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Akron NAACP event showcases Ohio NAACP's focus on civil rights in education for 2024
Akron Beacon Journal via Yahoo News· 6 months agoIvory Toldson’s mother attended lawfully segregated schools and his grandfather’s grandfather, who's...
2023 Akron Voter Guide: View candidates for school board, council, clerk of courts
Akron Beacon Journal via Yahoo News· 7 months agoWelcome to the 2023 Voter Guide produced by the League of Women Voters and Akron Beacon Journal with...
Akron philanthropist Ann Amer Brennan dies at 90
Akron Beacon Journal via Yahoo News· 9 months agoAnn Amer Brennan had an impact on Akron in countless ways. Health care, education, business, sports, social welfare, the arts. Her name is written on...
2023 Voter Guide: 9 Democrats seek 3 nominations for Akron City Council At-Large
Akron Beacon Journal via Yahoo News· 1 year agoWelcome to the 2023 Voter Guide produced by the League of Women Voters and Akron Beacon Journal with...
Akron Community Foundation awards $4.4 million in grants
Akron Beacon Journal via Yahoo News· 1 month agoAkron Community Foundation has awarded $4.4 million in quarterly grants to benefit local nonprofit...
Akron Children's Hospital the latest target of social media attacks on transgender care
Akron Beacon Journal via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAkron Children's Hospital is the latest target of right-wing social media accounts targeting...
Akron's Kwanzaa celebration marks season for recognizing traditional culture, values
Akron Beacon Journal via Yahoo News· 4 months agoThe sound of drums filled the Gus Johnson Community Center in West Akron Thursday as about 100...
Is your group on the list? Akron Community Foundation awards $5 million in grants
Akron Beacon Journal via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe Akron Community Foundation has approved nearly $5 million in quarterly grants. Nearly 70 groups...
Local history: Educator George C. Miller, first Black principal in Akron, leaves legacy
Akron Beacon Journal via Yahoo News· 2 months agoAkron educator George C. Miller had a simple philosophy in teaching: “You try to achieve one small...
2022 Voter Guide: Who will represent Akron and Canton area in Congress?
Akron Beacon Journal via Yahoo News· 2 years agoWelcome to the 2022 Voter Guide produced by the League of Women Voters of Akron and Hudson and the...