Help us celebrate a sweet sixteen in honor of Tamir Rice and to renovate the Tamir Rice Afrocoentic Center located in Cleveland's St. Clair Neighborhood.
Leader
Samaria Rice
Location
6117 St. Clair Cleveland, OH 44103
The stakes have never been higher in the fight to protect our young people—a sweet sixteen is a coming age celebration marking a teenager’s transition from childhood to young adulthood. However, it is a milestone that Tamir Rice and a growing number of young people will never reach.
On June 14, 500 invited distinguished guests, youth, and a host of family and friends will gather at the Cleveland Museum of Art for an evening of encouraging words and performances that will uplift the spirit and reaffirm our commitment to make the world a safe and more just place—especially for children.
Our goal is to raise $21,000.00 for Tamir’s Sweet Sixteen and to renovate the old Slovenian Daily News building into the Tamir Rice Afrocentric Center. The Center, located in Cleveland's St. Clair neighborhood will provide arts, cultural, and educational programs for children from ages 10-19 years old.
Tamir and his young sister,Tajai, loved the arts because it helped them to express their feelings in postive ways.
With your support, we can create world in which all children feel safe, nurtured and valued—especially in their darkest times.
The Tamir Rice Afrocentric Center:
Tamir's Sweet Sixteen:
The Tamir Rice Afrocentric Center:
Tamir's Sweet Sixteen:
Tamir's Sweet Sixteen:
On November 22, 2014, Tamir Rice, was shot and killed by Cleveland police officers outside of the recreation center where he frequently played. The Killing of Tamir Rice sparked national outrage and has influenced police reform and juvenile rights reform efforts across the country.
Since then, Samaria Rice, mother of Tamir Rice, has joined the fight to protect our young people. In 2018, she founded the Tamir Rice Foundation.
The Tamir Rice Foundation's Afrocentric Center, set to break ground in 2019, will provide arts, cultural, and educational programming for children to achieve self-determination.
