Black History Month: Meet 20 Cleveland Black history legends
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Published: Feb. 7, 2023 at 3:00 PM EST
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - 19 News is recognizing several Cleveland Black history legends during Black History Month 2023.
This is part of our continued efforts to show the good work happening in Cleveland and beyond.
Below are 20 people credited with creating Black history here in Northeast Ohio:
Yvette Nicole Brown
Reverend Dr. E. Theophilus Caviness
Clayborne George
The Dazz Band
Ruby Dee
Julian Earls
Lethia Cousins Fleming
Zelma Watson George
Arsenio Hall
Steve Harvey
Langston Hughes
Jane Edna Hunter
Dr. Edward B. Jackson
Gerald Levert
Fannie Lewis
Robert P. Madison
Ruth McKinney
Margaret Mitchell
Eleanor Montgomery
William Whitley
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