JOWAN SMITH

obe honors award. community service. Blackexpollence. 1000 TIES About jowan smith Jowan started 1,000 Ties two years ago after watching her son learn how to tie a tie on YouTube. This led her to thinking about all of the skills young men are lacking. She started with an event where the community came together to […]

NICHOLE BURTON

obe honors award. the arts. community activism. Blackexpollence. KINCS BY NICKI About NICHOLE BURTON Nicki has been an artist for over 20 years, in the city she loves! She’s done amazing things teaching children art. And she’s a phenomenal artist and woman. She believes in posing yourself past your artistic comfort zone! There is NOTHING […]

Celebrating the Ohio Black Expo’s 40 Year Journey

Ohio Black Expo

#ohioblackexpo – The founder of the Ohio Black Expo, Rhonda D. Robinson, was initially inspired to create the Columbus Black Expo after successfully registering 70 plus vendors for the Columbus Black Convention in 1980. The Columbus Black Expo was held at the Focal Point of Mt. Vernon Plaza from 1981 – 1987. After seven (7) […]