SlideFreedom Center Voices June 14, 2024 Opal Lee: A Social Justice Hero Read More August 1, 2023 Black Resistance: What it means to me Read More August 1, 2023 “Service to the People” – the Importance of Community Food Programs Read More July 17, 2023 Louise Shropshire, Civil Rights icon and Cincinnati Black Music Walk of Fame Inductee Read More July 7, 2023 From The Curator’s Desk – Why Do Curators Wear Gloves? Read More June 30, 2023 Reading History and Civics in Middle and High School Read More June 12, 2023 Freedom Center Spotlight: Meili Clark Read More May 15, 2023 Freedom Center Spotlight: Amy Bottomley Read More May 12, 2023 Black Resistance: The Power of the Image Read More May 1, 2023 National Mental Health Awareness Month: Improving Mental Healthcare For All Read More April 14, 2023 Black Resistance: Reproductive Justice Read More April 11, 2023 National Poetry Month: Poetry’s ties to the Black American Community Read More January 20, 2023 From The Curator’s Desk – Tintype Conservation Read More November 11, 2022 Honoring the legacy of Black Soldiers is Essential Read More October 7, 2022 Henrietta Wood: The Enslaved Woman Who Sued for (and Won) Reparations Read More December 9, 2021 Teaching and Learning While Black Read More October 28, 2021 Why We Oppose OH H.B. Nos. 322 and 327 Pt. 3: In Teachers We Trust Read More October 27, 2021 Why We Oppose OH H.B. 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