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2022 Press Releases

September 1, 2022

Freedom Center celebrates International Underground Railroad Month

August 4, 2022

Biden signs bill for coin to commemorate legacy of Harriet Tubman

August 1, 2022

Statement on the legacy of NBA legend and activist Bill Russell

July 19, 2022

‘Free as they want to be’ examines the legacy and aftermath of slavery

July 11, 2022

Greater Cincinnati Foundation announces $100,000 challenge grant for Freedom Center

June 25, 2022

Statement on the decision to overturn Roe v. Wade

June 23, 2022

Statement on the Forest Hills School District decision to ban anti-racist curriculum and training

June 14, 2022

Statement on the signing of HB340

June 7, 2022

Freedom Center celebrates Juneteenth with evening event, spoken word performances and more

May 15, 2022

“I’m Listening…” encourages stronger police-community relations

May 15, 2022

Statement on the racially-motivated attack in Buffalo

April 7, 2022

Statement on the confirmation of Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson

March 29, 2022

Freedom Center exhibition showcases work of incarcerated artists to inspire systemic change

March 22, 2022

Ongoing systems failure alters Freedom Center and Cincinnati Museum Center reopening

March 15, 2022

Freedom Center and Cincinnati Museum Center announce weeklong closure

March 15, 2022

Freedom Center receives national recognition for excellence, achieves reaccreditation by American Alliance of Museums

March 10, 2022

Freedom Center mourns the loss of renowned historian Carl Westmoreland

March 8, 2022

Statement on Emmett Till Anti-Lynching Act

March 4, 2022

Statement on the crisis in Ukraine

March 3, 2022

Freedom Center scholarship contest asks: What kind of ancestor will you be?

March 1, 2022

Freedom Center and LADD launch Freedom Film Series

February 18, 2022

Freedom Center supports bill that would perpetuate legacy of prominent freedom hero

February 17, 2022

Freedom Center nominated one of nation’s top history museums

February 15, 2022

Freedom Center tells story of nation’s first African American lawyer

January 27, 2022

Concert, lectures headline Black History Month at the Freedom Center

January 26, 2022

Fifth Third Foundation provides free admission to Freedom Center on select dates

January 13, 2022

Freedom Center adds new board members, elects Kenneth Robinson board chair

January 6, 2022

Freedom Center offering free admission for MLK Day

Previous Press Releases

March 15, 2021

National Underground Railroad Freedom Center supports legislation to mint Harriet Tubman coin Copy

December 27, 2021

The National Underground Railroad Freedom Center reflects on the life of Archbishop Desmond Tutu

December 10, 2021

Freedom Center to receive Miami University’s prestigious Freedom Summer of ’64 Award

December 14, 2021

Freedom Center brings together experts and activists to celebrate the lessons of Martin Luther King, Jr.

December 6, 2021

Statement on the induction of Bud Fowler and Buck O’Neil into the National Baseball Hall of Fame

October 17, 2021

Amal and George Clooney, Bryan Stevenson and John Lewis honored by Freedom Center

September 17, 2021

Statement on Ohio House Bills 322 and 327

September 1, 2021

Visual metaphors give voice to social justice issues in new exhibition at Freedom Center

August 28, 2021

Statement on Voting Rights

July 16, 2021

Truth and Reconciliation Visual Art Exhibition opens today

July 10, 2021

National Underground Railroad Freedom Center bestows OTR International Film Festival’s inaugural Freedom Award

June 10, 2021

New exhibition uses quilts to encourage healing and storytelling in face of racism

May 25, 2021

Reflecting on a year since the death of George Floyd

May 25, 2021

Freedom Center joining national Juneteenth celebration

May 21, 2021

Freedom Center voted #2 history museum in the nation

May 19, 2021

Freedom Center and Cincinnati Museum Center offering free COVID-19 vaccines May 22 & 29

May 18, 2021

National Underground Railroad Freedom Center announces 2021 International Freedom Conductor Award honorees

May 6, 2021

Virtual discussions explore race relations 20 years after Timothy Thomas’s death

April 15, 2021

National Underground Railroad Freedom Center finalist for 2021 best history museum

April 14, 2021

Statement on the killing of Daunte Wright

March 17, 2021

Statement on the attacks against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders

February 24, 2021

Freedom Center and First Financial Bank team up to develop financial literacy training

January 13, 2021

Statement on the Capitol insurrection January 6, 2021

January 6, 2021

Freedom Center honors legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

December 24, 2020

Statement on the murder of Andre’ Hill

December 17, 2020

Statement on Major League Baseball’s Decision Regarding the Negro Leagues

November 5, 2020

Freedom Center and Ten Thousand Villages launch museum store partnership

October 27, 2020

Statement on the murder of Walter Wallace, Jr.

October 7, 2020

Freedom Center reopens in-exhibit theaters and Implicit Bias Learning Lab Oct. 14

September 22, 2020

National Underground Railroad Freedom Center hosts virtual discussion with Gloria Steinem

September 19, 2020

Statement on Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg

August 24, 2020

Statement on the police shootings of Jacob Blake and Trayford Pellerin

August 20, 2020

Statement on the homophobic slur used on August 19, 2020

June 15, 2020

Freedom Center joins with museums coast-to-coast to launch BLKFREEDOM.org

June 12, 2020

National Underground Railroad Freedom Center sets July 24 reopening date

May 30, 2020

Statement on local and national protests

May 27, 2020

Statement on George Floyd

April 3, 2020

National Underground Railroad Freedom Center extends closure through May 11

March 18, 2020

Freedom Center expanding online resources during closure

March 5, 2020

New exhibition tells story of Underground Railroad through storybook illustrations

February 5, 2020

Award-winning stage play Anne & Emmett comes to Cincinnati

December 19, 2019

Freedom Rider and Activist Keynotes National Underground Railroad Freedom Center’s Annual King Legacy Awards Breakfast

November 15, 2019

National Underground Railroad Freedom Center Welcomes New President

November 8, 2019

National Underground Railroad Freedom Center Announces Free Admission to Special Exhibition MEN OF CHANGE on Veterans Day

October 10, 2019

National Underground Railroad Freedom Center to Host Freedom Summer: Then, Now and the Future Mini-Conference

August 16, 2019

Freedom Center and Ford Motor Company Fund Announces Programming Associated with “Men of Change” Exhibition

August 9, 2019

Freedom Center with Ford Motor Company Fund Announces Finalists in the Men of Courage Cincinnati Barbershop Challenge

July 24, 2019

National Underground Railroad Freedom Center Honors Recipients with Everyday Freedom Heroes Awards Presented by Delta Air Lines

June 27, 2019

National Underground Railroad Freedom Center Announces Everyday Freedom Heroes Awards Presented by Delta Air Lines

June 10, 2019

National Underground Railroad Freedom Center Announces New Exhibit, “Men of Change: Power. Triumph. Truth.”

May 28, 2019

National Underground Railroad Freedom Center Announces Freedom 55: Freedom Lecture Series with Bob Moses and Dave Dennis

May 14, 2019

National Underground Railroad Freedom Center Extends 2019 Freedom 55: Oratorical Contest Application Deadline

May 10, 2019

National Underground Railroad Freedom Center Unveils New Corporate Partnership Program

March 29, 2019

National Underground Railroad Freedom Center Announces New Exhibit, We Who Believe in Freedom

March 22, 2019

Kroger’s Zero Hunger | Zero Waste Initiative to Sponsor Schooled on Freedom

March 14, 2019

National Underground Railroad Freedom Center to Host Freedom 55: Blues Concert with Marquise Knox, plus Ben Levin

March 12, 2019

Freedom Center to Host Freedom 55: Music Moved the Movement Blues Discussion with Bobby Rush and Marquise Knox

March 5, 2019

National Underground Railroad Freedom Center to Host Freedom 55: The Crossroads of Identity and Experiences in the LGBTQ Community

February 25, 2019

National Underground Railroad Freedom Center to Host Freedom 55: Mississippi’s Exiled Daughter with Brenda Travis

February 20, 2019

National Underground Railroad Freedom Center to Host Freedom 55: Freedom Lecture Series with Charles Cobb

February 12, 2019

National Underground Railroad Freedom Center Announces Complimentary General Admission for the Remainder of February

February 7, 2019

National Underground Railroad Freedom Center to Host Community Conversation: Race, Education & Social Realities

January 30, 2019

National Underground Railroad Freedom Center Announces Updated Operating Hours

January 25, 2019

National Underground Railroad Freedom Center to Host Freedom 55: Remembering Emmett Till Discussion with Filmmaker Keith Beauchamp

January 15, 2019

National Underground Railroad Freedom Center Announces “Freedom 55” Program Series

January 9, 2019

National Underground Railroad Freedom Center Celebrates the Continued Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

November 5, 2018

National Underground Railroad Freedom Center Names Vice President of Institutional Advancement and Director of Development

November 2, 2018

National Underground Railroad Freedom Center Announces New Board Appointment

October 4, 2018

Dr. Jakobi Williams to Lead Racial Coalition Politics Community Conversation at National Underground Railroad Freedom Center

October 27, 2018

National Underground Railroad Freedom Center Issues Statement in Response to Hate Crimes

October 22, 2018

Two National Underground Railroad Freedom Center Youth Docents Join Smithsonian Secretary’s Youth Advisory Council

October 20, 2018

National Underground Railroad Freedom Center extends MANDELA: THE JOURNEY TO UBUNTU through March 1, 2019

October 9, 2018

National Underground Railroad Freedom Center Announces New Board Appointment

October 3, 2018

National Underground Railroad Freedom Center Recognized for Marketing Excellence

September 19, 2018

National Underground Railroad Freedom Center Accepting Applications for the 2019 Youth Docent Program

September 18, 2018

National Underground Railroad Freedom Center Joins Smithsonian Magazine’s 14th Annual Museum Day

August 30, 2018

National Underground Railroad Freedom Center Announces MANDELA: THE JOURNEY TO UBUNTU Programming

August 27, 2018

National Underground Railroad Freedom Center Announces September 22 Emancipation Day Programming

August 17, 2018

National Underground Railroad Freedom Center Hosts Education is Freedom, Freedom is Change

August 15, 2018

National Underground Railroad Freedom Center Hosts Back to School Youth Symposium: Welcome to My World

August 8, 2018

The Katalyst Group and National Underground Railroad Freedom Center Announce the Launch of WorldVUE

August 2, 2018

National Underground Railroad Freedom Center Hosts Picture Freedom Awards Ceremony Saturday, August 11

July 18, 2018

MANDELA: THE JOURNEY TO UBUNTU Returns to the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center in September

July 13, 2018

National Underground Railroad Freedom Center Extends Confederacy Exhibitions through the Weekend

June 29, 2018

Weekly “Breathe Free” Screening at National Underground Railroad Freedom Center

June 22, 2018

National Underground Railroad Freedom Center to Responds to Family Separation and Detention at the Border

June 21, 2018

National Underground Railroad Freedom Center to Exhibit The Columbus Crossing Borders Project

June 19, 2018

National Underground Railroad Freedom Center Announces New Operating Hours

May 25, 2018

National Underground Railroad Freedom Center to Host Speak & Sign Series with Rochelle Riley

May 24, 2018

National Underground Railroad Freedom Center to Host JOSIAH Film Screening and Discussion

May 23, 2018

National Underground Railroad Freedom Center Announces Summer Sunday Hours

May 16, 2018

National Underground Railroad Freedom Center Announces Deputy Director Jacqueline K. Dace

May 14, 2018

Community Conversation Series Continues at the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center May 17

May 8, 2018

National Underground Railroad Freedom Center Hosts Save My Seoul in Partnership with Polaris

May 3, 2018

National Underground Railroad Freedom Center Open on Mondays in May

April 27, 2018

National Underground Railroad Freedom Center Announces New Board Appointment

April 25, 2018

National Underground Railroad Freedom Center Hosts A Journey Beyond Diversity Towards Cultural Proficiency Training for Educators

April 9, 2018

National Underground Railroad Freedom Center to Honor Mavis Staples with Everyday Freedom Hero Award

March 22, 2018

National Underground Railroad Freedom Center Announces New Board Appointment

March 21, 2018

National Underground Railroad Freedom Center Hosts MLK50: Where Do We Go From Here?

March 7, 2018

National Underground Railroad Freedom Center Announces New Exhibits, Confederate Currency: The Color of Money and Confederate Memory: Symbols, Controversy & Legacy March 5, 2018

March 2, 2018

National Underground Railroad Freedom Center Celebrates Women’s History Month Throughout March

February 20, 2018

National Underground Railroad Freedom Center Begins Women’s History Month with John & Francie Pepper Freedom Lecture Series

February 12, 2018

National Underground Railroad Freedom Center to Host “Shine a Light Open Mic”, February 22

February 7, 2018

The 12th Annual African American Quiz Bowl and Gallery Talk Series at the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center

January 18, 2018

The Green Book Chronicles Screening and Discussion at National Underground Railroad Freedom Center February 1

January 5, 2018

Staring Slavery in the Face: Libya & Beyond to be Hosted at the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center January 31

January 2, 2018

National Underground Railroad Freedom Center Announces Dion Brown as New President

December 29, 2017

National Underground Railroad Freedom Center Announces New Board Members & Officers

December 13, 2017

National Underground Railroad Freedom Center Commemorates Continuing Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

November 10, 2017

Veterans Receive Free Admission to National Underground Railroad Freedom Center Through November 30

October 11, 2017

Bernard and Shirley Kinsey to Speak at Exhibit Opening Reception

October 9, 2017

The National Underground Railroad Freedom Center To Host “Freedom After Five”

September 14, 2017

American Ulysses Author Ronald C. White to Speak at National Underground Railroad Freedom Center

September 12, 2017

Gallery Talk Series Features National Underground Railroad Freedom Center Staff

September 7, 2017

Educator Open House: An Inspiring Evening of Freedom at the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center

September 6, 2017

National Underground Railroad Freedom Center Accepting Applications for 2018 Youth Docents

August 31, 2017

National Underground Railroad Freedom Center to Host I AM JANE DOE Screening

August 22, 2017

Exhibition Schedule Redefines African American Identity & Representation in History & the Arts

August 17, 2017

Former Chicago Daily Defender Editor Ethan Michaeli to Speak at National Underground Railroad Freedom Center

August 11, 2017

National Underground Railroad Freedom Center Hosts Picture Freedom Awards Ceremony August 12

August 3, 2017

Community Conversations: Locked Up for Justice at the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center on August 17

July 29, 2017

End Slavery Now Freedom Market at National Underground Railroad Freedom Center July 29

July 24, 2017

Black In America: Songs of Freedom and Protest to debut during Cincinnati Music Festival Weekend

July 22, 2017

The Lincoln School Story Screening & Discussion at the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center July 25

July 21, 2017

William Parrish to Discuss “An Underground Community” at National Underground Railroad Freedom Center July 22

June 13, 2017

National Underground Railroad Freedom Center Welcomes Truckers Against Trafficking on June 15

June 2, 2017

National Underground Railroad Freedom Center Joins Wear Orange Campaign

May 31, 2017

National Underground Railroad Freedom Center Extends 2017 Picture Freedom Art Contest Submission Deadline

May 25, 2017

Former TIME Editor Richard Stengel to Speak at National Underground Railroad Freedom Center

May 23, 2017

National Underground Railroad Freedom Center Summer Hours Begin May 28

May 5, 2017

How to Spot the Signs of Human Trafficking Training at the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center June 10

May 1, 2017

National Underground Railroad Freedom Center Open Mondays in May

April 14, 2017

National Underground Railroad Freedom Center, WVXU Cincinnati and WMUB Oxford Welcome StoryCorps to Cincinnati

April 13, 2017

National Underground Railroad Freedom Center Wins Best Exhibition at Ohio Museums Association Annual Awards Program

April 10, 2017

National Underground Railroad Freedom Center Announces 2017 Picture Freedom Art Contest

April 6, 2017

Community Conversations: Standing Rock at the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center on April 27

March 31, 2017

National Underground Railroad Freedom Center Creative Director Awarded American Alliance of Museums Fellowship

March 22, 2017

Matthew Willman to Speak at Mandela: The Journey to Ubuntu Opening Reception

March 20, 2017

MUSE to Perform at Mandela: Journey to Ubuntu Opening

March 15, 2017

National Search to Begin for National Underground Railroad Freedom Center President in April

March 10, 2017

STORYCORPS, THE GROUNDBREAKING ORAL HISTORY PROJECT, TO VISIT CINCINNATI

March 8, 2017

National Underground Railroad Freedom Center Collecting International Women’s Day Materials

March 7, 2017

New York Times Best-Selling Author Larry Tye to Speak at National Underground Railroad Freedom Center

March 1, 2017

Our Foremothers at the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center March 16

February 28, 2017

Nebraska Students Traveling to Ohio for National Park Service Partnership with National Underground Railroad Freedom Center

February 17, 2017

Nelson Mandela, John Coltrane and a Cincinnati Evening at The Banks

February 9, 2017

Second Annual Picture Freedom Student Art Exhibition Debuts at National Underground Railroad Freedom Center This Weekend

February 6, 2017

Mandela: The Journey to Ubuntu Opens at National Underground Railroad Freedom Center in March

January 31, 2017

Implicit Bias Learning Lab Opens at National Underground Railroad Freedom Center This Week

January 30, 2017

Picture Freedom & Faith and Fashion: The Crowns of African American Women Open at National Underground Railroad Freedom Center Next Month

January 23, 2017

National Underground Railroad Freedom Center Collecting Women’s March on Washington Materials

January 18, 2017

National Underground Railroad Freedom Center Hosting Trafficking: The Road to Freedom

January 12, 2017

Annual Tradition of Commemorating the Legacy of MLK Continues at National Underground Railroad Freedom Center

December 8, 2016

ational Underground Railroad Freedom Center President to Step Down

November 29, 2016

National Underground Railroad Freedom Center Joins ‘Cincinnati Gives’ Fundraising Competition

November 23, 2016

National Underground Railroad Freedom Center Denounces Hate Speech

November 12, 2016

National Underground Railroad Freedom Center President Speaking at Post-Election Unity Day Church Service in North Carolina

November 11, 2016

Veterans Receive Free Admission to National Underground Railroad Freedom Center Thru November 30

November 10, 2016

TO THE MARKET I Survivor Made Goods Pop-Up Shop at National Underground Railroad Freedom Center November 11 & 12

October 26, 2016

The Freedom Film Series Presents Sweet Georgia Brown: Impact, Courage, Sacrifice and Will

October 10, 2016

National Underground Railroad Freedom Center To Host Author Harry Lembeck

October 7, 2016

National Underground Railroad Freedom Center Announces Extended Run of Solitary Confinement Cell Experience

October 3, 2016

National Underground Railroad Freedom Center to Honor Jim Obergefell with Everyday Freedom Hero Award

September 22, 2016

National Underground Railroad Freedom Center Hosting Three FotoFocus Biennial 2016 Exhibitions

September 21, 2016

National Underground Railroad Freedom Center Becomes New Home of Cincinnati’s Last Free Standing African American Bookstore

September 7, 2016

National Underground Freedom Center Hosts Local Students in Nationwide Sing-A-Long of “The Star-Spangled Banner”

September 6, 2016

Award Winning Author Dr. Manisha Sinha to Speak at National Underground Railroad Freedom Center

September 2, 2016

National Underground Railroad Freedom Center Open to Public On Labor Day

September 1, 2016

King Records: The Lost History of Rock & Roll Opens at the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center

August 29, 2016

National Underground Railroad Freedom Center Announces Extended Run of ENSLAVED: A Visual Story of Modern Day Slavery Through Labor Day Weekend

August 19, 2016

National Underground Railroad Freedom Center Hosts International Inclusive Museum Conference

August 17, 2016

National Underground Railroad Freedom Center Hosts A Promise Deferred Is A Promise Denied

August 12, 2016

The Solitary Confinement Cell Experience Opens at Freedom Center August 12

August 2, 2016

National Underground Railroad Freedom Presents John & Francie Pepper Freedom Lecture Series

August 1, 2016

The Freedom Film Series Presents DAR HE: The Lynching of Emmett Till August 13

July 19, 2016

The Cincinnati Human Relations Commission & National Underground Railroad Freedom Center present 49 Lights: Cincinnati Remembers

July 8, 2016

Official Statement from the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center

July 1, 2016

National Underground Railroad Freedom Center Hosts Voices of the Voiceless

June 23, 2016

The Freedom Film Series Presents Rising Voices July 9

June 17, 2016

Emancipation Proclamation & Thirteenth Amendment Exhibit Extended at National Underground Railroad Freedom Center

May 24, 2016

National Underground Railroad Freedom Center Summer Hours Begin May 29

May 19, 2016

National Underground Railroad Freedom Center Celebrates Juneteenth

May 3, 2016

Shelly Okura Joins Freedom Film Series’ American Pastime Panel

May 1, 2016

National Underground Railroad Freedom Center Open Mondays In May

April 30, 2016

National Underground Railroad Freedom Center Receives Award from Ohio Museums Association

April 29, 2016

Freedom Film Series American Pastime Panel Features Local Artist Chris Felix

April 27, 2016

National Underground Railroad Freedom Center 2016 National Arts and Humanities Youth Program Award Finalist

April 26, 2016

ENSLAVED: A Visual Story of Modern Day Slavery Opens at Freedom Center May 7

April 12, 2016

The Freedom Film Series Presents American Pastime May 4

April 6, 2016

The Freedom Film Series Presents Liberty & Slavery April 11

April 5, 2016

National Underground Railroad Freedom Center Announces New Curator