Wilberforce, Ohio

• Quilt exhibit at Afro-American museum
  

  An exhibition of quilts, inspired by the election of Barack Obama as President of the United States can be seen at the National Afro-American Museum and Cultural Center, adjacent to Central State University, in Wilberforce, Ohio, through December 18, 2010.

• International quilt show features local artists, quilts from inauguration
  

  "In My Time", by Rosalind Thomas, Hamilton, Ohio, on display at the National Afro-American Museum and Cultural Center in Wilberforce as part of the exhibit "The Journey of Hope in America: Quilts Inspired by President Barack Obama." ENLARGE PHOTO Provided 'Ain't Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me Around' by Dr.

• Soul!: special exhibit at Ohio Historical Center
  

  It's been in Columbus at the Ohio Historical Center since May of last year, but Soul! has got to go.

• Pages From History: Hallie Quinn Brown (1849-1949): A Biography
  

  Hallie Quinn Brown: A Biography Hallie Quinn Brown was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1849, the daughter of two former slaves, Thomas Arthur Brown and Frances Jane Scroggins.

• Four outstanding alumni awarded for post-graduate achievements
  

  For more photos, click here On Friday evening, four UD alumni received the highest honor a UD alumnus can receive at an invitation-only reception and dinner in KU Ballroom.

• Event-filled day to spur appreciation of black culture
  

  Queen Brooks, an artist, works with student assistant Brittany Littler of Briggs High School on an Ohio Historical Center mural.

• Black history sites plentiful nearby
  

  In recognition of Black History Month, a sampling of the region's many African American connections is listed here.

• Voinovich, Austria start plan for local landmark
  

  John Garland , President of Central State University, Dr. Juliette Bell, Provost at Central State University, U.S. Senator George Voinovich and U.S. Congressman Steve Austria talk while in the former home of Colonel Charles Young.

• quilt-obama-wilberforce.jpg
  

  This quilt, "The Picture Is Only Half the Story," is among more than 100 on display in Wilberforce, part of a new exhibit inspired by the 2008 presidential election.

• President Obama's Election Inspires Quilt Show
  

  WILBERFORCE -- To mark the first anniversary of Barack Obama's inauguration as president, more than 100 art quilts will be display through Dec.

• Central State squeaks past Thorobrettes
  

  Central State's Rondah Harris hit two free throws with 41 seconds left to edge Kentucky State 70-68 in women's basketball action Saturday night in Wilberforce, Ohio.

• CSU player learns that 3 family members dead, 50 missing in Haiti
  

  CSU player: \"The news just keeps getting worse and worse and worse.\" Through the Arch Through the Arch Award-winning columnist Tom Archdeacon - an old-school storyteller in a brand-new venue - writes about sports, the city, southwest Ohio and anything else that catches his fancy... or yours.

• Youthful singers, musicians to honor King in performances at Severance Hall
  

  Members of the Central State University Chorus sing "Ain't That Good News" on the Cleveland Orchestra's annual Martin Luther King Jr.

• Ashland University vs. Wilberforce Mens Basketball
  

  Photo By Duane MartinMicah Fraction of Ashland drives through the defense of Christopher Olafioye , Cordell Hall and Brian Butler of Wilberforce during mens basketball action at Ashland University Kates Gymnasium as part of the Holiday Inn Express Classic Wednesday, Dec.

• Exhibit Review | National Afro-American Museum and Cultural Center:...
  

  The Picture Is Only Half the Story by Pixeladies A thematic exhibit that captures a moment in political history has opened at the National Afro-American Museum and Cultural Center in Wilberforce.

• African Media 'Explode'
  

  Our great oral tradition is the reason the world has embraced our proverbs and allegories.

• Friend of girl who died in fire - competes in her honor
  

  A Lindsey Frazier wants to be famous - in part because of a friend who died two years ago.

• Historical society expands - Soul!' exhibit
  

  In conjunction with The Ohio Historical Society's African-American exhibit "Soul!" the museum is now featuring "Masks!" a collection of masks hand-crafted by three Ohio artists.

• Hall induction humbles ex-Maplewood star
  

  There was a time in E.J. Junior's life when the thought of entering a hall of fame, any hall of fame, was as far from his mind as could be imagined.

City Description

Wilberforce is a census-designated place (CDP) in Greene County, Ohio, United States. The population was 1,579 at the 2000 census. It is the home of two historically black universities. Wilberforce University was established in 1856 by the Methodist Episcopal Church and African Methodist Episcopal Church. Central State University originated as a normal school and expanded to a college and university. The community was named for the English statesman William Wilberforce, who worked for abolition of slavery and achieved the end of the slave trade in Great Britain and its empire before he died in 1833. The community was important as a stop on the Underground Railroad before the American Civil War, with seven stations. It has also been important in the history of black education, with Wilberforce University the first college owned and operated by African Americans, and for which African Americans were among the founders. With its National Afro-American Museum and Cultural Center, the university has expanded its learning opportunities for the regional community. The Association of African American Museums, also located in Wilberforce, works to build professional capacity among smaller

City Contained By:

• Ohio
• Greene County

City Contains:

• Col. Charles Young House
• C. N. & I. Department Power House
• Carnegie Library

Timezones:

• North American Eastern Time Zone

Size:

• 8.02896314204 km squared

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