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 Manual

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 Burton

Carol Dean

Corliss Balfour

George Lee

Jill Keller

Kimberly Bowers

Melissa Isbel

Patricia Charlton

Vincent Harris

Deseree Byrd

Eugene Brown

Otto Goodman

Rosa Craig

Sharon Simpson

Sylvia Smith

Thaddeus Williams
