African American Legacy Project of Northwest Ohio

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Supported by the Toledo Rotary

Everyday, we unearth new community treasures that help us better understand the African American experience.

The African American Legacy Project of Northwest Ohio was founded (2004) to create a vehicle to secure and share the histories – and stories - of African Americans from our Northwestern Ohio communities who have left indelible impressions upon our communities, families, and – in many cases – the greater world community.

To date, we have unearthed an Olympic Gold Medalist, a United Nations ambassador, members of the original Harlem Globetrotters, and … so much more.

We have found our voyage nothing less than enlightening and this web site has been established to share our generous finds with you.

Over the next several months, years, and perhaps even decades, The African American Legacy Project will begin to unveil stories of hope and determination by allowing you our visitor access to portions of video interviews, share parts of our photographic collection, along with other memorabilia and information that documents the experience.

Our website is being formatted to allow interaction and heighten communications with various publics. We hope you too will enjoy the experience!

100 Grandmothers

Grandmothers are often the moral barometers of a family. They are spiritual, and inspirational leaders and quite often are the single person whom each family member seeks council and entrusts their deepest secrets. In our own experience, grandmothers are the heartbeat of the African American culture.

Need: It is critically important for the African American community to begin to find develop mechanisms to begin to resurrect, reclaim, and recover core community values and there is a need to assemble and deliver a cadre of respected voices to impact the current community landscape.

100 Grandmothers will speak to community about those things that youth and others will have an opportunity to be exposed to traditions that historically aided in producing better citizens.

If you would like to be interviewed or know that special grandmother that we should interview please email us at: info@africanamericanlegacy.org; or call us at 419-720-4369