Black History Month: Cincinnati State Upward Bound Program is bringing civil rights struggle to life for Mt. Healthy High School students
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February 23, 2015
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Black History Month: Cincinnati State Upward Bound Program is bringing civil rights struggle to life for Mt. Healthy High School students
Students at Mt. Healthy High School will participate in a panel discussion about civil rights and social
justice Tuesday with one of the attorneys now involved with litigation stemming from a recent shooting
that has attracted national attention.
Two days later, as many as 50 Mt. Health students will have the opportunity to attend a private
screening of the film “Selma,” which deals with key portions of the American civil rights movement of the 1960s.
Both events, along with a Student Social Media Contest, are part of a Black History Month Project
organized by the Upward Bound program at Cincinnati State, which has a longstanding relationship with
Mount Healthy High School.
Tuesday’s panel discussion, as well as the social media contest and the movie outing, are sponsored by
The Cochran Firm, a national law firm founded by the late Johnnie Cochran that has offices in Cincinnati.
Anita Washington, a partner in Cochran Ohio, is one of the attorneys representing the family
of John Crawford III, who was killed by police Aug. 5, 2014 while shopping in a retail store in Beavercreek, Ohio.
Who: Students at Mt. Healthy High School
Cincinnati State’s Upward Bound Program
The Cochran Firm
What: Panel Discussion, Civil Rights and Social Justice Issues
Social Media Contest
Private Viewing of “Selma,” a film recounting Dr. Martin Luther King’s civil rights efforts
When/Where: Tuesday, Feb. 23, 3 p.m., Mt. Health High School (Panel Discussion, Social
Media Contest Results)
Thursday, 4 p.m., Rave Theater, Harrison Avenue, Westwood (Private Screening, “Selma”)
Why: Black History Month programming
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