October 22, 2011 RSS feed / Front Page

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A dream not deferred

By Courtney Myrick The Cincinnati Herald
(Courtney Myrick, assistant editor at The Cincinnati Herald, rode the bus filled with other Cincinnatians to events last weekend in Washington, D.C. Her report follows.) More...

Police chief heads BRIDGES Walk

BRIDGES for a Just Community invites the entire Greater Cincinnati region to participate in the 13th Annual “BRIDGES Walk for a Just Community and Freedom Run” that will be held on Saturday, Oct. 29. More...

ALLIANCE ACADEMY OF CINCINNATI RECEIVES

Alliance Academy of Cincinnati, a tuition-free public charter school, recently received the “School Improvement” award at the Fourth Annual Ohio Alliance for Public Charter Schools state conference. More...

Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth local memorial program is Oct. 29 at Greater New Light Baptist

A local memorial program in memory of Rev. Fred L. Shuttlesworth is Saturday, Oct. 29, 2-6:30 p.m. at Greater New Light Baptist Church, 710 North Fred Shuttlesworth Circle. Choir rehearsal for event will be at 5 p.m., Oct. 27 at the church. More...

College named recipient of $500,000 donation in memory of Rev. Shuttlesworth

Cincinnati State President O’dell M. Owens announced Oct. 13 a $500,000 donation to the college from Dick Weiland in memory of the Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth. More...

Revelation Missionary Baptist celebrates 90th year

Revelation Missionary Baptist Church, at 1556 John St. in the West End, celebrates its 90th anniversary October 23. The celebration features two national Gospel groups: the Sensational Keys of Harmony from Columbus and the Fo-Mo-Brothers. More...

Events

HERALD CALENDAR

By Crystal Kendrick

Special Events and Exhibits Through Oct 22: Cincinnati Children’s Theater presents The Wizard of Oz. Taft Theater. www.ticketmaster.com Oct 21-22: CINCINNATI PARKS MAGIC FOREST HALLOWEEN HIKES. More...

Mercy Neighborhood Ministries Fourth Annual “Taste of the Neighborhood”

Mercy Neighborhood Ministries Fourth Annual “Taste of the Neighborhood” will be held Sunday, October 30th from Noon – 3pm at the Alumni Hall of Purcell Marian High School in East Walnut Hills. The “Taste” offers something for everyone. More...

VLT Academy reaches out to community

VLT Academy at 1100 Sycamore St. in Downtown Cincinnati will be reaching out to the community by offering free hot dogs and lemonade to the public from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 5, at the school. More...

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Section B

YMCA Teen Achievers kick off program

Dr. Odell Owens, president of Cincinnati State Technical and Community College, joined the YMCA of Greater Cincinnati and its volunteers in welcoming students to a program aimed at inspiring their success. More...

Voter's Guide

The Cincinnati Herald sent a survey to candidates and asked three questions: 1. Tell us about your background. 2. What are your three priorities? 3. Why should the African American community vote for you? More...

New `Women’s Book' inspires

The Women’s Book will release its second printed directory in Cincinnati Oct. 19 from 6 to 8:30 p.m. at the Elements Conference and Event Center, 11974 Lebanon Road (Route 42), 45241, 6-8:30 p.m. More...

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Get Ready! To Live, Learn and Lead!

This is the theme of the Mid-Western Region’s cluster area work day for Jack and Jill of America, Inc. to be held on October 28 and 29 in downtown Cincinnati’s Hyatt Regency Hotel. More...

Psychology of Black Unemployment

By Cynthia E. Griffin

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Herald's Inez Barnes is aYMCA Achiever

Inez Barnes, page designer for The Cincinnati Herald is one of the YMCA Achievers this year. More...

Carl H. Lindner Jr. - A Celebration Tour

To commemorate and celebrate the life of Carl H. Lindner, Jr., a parade will take place through his beloved Cincinnati, Norwood and other local communities on Friday, October 21, 2011. Mr. More...

Jim Crow era sign shows blatant racism

The appearance of a “White Only’’ sign at a Cincinnati apartment complex swimming pool is “a blatant example of what too frequently happens in current housing discrimination in Cincinnati,’’ says Elizabeth Brown, e More...

Carl Lindner’s generosity touched many in the Black community

By Dan Yount The Cincinnati Herald

Carl Henry Lindner Jr., a beloved Cincinnati billionaire businessman and philanthropist who died Monday at age 92, spread his generosity throughout Cincinnati’s African American community. More...

News

Clifton Internet Café Helps Decrease the Pay Gap

According to the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, an electrician makes nearly twice as much as a cashier, a waitress, and a nurse's aide. However, less than 5% of all electricians are women. More...

Cincinnati Children's Launches Community Health Improvement Initiative

Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center is launching a long-term community initiative targeted at improving children's health in five specific areas: asthma, early childhood development, infant mortality, injury prevention and childhood obesi More...

Innovating Integrative Oncology: New Science, New Solutions “the focus is the patient”

Innovating Integrative Oncology: New Science, New Solutions “the focus is the patient” Cleveland, Ohio. I am at the side of Helen asking you to join this year’s Society for Integrative Oncology by attending the Eighth International Conference. More...

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Sports

Winton Woods running back is LaRosa MVP

Forest Park—Winton Woods High School senior running back Aaron Kemper was the LaRosa’s MVP of the Week on October 4, 2011. As a junior, the 5’6”, 200 pound football player led the division in rushing with 1,704 yards, scoring 30 touchdowns. More...

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Commentary

Silver Lining in Obama Poll Numbers

By George Curry, NNPA columnist

We are reminded almost daily that President Obama’s favorable poll numbers are at an all-time low. While that is unmistakably true, that’s only half of the picture. Let’s first take a look at the numbers. More...

Cultivating the fine art of casual loafing

Rev. James L. Snyder

Storm clouds were brewing like fresh morning coffee in the normally placid parsonage this past week. I will not say that things got out of hand, which is not to say they did not. I just will not say. More...

Prerequisites for Fundraising Success – Part Two

Fundraising success depends on volunteer leadership. More...

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