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Media contacts: Kim Schuette: 614.297.2314 or kschuette@ohiohistory.org
For Immediate Release
Participate in Town Hall Meeting at Ohio Historical Center, Sept. 9
"After Obama: Race & Politics in Cincinnati" Telecast Features Andrew Young
(COLUMBUS, OH) - Join the Ohio Historical Society in commemorating the 200th birthday of Abraham Lincoln at a watch party of "After Obama: Race & Politics in Cincinnati" town hall meeting Sept. 9 at the Ohio Historical Center. Presented by the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission, the town hall meeting is one of several throughout the country exploring issues of race, equality, social justice and history.
The live broadcast from Cincinnati will feature former congressman and UN Ambassador Andrew Young in a panel discussion of the topic. Other panelists include: Father Michael Graham, president of Xavier University; Judge Nathaniel Jones of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit; and Jan Michele Lemon-Kearney, publisher of the Cincinnati Herald. Program participants also include a diverse studio audience of Cincinnati-area citizens.
The purpose of the watch party, like others being held around the state, is to facilitate discussions around the questions being explored throughout the program. Viewers will also have opportunities to participate during the one-hour broadcast and subsequent 30-minute online program through real time polling and social media, including Twitter.
"This program fits well with our current featured exhibition, Soul! Art from the National Afro-American Museum and Cultural Center," said Connie Bodner, OHS director of education and interpretation services. "Many works in the exhibit were created during the civil rights struggles of the 1960s and 70s, and we see this program as a way to deepen our engagement with these issues, then and now. The format of the watch party allows the audience to develop their own ideas and to share these ideas with the panel and the rest of the audience members. The discussion's focus is today's Cincinnati, which is extremely relevant to not only Cincinnatians, but also Ohioans and the rest of the country."
The watch party is free. It takes place from 8 to 9:30 p.m., with doors opening at 7 p.m. Watch party participants can come early to view the center's featured exhibitions-Soul! Art from the National Afro-American Museum and Cultural Center and The Legend of John Brown: Serigraphs by Jacob Lawrence. For more information about "After Obama: Race & Politics in Cincinnati" town hall meeting events, call 614.297.2300 or 800.686.6124.
The Ohio Historical Center is located on I-71 and 17th Avenue. It is one of 58 historic museums and sites operated by the Ohio Historical Society, a nonprofit organization that serves as the state’s partner in preserving and interpreting Ohio’s history, archaeology and natural history.
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