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The perfect blend of spices, meat and beans was put up to a vote Feb. 29 with the first chili cook off put on by the Lorain County Urban League (Elyria, OH) Guild.

County officials even tried their hand at making the best chili and passed out samples with a selection of various toppings at the Urban League at 200 Middle Ave. in Elyria.

Jeff Baxter, event chairman and guild secretary, said turnout was strong in the first half hour of the event.

"This is not only the first chili cook off, it's actually the first even we've actually done," he said.

The guild acts as a fundraiser arm to the Urban League, according to Baxter.

With 16 chefs facing off, attendees were able to taste each of the chilis during the fundraiser and vote on first, second and third place.

With the theme being unity, Lorain Mayor Jack Bradley said he was happy to  visit Elyria for the fundraiser.

It’s the end of Black History Month, and for the first time ever, the Columbus Urban League (Columbus, OH) held a brunch Saturday morning, celebrating the contributions of some trailblazing women in central Ohio.

NBC4’s Darlene Hill served as the moderator and spent some time in the company of some amazing women who are leaving a legacy.

It is all about sisterhood and honoring our own — ladies who are blazing trails right here in Columbus.

Those like Stephanie Hightower, who laid a path for others to follow.

Hightower is celebrating ten years as president and CEO of the Columbus Urban League and said there’s a lot of work that still needs to be done.

“When you have high unemployment rates, when you have high infant mortality rates for African American babies being as high as it is, when you have eviction rates,” she said.