-
It's been five years since Northeast Ohio saxophonist Chris Coles began working on "Nine Lives Project," a 40-minute music and performance piece intended to heighten awareness of ongoing racial injustice in America after the 2015 Charleston church shooting. Now, the project is complete and its four movements have been recorded. Coles says the project is intended to celebrate the achievements and greatness of Black Americans, rather than solely mourning the nine Black lives lost.
-
Here are your morning headlines for Thursday, September 26:Northeast Ohio poverty rates climb;Akron receives $2M grant for sexual assault cases;Cleveland…
-
The University of Akron’s annual Rethinking Race conference kicks off this Friday. The two-week forum, which includes lectures and discussions, film…
-
About 100 people were at the University of Akron’s College of Education tonight to discuss ways that educators can engage young people to talk about…