Who is Annie Ruth

**PLEASE SHARE** Thanks to the arts partnership of the Cincinnati Arts Association, Keep Cincinnati Beautiful, Roselawn Business Alliance, and Cincinnati Cincinnati OH Chapter of The Links, Incorporated, we are creating public art for Roselawn. Join Annie Ruth, Adoria L. Maxberry and Christian A. Drye to paint a tile in our tent on Monday, June 24, 2024| 3pm to 6pm in the New Birth Christian Center [Parking Lot], 7648 Reading Road. (No registration necessary- just drop by and paint with us). A special call out to our fellow members of Black Art Speaks that may have some time to come volunteer to paint a tile. Hope to see you!!!

"Art & Activism: Fostering Community Engagement" panel
will be presented by several members of Black Art Speaks Advisory Team-- Annie Ruth, Toilynn ONeal Turner and Cedric Michael Cox at the Invest In Neighborhoods "Neighborhood Summit"- Join us to hear how you can use art to engage your neighborhood and activate a community!- Saturday, April 20th at University of Cincinnati- TUC (Our session goes from 10am - 10:45am)

This is to announce the unveiling of the letter "R" from Cincinnati's Black Lives Mater mural at the (corner of Section and Reading Road) on May 2, 2024 at 11am. I hope that you can join us for the press conference and see the new letter R design.

Thanks to the City of Cincinnati's Safe & Clean Grant administered by Keep Cincinnati Beautiful and the United Way of Greater Cincinnati Black Empowerment Works- Eye of the Artists Foundation and Black Art Speaks have been able to partner to bring the letter "R" to Roselawn.

As the lead artist of the letter "R", I look forward to sharing this great unveiling with you.

MARK YOUR CALENDARS!!! This is to announce the unveiling of the letter "R" at the corner of (Section & Reading Rd.) on May 2, 2024 at 11am. I hope that you can join us for the press conference and see the new letter R design.

The Letter Project involves erecting the letters from the Black Lives Matter mural in front of City Hall and includes community programming centered around the theme of each letter. The letter "R," designed by Annie Ruth, embodies the theme "We Want What You Want," advocating for the males in our lives to be seen as kind-hearted gentlemen, not as thugs or criminals. Special thanks to our financial sponsors, United Way and Keep Cincinnati Beautiful- Safe and Clean Grant, who have been pivotal in amplifying our message against the bias faced by Black men.

I look forward to sharing this great unveiling with you.

The Roselawn Block Party for the Arts is returning this year. Mark your calendars for Saturday, May 18, 2024 at Roselawn Condon School. (Corner of Summit and Greenland in Roselawn). More info coming soon!!!!

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Save the Saturday, Date- May 18, 2024- noon to 4PM. "Great Art and Fun for the entire family coming to Roselawn"