan. 12. More...

Morris Williams receives National Community Reinvestment Coalition’s Achievement Award

Morris Williams, convener, Hamilton County Community Reinvestment Group, Cincinnati, was the recipient of the William H. Proxmire Award at the National Community Reinvestment Coalition’s national conference in March in Washington, D.C. More...

Kay Barksdale awarded honorary doctorate of sacred music

Cincinnati’s renowned gospel singer Kay Francis L. More...

Events

Gifted young artists perform scholarship benefit

The Lewis Danforth Scholarship Ministry of The Greater New Hope Missionary Baptist Church proudly presents Praise With Purpose, a concert featuring Cincinnati’s best young, gifted performing artists. This special concert is at 5 p.m. More...

Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg final performance June 26

Cincinnati Opera presents its final performance of Richard Wagner’s heartwarming Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg (“The Master Singers of Nuremberg”) Saturday, June 26. More...

Event to feature a director of Morehouse Martin Luther King Jr. Collection

As part of its ongoing mission to engage the community in dialogue that creates positive social change, Union Institute & University (UI&U) will present the Second Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Legacy Luncheon, a collaboration of the UI&U Ph.D. More...

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Section B

World Cup brings demands

With thousands of World Cup revelers thronging the streets of South Africa, and all eyes riveted on the games, labor unions are seizing the time to push normally reluctant employers to raise their low wages and provide needed benefits. More...

Respond to attempt to distort King Dream

Black Civil Rights leaders are furious that they will not be able to organize a march to commemorate the 47th anniversary of the historic March on Washington where it happened this year because infamous right wing Fox News personality and radio More...

Jackson dicusses BP spill

Rev. Jesse Jackson called on British Petroleum to do more to help Black fishermen affected by the enormous oil spill currently consuming the region during an address to Black newspaper publishers June 18. More...

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Smiley gets political during financial seminar introduction

By Dan Yount The Cincinnati Herald

Broadcaster, author, and activist Tavis Smiley, in town to kick off the opening of his America I AM: The African American Imprint exhibit at Cincinnati Museum Center Friday, turned to politics while speaking at the free Nationwide On Your Side financ More...

Kearney kicks off re-election campaign

The public is invited to help State Sen. Eric Kearney kick off his re-election campaign at 3 p.m. Saturday, June 26, at 3:30 p.m. at Jordan Crossing in Bond Hill. He will be joined by Congressman Steve Driehaus. More...

Gospel Showcase

The Gospel Showcase will be performing at the Corinthian Baptist Church on June 27 at 4 p.m. The performance will be featuring the Cincinnati Mass Choir, Pastor Mack, and the Corinthian Baptist Church Voices of Corinthian. More...

Kearney’s children’s health legislation signed into law

State Senator Eric H. Kearney (D-Cincinnati) was present June 18 for Governor Strickland’s signing of the Healthy Choices for Healthy Children legislation, also known as Senate Bill 210. More...

Reducing violence in Cincinnati

Herbert Brown, a co-chair of Cincinnati Initiative to Reduce Violence, at a press conference Tuesday praised the law enforcement team work and community effect that led to the arrest of key members of a violent, drug-dealing West End gang. More...

News

Ask The Money Lady

Seniors, their children and real estate
Michelle Y. Graves “The Money Lady” F

For most Americans real estate represents the largest single asset in one’s personal financial portfolio. More...

closing the health gap

Growing power

Gardening: a new idea? No way! Gardening, farming, finding ways to grow our own food and support our communities- all of these things have been around for centuries. More...

Winburn wants to ‘clean house’ at city retirement fund office

Cincinnati City Councilmember Charlie Winburn is calling on the newly proposed Cincinnati Retirement System (CRS) Board of Trustees recommended by Vice-Mayor Qualls and approved by City Council to replace all of the CRS investment managers and consul More...

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Sports

Reds have legitimate All-Stars

By Conrad Clowers The Cincinnati Herald

It’s that time of year when some will get screwed and others can make the team on simple name recognition. It happens in every sport on every all-star team.. The 2010 MLB All Star game is just a little more than three weeks away. More...

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Obituaries

Mosell Gaston prepared elaborate dinners

Mosell Gaston, a former Wright Aeronautical employee during World War II, died May 9, 2010. She was 95. Mrs. Gaston was born in Macon, Ga. on Aug. 12, 1914, to parents Mary Dunn Gaston and Moses Gaston. More...

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Commentary

Reflections on the America I AM exhibit

By Jenifer Moore Herald Contributor

Noted African American scholar and activist W.E.B DuBois asked 100 years ago--- “Would America have been America without her Negro people?” The question, simple in form, yet complex in historical analysis is one that seeks to find a place More...

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