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SOUL CITY CLEVELAND
Youth and families from Golden Ciphers Youth Development & Cultural Arts Center were the special guests for a VIP sneak peek screening of a segment from the upcoming independent documentary "SOUL CITY CLEVELAND" by film director Fanon Hill. The event also included a meet and greet with film focal point Shirley Cook, a jazz vocalist, and a captivating performance by Ms. Cook, Ed Ridley, Sunceray Tabler, and Jordan McBride!
SOUL CITY CLEVELAND focuses on Cleveland, Ohio's Black music icons—ages seventy and up— whose memory links the past and the future. Featuring legendary but under-recognized artists and figures such as Lou Ragland, Art Blakey, Shirley Cook, Wallace Coleman, George Hendricks, Vel Scott, Eugene Ross, and many more.
SOUL CITY CLEVELAND has partnered with community-based youth arts organizations and schools for each VIP sneak peek screening. VIP sneak peek screenings bridge generations and foster connections through the power of music and storytelling in partnership with Cleveland Rocks: Past, Present, and Future, the National Rites of Passage Institute, Black Child Journal, and the Youth Resiliency Institute. Special thanks to Mama Pam Hubbard and Anthony Hubbard!
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*Photos by Khairiya Reed
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Event Postponed - Saturday, February 25, 2023
The Mountain Movers Project, in partnership with The National Rites of Passage Institute, the Youth Resiliency Institute, Black Child Journal, and Sankofa Global
Presents a Black History Month Conversation with Black Warrior and Institution Builder—PAUL COATES
Saturday, February 25th Saturday
Friendly Inn Settlement House, Cleveland, Ohio
2386 Unwin Road
2 pm sharp.
Paul Coates is the Founder of Black Classic Press and Printing - the oldest and only
Black-owned and operated Digital Book Printing Company in the USA - Former Defense Captain of the Baltimore Black Panther Party and also the father of award-winning journalist and author Ta-Nehisi Coates.
Elder Coates will share his experiences, insights, and wisdom on Black Families, Black History, Black Books, Black Thought, self-determination, activism, and cooperative economics with the community.
The free event will include an opening musical libation by legendary Roots Reggae Band “THE WORD” led by Baba Afi-Nur Nkrumah and Featuring The Daughters of Light!
RSVP required: events@youthresiliencyinstitute.org
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Mountain Movers Project Launch Event
Dr. Haki Madhubuti
Keynote “Mountain Movers” Project Launch
55 Years of Black Literary Excellence
A partnership between The National Rites of Passage Institute (Ohio) and The Youth Resiliency Institute (Maryland), The Mountain Movers project is a cross-generational community arts project connecting youth in Cleveland, East Cleveland and Baltimore to local, national, and international Black art networks focused on the restitution of our African cultural heritage.
Saturday, December 10, 2022
Doors open at 1:30pm
Event starts at 2pm Sharp
Location: The Bop Stop 2920 Detroit Ave., Cleveland, OH 44113
FREE Event!
RSVP REQUIRED: events@youthresiliencyinstitute.org