Media - Ohio Black Expo

10x GRAMMY-Nominated Singer, Songwriter, Producer Marsha Ambrosius to Headline 2025 OHIO BLACK EXPO Riverfest Culture Fest

COLUMBUS, OH – The Ohio Black Expo Riverfront Culture Fest returns this Memorial Day Weekend, May 24–25, bringing an electrifying celebration of culture to downtown Columbus. This highly anticipated event continues to uplift, inspire, and connect communities through music, art, food, and cultural experiences. Originally founded in 1988 and relaunched in 2022, the festival has […]

Ohio Black Expo Riverfront Culture Fest and Convention returns for 2024

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Ohio Black Expo Riverfest Culture Fest and Convention will return to Columbus on Memorial Day Weekend. Details of the three-day celebration honoring African American culture in business, health, family, and entertainment were released in a press conference by organizers and partners of the event. SOURCE: NBC4i WATCH HERE

Ohio Black Expo executive director shares event’s activities

Mike Kallmeyer spoke with Sherri Hamilton, executive director of the Ohio Black Expo, to discuss the big event May 26-29 in downtown Columbus that attracts people from across the state, and even from several places across the country. SOURCE: Spectrum WATCH HERE

Columbus Airbnb owner creates The Blacklist to promote other local Black-owned short-term rentals

Columbus Airbnb owner and photographer Shellee Fisher wanted to do more to promote Black-owned businesses in Columbus’ tourism scene. She decided to focus on lodging, knowing there were more Black short-term rental owners like her who wanted to promote their properties to guests interested in supporting Black business owners. Fisher recently launched The Blacklist, a […]