CLEVELAND (WJW) – More than 100 people gathered at Case Western Reserve University on Sunday for the 52nd annual Ebony Ball — a celebration of Black culture and achievement.

“We have amazing performances, amazing food,” CWRU African American Society President Desir’ee Neal said. “It’s just a really good time to be one with one another, network and foster connections.”

Neal said the theme this year was The Crown We Carry — signifying strength, pride and legacy.

Part of that legacy is sustained through two scholarships.

“Our first is the Myron Matlock Scholarship, which is dedicated to college students,” she said. “Our second scholarship is the Chappman-McGhee Scholarship.”

Seventeen-year-old Michael Chappman was a budding football star at John Hay High School. On July 6, 2017, the quar

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