Education
Revisiting ARPA: Time is Running Out!
by Tanisha Pruitt Policy Matters Ohio The pandemic took a toll on Americans from all walks of life, especially school children…
Books, Buses, and the Unexpected — Tips For School
By Tonya Sams August is here and we will soon hear the ringing of school bells. But preparing for the new…
Leadership Development Programs Seek 2023 Applicants
By Sandra Kluk If you are passionate, committed, and dedicated to taking an active role in improving your community, you may…
CWRU Is Replacing Yost Hall
By Veronica Maciag Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) has recently announced the details of its new project on the Case Quad….
The Cleveland Observer Student Media Challenge
The Cleveland Observer is looking to form a student news desk. This college-level news desk team will report on topics…
New Humanities/STEM Collaborative at CWRU
By Lily Stuart In the wake of a new era of artificial intelligence, collaborative efforts to integrate ethics into technological development…
Neighborhood Heros

Tahirah S. Mujahid: Encouraging Honest Life Changes
By Sheila Ferguson This tribute is for one of Hough’s own, Mrs. Tahirah Mujahid, a coworker and colleague for over 20…
Tahirah S. Mujahid: Encouraging Honest Life Changes
By Sheila Ferguson This tribute is for one of Hough’s own, Mrs. Tahirah Mujahid, a coworker and colleague for over 20…
Gurnese Smedley Turns 100 Years Old
By Bruce Checefsky Ms. Gurnese Smedley was born to Ed and Hattie Delonely on Aug. 16, 1923, in Sheffield, Alabama. She…

Entrepreneur: Larkins Closing One Door And Opening Another
By Sheila Ferguson On July 29, 2023, Jacqueline Larkins officially retired as the Proprietor of Café Phix-Midtown in Cleveland’s Ward 7….
Constance Hill-Johnson: A Servant Leader From Down the Way
By Sharon A. Lewis Each year minority people from all walks of life achieve “firsts” and there is no doubt it…
Cowboy The Backyard Music Man
By Bruce Checefsky Johnnie L. Mayhew has been deejaying music for more than twenty-three years. Known as Cowboy, The Backyard Music…
Finance
Savvy Consumers and Avoiding Scams
By Tonya Sams With so many ways for consumers to spend their money, it is easy to become a victim of…
Prepare For Return of Student Loan Payments
By Tonya Sams With the pause on federal student loan payments expected to come to an end this summer, there are…
Health is Wealth, and Wealth is Health: Take Charge of
by Ikenna Okoro As we celebrate the month of May and Mental Health Awareness Month, let’s talk about how health and…
Save the Dream Ohio – Mortgage and Utilities Assistance
Having Trouble Paying Your Mortgage or Utilities? Save the Dream Ohio provides assistance to Ohio homeowners facing foreclosure and/or who cannot…
Understanding Stock Symbols: Decoding $VOO and Beyond
By Ray’Chel Wilson When you enter the world of investing, you’ll encounter a variety of symbols that represent different stocks and…
How I Lived On A $14k Salary
By Anthony Ying Living on $14k was a challenge I chose to embrace during my gap year because I knew that…
Editorials
Try That In A Black Town!
An Editorial by Melvin Twigg Mason A few months ago, I became aware of Jason Aldean’s video, “Try That In A…
The Sound of Blackness
An Editorial by Melvin Twigg Mason What is it about jazz trumpeter Donald Byrd’s “Cristo Redentor” that so captivates me? The iconic…
Symbols Help Further Understanding
By Pastor Larry Fraizer We are used to seeing symbols every day…
Should Taxpayers Pay for New Stadium for Haslams?
An editorial by Justice B. Hill I knew that billionaires had their hands in our pockets, but I didn’t know how…
Different Time, Same Problems
By Pastor Larry Frazier Thousands of years ago, King Solomon said “There is nothing new under the sun” (Ecclesiastes 1:9). That…
Equalizing the Playing Field of Sexual Identity
An Editorial by Ron Calhoun Why do you have to be identified? It seems a certain amount of selfishness is at…
Health
Evidence-based Health and Nutrition Tips, Part 2
By Sharon Lewis If you read part 1 of “Evidence-based Health and Nutrition Tips”, you know that eating whole eggs in…

It’s Time for Some Girl Talk!
By Nicole D. Miller Female leaders of all ages, ethnicities, and interests have been gathering based on one common factor and…
Legalizing Recreational Marijuana
By Greg Moore The passage of Ohio Issue 2 on the November 7th ballot goes well beyond the provisions that would…
Fibroids: The Silent Pandemic, Part 3
By Nicole D. Miller Women who suffer from tumors like uterine fibroids and polyps normally get them detected during a routine…
Eating Can Be Better — Together
By Presious Mills One of the annual themes for the month of October is “Eating Better, Eating Together.” In our fast-paced lives the…
Does Your Oral Health Affect Your Overall Health?
By Sharon Lewis Usually, when you think about your health, you think in terms of who you would call if you…
Faith
End Times – Let the Bible Speak
By Pastor Larry Frazier Saying that we are in the End Times is not making a prediction nor is it trying…
Two-Four-Six-Eight! Who Do We Appreciate?
An Editorial by Pastor Larry Frazier We observe holidays in our country for numerous reasons: to remember significant historical events, to…
The Book of Ruth: Life’s Changing Situations
By Pastor Larry Frazier In the Old Testament, Ruth lived a life of trials, tragedy, testing, and eventually triumph. Though she…
God’s Trustworthy Messengers
By Pastor Larry Frazier Important responsibilities must be delegated to those that are the most competent. Since humans have a history…
Do You Have A Dream?
A Poem by Presious Mills The man of God had a dream. One that would ring from the depths of his heart. The…
Symbols Help Further Understanding
By Pastor Larry Fraizer We are used to seeing symbols every day…