In this presentation Dr. Ellington will tell the story of her journey from growing up in the Glenville neighborhood, to being the first in her family to attain a degree. She went on to work as a designer in the high pace fashion industry and years later became the first Black Professor of Fashion at the Kent State University Fashion School. Now Dr. Ellington is living in her true calling of being an internationally recognized empowerment speaker.
After two years without an in-person festival (last year's asian festivities were virtual), the Cleveland Asian Festival returned to a live gathering.…