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My recently published book, Winston Willis: A Memoir, tells the remarkable story of my brother, a long-forgotten local Black hero in Cleveland. I invite you to explore the pages that unveil the truth behind the hero.  A remarkable individual who overcame struggles and adversity and built a wildly successful strip of businesses that became known as “an inner-city Disneyland”. All under the resentful gaze of racist government officials and the local judiciary. This is an open invitation for readers to dive into the narrative and discover the essence of a true local legend who challenged and exposed racism wherever he encountered it. It is the journey of a Black man who, for a certain period of time during the 1960s and 1970s, changed the course of Cleveland history, and paid a heavy price. Experience the saga that captivates hearts and minds. Join the movement of honoring a courageous and extraordinary man with #JusticeForWinstonWillis2024. Uncover the untold tales and his inspiring legacy that continues to resonate today.

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The Winston Willis Euclid Avenue Empire

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INSTAGRAM: The Rise and Fall of the Winston Willis Empire

https://www.instagram.com/thewinstonwillisempire/

FACEBOOK:

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TWITTER

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Miracle On East 105th Street

https://www.instagram.com/p/Cav6lzKg8FC/

Contributing writer: Clifton House, Baltimore: The Legacy of award-winning poet, Lucille Clifton

https://thecliftonhouse.co/

America! Your day of reckoning is imminent…Taking our land back

https://aundra-willis.medium.com/america-your-day-of-reckoning-is-imminent-8ce00518ab40

When will it become a crime in America…?”

https://aundra-willis.medium.com/when-will-it-become-a-crime-in-america-af3ff288820

53 Years Ago: April 9, 1968 - The Funeral of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

https://aundra-willis.medium.com/53-years-ago-april-9-1968-bffe901c7b18

Lynching With Guns

https://aundrawilliscarrasco.tumblr.com/post/96204611068

Grieving Mothers of Black Sons

https://aundra-willis.medium.com/the-grief-of-mothers-of-black-sons-8ceb8e816538

Systemic Racism in America: Then and Now

https://aundra-willis.medium.com/systemic-racism-in-america-8db7901e51fc

History:

On The Shoulders of Giants

https://aundra-willis.medium.com/on-the-shoulders-of-giants-e16372d4b0f5

C.T. Vivian: Civil Rights Pioneer – Living Legend

https://aundrawilliscarrasco.tumblr.com/post/127548127938/ct-vivian-civil-rights-pioneer-living-legend

Stolen Land: Exposing America’s Historical Amnesia

https://aundra-willis.medium.com/stolen-land-exposing-americas-historical-amnesia-a724174da782

11/22/63: Where I Was

https://aundrawilliscarrasco.tumblr.com/post/67242366362/november-22-1963-where-i-was

1963 at 50: Looking Back

https://aundrawilliscarrasco.tumblr.com/post/57416096311/summer-of-63

My Mother’s Friend, Mrs. Rosa

https://aundra-willis.medium.com/my-mothers-friend-mrs-rosa-cd49a841bd3f

From Classroom To A Place In History

https://medium.com/@aundra.willis/from-classroom-to-a-place-in-history-8c8bf41f8c0e

Mrs. Rosa, My Mother’s Friend

https://medium.com/@aundra.willis/my-mothers-friend-mrs-rosa-cd49a841bd3f

Sixty-Four Years After the Montgomery Bus Boycott The City Leads The Way Again

https://aundra-willis.medium.com/64-years-after-the-montgomery-bus-boycott-the-city-leads-the-way-again-9ad12f9f395a

Zora and Cudjo A Slave Narrative Publication Long-Delayed

https://aundra-willis.medium.com/zora-and-cudjo-a-slave-narrative-publication-long-delayed-addac9a58853

Revisiting The I Have A Dream Speech

https://aundra-willis.medium.com/revisiting-the-i-have-a-dream-speech-38717d3b0e0b

56 Years Ago Today: The 1963 March on Washington

https://aundra-willis.medium.com/56-years-ago-today-the-1963-march-on-washington-b7925864a90f

August 28, 1963

https://aundrawilliscarrasco.tumblr.com/post/58035707648/august-28-1963

Monday, December 5, 1955: When Montgomery Walked

https://aundrawilliscarrasco.tumblr.com/post/154114954648/monday-december-5-1955-when-montgomery

April, 1963 — The Beginning of A Long Hot Summer

https://aundra-willis.medium.com/april-1963-the-beginning-of-a-long-hot-summer-a67ece0540a

When Ali Was King

https://aundra-willis.medium.com/muhammad-ali-when-he-was-king-1427a326c7bd

Myrlie Evers: “More than the widow of…”

https://aundra-willis.medium.com/myrlie-evers-more-than-the-widow-of-955d03118a15

64 Years After the Montgomery Bus Boycott The City Leads The Way Again

https://medium.com/@aundra.willis/64-years-after-the-montgomery-bus-boycott-the-city-leads-the-way-again-9ad12f9f395a

November 22, 1963: Where I Was

https://aundra-willis.medium.com/november-22-1963-where-i-was-567ffae0d299

Revisiting The I Have A Dream Speech

https://medium.com/@aundra.willis/revisiting-the-i-have-a-dream-speech-38717d3b0e0b

53 Years Ago: April 9, 1968

https://aundra-willis.medium.com/53-years-ago-april-9-1968-bffe901c7b18

When Montgomery Walked…

https://aundrawilliscarrasco.tumblr.com/post/56126711617/when-montgomery-walked

One Hundred and Fifty Years

https://aundrawilliscarrasco.tumblr.com/post/55674853194/one-hundred-and-fifty-years

June 11, 1963

https://aundrawilliscarrasco.tumblr.com/post/52693659816/june-11-1963

The Great March on Detroit: June 23, 1963

https://aundrawilliscarrasco.tumblr.com/post/53663709036/detroit-sunday-june-23-1963

How I Remember Mrs. Rosa Parks

https://aundrawilliscarrasco.tumblr.com/post/42259875385/i-remember-rosa-parks

My Brother, Winston E. Willis:

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