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In February 1992, the Association of African American Museums began renting space from the museum. [11] The museum has hosted several important exhibits. In 1998, the museum held a first-of-its-kind exhibition of African American dolls. [12] (The museum has the third-largest collection of African American dolls in the United States.)
Sojourner Truth gave her famous "Ain't I A Woman" speech in Akron at the Ohio Women's Rights Convention in 1851. The city is and has been home to award-winning writers David Auburn and Terry Pluto. A former literary editor of Esquire, Adrienne Miller, came from the Akron suburbs; she later wrote the novel The Coast of Akron. [3]
Because this form of medicine is "the most affordable and accessible system of health care for the majority of the African rural population," the African Union declared 2001 to 2010 to be the Decade for African Traditional Medicine with the goal of making "safe, efficacious, quality, and affordable traditional medicines available to the vast ...
But inside two Akron classrooms, kids just want to learn history — in many cases, their own. 'Teach our history': What Akron students are learning in new AP African American Studies Skip to main ...
"Royal Rules of Ohio" follows the Agyekum sisters in Columbus, who must navigate life in their 20s as Ghanaian royalty. The youngest sister is a Kent grad.
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Akron General Health in affiliation with the Cleveland Clinic operates Akron General Medical Center, which in 2009, was recognized as one of "America's Best Hospitals" by U.S. News & World Report. [90] [91] Akron Children's Hospital is an independent entity that specializes in pediatric care and burn care. [92]
The African American Museum, formerly the Afro-American Cultural & Historical Society Museum which was established in April 1953 is located at 1765 Crawford Rd. in Cleveland. It is a nonprofit cultural and educational museum that aims to share the achievements of African Americans.