Community Engagement

Legal Aid Will Host 117th Annual Meeting

November 17, 2022 Tonya Sams

By Tonya Sams The Legal Aid Society of Cleveland will host its 117th Annual Meeting on Friday, Dec. 2, 2022,...

Torn Apart: Reviewing the Child Welfare System

October 13, 2022 Sheila Ferguson

By Sheila Ferguson Over the last century, thousands of African American families across the nation have been the unfair targets...

Is Money on Your Mind? Ours too….

September 12, 2022 Devon Jones

By Devon Jones The Phe’Be Foundation (TPF) is a non-profit financial literacy organization that has been in operation since 2002....

Coming Soon: Neighborhood Heroes Podcast and Video Show

February 1, 2022 Devon Jones

By Gloria Craig and Devon Jones The Neighborhood Heroes Podcast and Video Show is designed to highlight the work of unsung...

Celebrating Kwanzaa

December 26, 2021 Trish Johnson

By Trish Johnson This holiday season many in the black community are preparing for the annual celebration of Kwanzaa. The...

Cleveland’s own ‘Wallstreet Wes’ wins Ohio Poetry Spoken Truth Award

November 1, 2021 Sheila Ferguson

By S. Alease Ferguson, Ph.D., LPCC “I have been to hell and back and yeah it hurt like hell, but I...

It’s Our Anniversary: We Still Want YOU!

November 28, 2020 Carla Calhoun

February, 2021 marks the 2nd Anniversary of the Ward Seven Observer, which is now the Cleveland Observer! Even in transition...

Reimagining Journalism: New Kids on the Block in Greater Cleveland

November 17, 2020 Admin

Today, Ohio has 32 percent fewer newspapers than it did in 2004, making it harder for local readers to find...

Say Whaaat? The New Cleveland Observer

September 22, 2020 Carla Calhoun

By C. Calhoun The Cleveland Observer media platform was birthed from the Ward Seven Observer. The new Cleveland Observer now...

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