A celebration of black history

Arthur Lelyveld, a rabbi from Cleveland, receives first aid after being beaten with a tire iron during a civil rights demonstration in Mississippi. This photo is part of the exhibit "This Light of Ours" at the Maltz Museum. 1964 Herbert Randall  Church...

A celebration of black history
Arthur Lelyveld, a rabbi from Cleveland, receives first aid after being beaten with a tire iron during a civil rights demonstration in Mississippi. This photo is part of the exhibit "This Light of Ours" at the Maltz Museum. 1964 Herbert Randall 

Church of the Covenant. 11205 Euclid Ave., Cleveland. 216-421-0482 or covenantweb.org. Commemorating Black History Month Forum Series. Dr. Zachery Williams, associate professor of African American History at the University of Akron and author: Unpacking Black Lives Matter. 11:30 a.m. Sunday.

Cuyahoga Community College. Metro Campus, 2900 Community College Ave., Cleveland. 216-987-4000. Financial Aid and Scholarships Workshop for Minority Students. 2-4 p.m. Wednesday. Western Campus, ground floor of the Galleria (Room G4), 11000 Pleasant Valley Road, Parma. 2-4 p.m. Sunday.

Karamu House Performing Arts Theatre. 2355 East 89th St., Cleveland. 216-795-7070 or karamuhouse.org. Nikkole Salter's "Repairing a Nation." 7:30 p.m. today-Saturday; 3 p.m. Sunday. $37; $32, senior citizens ages 62 and up; $15, students under 25 with valid ID. Through Sunday, Feb. 26.

Kent State University Main Campus. 800 East Summit Street. 330-672-3000. Workshop on Anti-Oppression: Action. Sponsored by the Department of Pan African Studies. Noon Wednesday.

Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage. 2929 Richmond Road, Beachwood. 216-593-0575 or maltzmuseum.org. This Light of Ours: Activist Photographers of the Civil Rights Movement. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday; 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Wednesday. Activism: Then and Now. 7 p.m. Wednesday.

Oberlin Heritage Center. 731/2 S. Professor St. 440-774-1700 or oberlinheritagecenter.org. Oh Freedom! Commemorating the Negro Spiritual and the Underground Railroad. Dramatist, researcher, and educator Wesley G. Williams II teams with musician and vocalist H. LeArthur (H.L.) Wright II to present a special Black History Month tribute for the community. 7 p.m. Saturday. Convocation Series: An Evening with Paul Beatty at 7:30 p.m. on Feb. 21. Beatty is a New York-based novelist who began his writing career as a poet. His latest book, "The Sellout," a satire of U.S racial politics. Free, no ticket required. The event is at Finney Chapel, 90 N. Profesor St., Oberlin.

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame & Museum. 1100 Rock and Roll Blvd., Cleveland. 216-781-7625, 1-800-493-7655 or rockhall.com. Hip Hop 2020: Where It started + Where It's Been+ Where It's Going. 6:30 p.m. Wednesday. Free.

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