The West End
Sharing A Legacy of Resilience
A Legacy of Resilience
In 2023 and 2024, more than 150 people who live, work, play and carry deep connections with Cincinnati’s West End shared personal photographs and stories about the legacy of resilience in the historic Cincinnati neighborhood. Their remarkable memories illuminate their complex realities as well as their enduring sense of pride, hope and power in community. This documentary includes a range of their stories; you’ll find more in the pages linked below.
Andrew Van Sickle
Arimente
Barbara Manuel
DeAnna Shores
Ernestine Hill
Julia O'Neal
Kamiya Stanley
Kathy Bain
Keloni Parks
LaVerne Summerlin
Marquecia Jones
Michelle Holley
Mildred Patterson
Sabrina McGee
Sharon Coleman
Shirley Ann White-Colbert
Thomas Penland
Toilynn O'neal
Angalet Fallen
Angela Cook
Anthony Dillard
Brendan McConnell
Brian Haysbert
Carol Dean
Corliss Baffour
George Lee
Jill Keller
Kimberly Bowers
Melissa Isbel
Patricia Charlton
Vincent Harris
Deseree Byrd
Eugene Brown
Otto Gooden
Rosa Craig
Sharon Simpson
Sylvia Smith
Thaddeus Williams
Yvonne Washington
Aletta Smith
Allen Gray
Anthony Gibson
Antonio Curry
Arlene Foster
Ashida Royal
Barbara Smith
Bobbie Massey
Bobbie Rogers
Brenton Newton
Brian Walker
Carlos Shannon
Charlene Maiga
Christian Drye
Curtisha Lee
David Lee
Edward Johnson
Ellen Clark

