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  • A Tale of Two Williams

    • 12 December 2025
    • Posted By Ellen Muse

    One of the first young people I met at Kennedy Heights Arts Center was William Jenkins. I met William when he was just six or seven years old—a bright, curious, energetic kid who lived in the neighborhood. His mom, Robin, had enrolled..

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  • From Tragedy to Transformation

    • 21 November 2025
    • Posted By Ellen Muse

    A Community Transformed by the Power of Art What began as a response to tragedy has become one of the most powerful examples of community transformation in our city. Thirteen years ago, after two devastating incidents of gun violence in Kennedy Heights..

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  • Where Dreams Find Their Rhythm

    • 7 November 2025
    • Posted By Ellen Muse

    For students in the Cincinnati Jazz Academy, music has become a source of confidence, creativity, and community. A partnership between Kennedy Heights Arts Center and Cincinnati Public Schools, the Jazz Academy provides high-quality, barrier-free jazz education to students across the city. Through..

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  • Becoming Ancestors

    • Sat, March 21 at 7:30PM
    • KHAC Lindner Annex

    This performance is a loud, high-frequency love letter to our ancestors—past and future—delivered through rhythm. Every step we take as a community stands on the shoulders of those who sacrificed deeply, often at the cost of their own well-being. As a Black..

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