[NEohioPAL] Congresswoman Stephanie Tubbs Jones to be inducted into Karamu Hall of Fame

[Vivian C. Wilson]

Karamu House Inc.
2355 East 89th Street
Cleveland, OH 44106

216-795-7070

 

 

Contact:   Vivian C. Wilson

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CONGRESSWOMAN STEPHANIE TUBBS JONES 

HONORED AS A KARAMU HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE

 

CLEVELAND - June 24, 2008 -  Congresswoman Stephanie Tubbs Jones, the first
African-American woman from Ohio elected to the U.S. House of
Representatives, will receive an honor from her hometown on June 28, when
she is inducted into the Karamu Hall of Fame. 

Jones is an ardent supporter of arts in education and has been instrumental
in securing significant federal money through the U.S. Department of Justice
for cultural arts youth programs at Karamu House.

In 2000, she conducted a student art competition for local students. The
artwork was exhibited in Karamu 's Concert Hall. The winning works were
displayed with others from around the country for several months at the U.S.
Capitol in Washington, D.C. 

Jones is a lifelong resident of the 11th District, which includes most of
the city's east side, a portion of the west side and parts of 22 suburbs.
Currently serving her fifth term in office, Jones has championed
wealth-building and economic development, access and delivery of health care
and quality education for everyone. 

Her list of first-ever accomplishments includes becoming the first
African-American woman to chair the House Ethics Committee and to serve on
the powerful Ways and Means Committee. She is an active member of the
Congressional Black Caucus and numerous federal legislative groups.  

Prior to her election to the House, Jones served as the first
African-American and the first female Cuyahoga County prosecutor. She was
the first African-American woman to sit on the Common Pleas bench in Ohio
and sat as a municipal judge in Cleveland.

Jones has received numerous honors, including the National Bible Association
Capitol Hill Distinguished Leadership Award, Human Rights Campaign of
Cleveland Equality Award, Backbone Campaign's Backbone Award and the Carib
News Multi-National Business Conference Marcus Garvey Award.

"If These Walls Could Talk" is the theme of this year's Karamu Hall of Fame
event , which will be held on June 28 at 20/20 in the Flats. James Pickens
of television's "Grey's Anatomy" and entertainer Kym Whitley, will serve as
event co-hosts. Pickens and Whitley are also Clevelanders and Karamu alums.

In addition to Jones, Karamu will induct actors Al Fann, Jean E. Hawkins and


R. Joyce Whitley, playwright Langston Hughes, artistic directors Helmuth
Wolfes and Benno D. Frank and former artistic director Kenneth E. Snipes.
Actor Katrice Monee Headd will receive the "On the Rise" award, an honor
reserved for the next generation of Karamu stars.

Prior to the induction ceremony, Hawkins, Fann, Headd, Pickens and Kym
Whitley will field audience questions during "Inside the Performer's
Dressing Room" at Karamu. NewsNet 5 anchor Danita Harris Pratt will moderate
the free event at Karamu. 

Event sponsors include Medical Mutual of Ohio, The Cleveland Clinic,
National City Bank, Gross Builders, KeyBank, Positively Cleveland, the Plain
Dealer and the David Group.

Tickets are available by calling Vivian C. Wilson at 216.795.7070, ext. 215,
or by visiting Karamu's Web site at www.karamu.com. 

Karamu holds the honor as the country's oldest multicultural theater and can
trace its humble origins to 1915. The name Karamu is Swahili for "a place of
joyful gathering." Nestled in an urban community, the center offers
additional services, including an early childhood development center,
after-school programs, cultural and arts education outreach and senior
citizen activities.

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Karamu House has been an important part of the Cleveland community for
nearly a century. From a unique vantage-point within the African-American
community, Karamu has fostered true interracial understanding and
cooperation, an awareness of cultural diversity and an appreciation for the
rich African-American cultural heritage.

 

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