Top Ten Historic African American Landmarks in Cleveland
By Lisa O'Brien The city of Cleveland was founded over 225 years ago, and from the beginning, African American history...
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Why is Mother’s Day a Holiday?
By Carla Calhoun Why is Mother's Day a holiday, and how does the bible view a godly mother? We know...
Celebrating Black Excellence
By Jeremiah Al-Jeleel Black history should be celebrated every day. We as a people have contributed a lot to society....
Miseducation – The Forgotten Reason for Black History Month
By Margaret Adams February is Black History Month. What better time to reflect on the reason for Black History Month,...
Hollywood’s First Black Movie Star-The Iconic Sidney Poitier
By Carla Calhoun Sidney Poitier was a Bahamian-American actor, director, producer, and activist born on February 20, 1927. He was...
Who Are These Black Clevelanders?
Staff Writer Bill Cobbs was born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio, where his parents were hard-working people, who instilled in...
Remembering Cleveland Inventor Garrett Morgan
By State Representative Kent Smith This Black History Month let’s salute African American businessman and inventor, Garrett Morgan. Morgan was...
National Black History Month – February 2022
Greater Collinwood Development Corporation prompts our Collinwood neighbors to learn about and engage with National Black History Month, February 2022....
What the Emmet Till Anti-Lynching Law Means to All Americans
By Sheila Ferguson Strange Fruit: Southern trees bear a strange fruit, Blood on the leaves and blood at the root....
Celebrating Lunar New Year – Year of the Tiger!
By Ray Hom Typically, around this time of year, the Asian community is busy preparing for the upcoming Lunar New...
Maya Angelou Becomes First Black Woman on a Quarter
By United States Mint Maya Angelou was a celebrated writer, performer, and social activist. She rose to international prominence as...
Celebrating Kwanzaa
By Trish Johnson This holiday season many in the black community are preparing for the annual celebration of Kwanzaa. The...
History of Anti-Asian American Racism
By Ray Hom A survey conducted between March 29 – April 14th , commissioned by the nonprofit Leading Asian Americans...
Celebrating Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month
By Ray Hom This year, the timing could not be better to celebrate Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage for...
The MLK Speech That’s Often Overlooked
By D. L. Patterson No one would deny that two powerful and timeless speeches given by Dr. Martin Luther King...
