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Thanks for an Incredible “From the Square to the Circle and Back” Series!

Saxophonist JT Lynch serenades guests on April 18, 2026, at our Jazz Brunch. By Regennia N. Williams, PhD Special thanks to the St. Luke’s Foundation, the host institutions and businesses, our guest presenters, and the more than 100 program participants … Continue reading

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Special Invitation for June 13, 2026

Please be my guest! –Regennia N. Williams

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Honoring W.E.B. Du Bois and Community Leaders

Pictured (left to right) are Rev. Courtney Clayton Jenkins, Kevin “Chill” Heard, and William Edward Burghardt DuBois. (Photo credits: South Euclid Church of Christ, Kevin Heard, Carl VanVechten Collection at Yale University’s Beinecke Library) Regennia N. Williams, PhD In recent … Continue reading

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Enhancing Community Through Arts and Humanities

Dr. Adam Banks leads a discussion on Imagination: A Manifesto on Saturday, May 9, 2026, in Cleveland’s UnBar Cafe. (Photograph by Georgio Sabino, III) By Dr. Regennia N. Williams Proverbs, that renowned source of “wisdom literature,” clearly asserts the benefits … Continue reading

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Reservations for Our May 20th Egyptian Art and Culture Program Are Going Fast!

By Regennia N. Williams, PhD Reservations are going fast for what promises to be an amazing program, and we may be completely booked by this evening. If you are interested in joining us, please contact me at rwilliams@wrhs.org by 11:59 … Continue reading

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St. Luke’s Foundation Grant Will Support Arts and Culture in Two Cleveland Communities

By Regennia N. Williams, PhD. I am pleased to share that the RASHAD Center, Inc. has received a grant from the St. Luke’s Foundation to support From the Square to the Circle and Back: Connecting Communities through the Arts and Humanities. This spring-to-summer 2026 … Continue reading

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Let There Be Music!

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Join Our Pre-Kwanzaa Celebration on National Headwrap Day!

Pictured above (left to right) are Diahann Carroll, award-winning star of television’s “Julia”  series (aired 1968-1971, IMDb photo);  Queen Fatima Atahiya Chui, a Cleveland-based designer and entrepreneur, and  Regennia N. Williams.  (Photos courtesy of Queen Fatima Atahiya Chui and Regennia … Continue reading

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Remembering the Honorable Sara J. Harper, Esq.( 1926-2025), Distinguished Attorney, Judge, and Community Leader

By Regennia N. Williams, PhD On this day, I joined hundreds of other Clevelanders in celebrating the life and legacy of Judge Sara J. Harper, Black Christian daughter, sister, wife, mother, grandmother, attorney, public servant, and so much more. Other … Continue reading

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Why You Should Read Glory Edim’s ‘Gather Me’ This Summer

By Regennia N. Williams, PhD Dear Book Lovers and Everyone Who Enjoys Hanging Out in What Andrew Carnegie Called “Palaces for the People” (AKA Public Libraries), Having just finished reading Glory Edim’s Gather Me, I believe I have encountered a … Continue reading

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