The Federation of Colored Women’s Clubs – Juneteenth Cincinnati Shorts

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Urban Roots

Urbanist Media

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Urban Roots is all about preserving place through story. It is hosted by Deqah Hussein-Wetzel (historic preservationist/urbanist) and is published by Urbanist Media, a nonprofit that promotes equity in the built environment.

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The Federation of Colored Women’s Clubs – Juneteenth Cincinnati Shorts

Urban Roots

1 minute 30 seconds

3 months ago

The Federation of Colored Women’s Clubs – Juneteenth Cincinnati Shorts

We at Urbanist Media (and the Urban Roots podcast) are excited to have, yet again, celebrated Juneteenth with Cincinnati Public Radio.

This year, we produced brand new ⁠Juneteenth Cincinnati Shorts⁠: weekly, 90-second tributes to people and places important to Cincinnati Black history and African American history. This one is all about the Federation of Colored Women’s Clubs…

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Tucked away on Chapel Street in Walnut Hills, this short takes you to the Cincinnati Federation of Colored Women’s Clubs, which, for over a century, has continued to serve as a hub for Black women’s activism. Founded in 1904 by Mary Fletcher Ross, the Federation united local clubs to provide education and social services that, at the time, weren’t available to the Black community. In 1925, members purchased the Hannaford-designed mansion on Chapel Street that still stands today, transforming it into a lasting symbol of resilience, sisterhood, and civic leadership.

Listen to the entire archive (2023-2025) on Cincinnati Public Radio's website: https://cinradio.org/juneteenth-special-programming-from-urbanist-media/

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Juneteenth Cincinnati Shorts is brought to you by Urbanist Media’s Urban Roots podcast team: Deqah Hussein-Wetzel (Executive Producer / Host & Narrator), Tania Mohammad (Producer / Story Editor), Vanessa Maria Quirk (Story Editor), and Connor Lynch (Audio Editor / Mixer).