None Of The Above: The Media’s Effect On Voter Participation
By Gennifer Harding-Gosnell Eighty million Americans sat out the presidential election in 2020. Of those who did vote, 85 million of them were registered to one of the two major…
Removing The Stigma’s 1st Annual Visionary Leadership Retreat
By Denise Holcomb On August 6, 2022, Removing The Stigma (RTS) had its first annual Visionary Leadership Retreat at the Shaker Heights Library in Shaker Heights, OH. The retreat was…
The Frederick Douglass Resource and Recreation Center
By Sharon Lewis The Cleveland Ohio Parks and Recreation Department began in 1871 with the purpose of bringing leisure spaces to a growing population. The development of parks and other…
City Council Needs to Fix the Development Process the Commissioners Can’t
By Ronald Calhoun The city says there is a need for more population density. The Ward 7 community at a recent community meeting agreed to discuss concerns over Marous Development…
Cleveland Area High School Football Preview
By Logan Dimperio This article takes a look at Cleveland area high school football teams and how they performed last season and previews the 2022/2023 season. It will highlight how…
Ohio’s New Gun Law: Is The Problem The Solution?
By B.A. Calhoun In the wake of the Uvalde, Texas shooting at Robb Elementary School, the conversation surrounding gun reform and gun laws in political circles has so intensified that…
Review of “The Black Phone”
By Melvin Twigg Mason They call him “Finney.” Finneas Shaw is big brother to his sister, Gwen. Almost every weekend, when Gwen (played wonderfully by Madeleine McGraw) splits off…
TCO Kids Korner – August 2022
By Trish Johnson A big thank you to the readers and staff members of The Cleveland Observer for showing your continued support by submitting original artwork created by your family members!…
“The Gray Man” Is Anything But Shady
By Melvin Twigg Mason Exhilarating! That’s how the latest offering from the Russo Brothers could be categorized. “The Gray Man” is a fast-paced thrill ride a la “John Wick,” “The…
Is the School to Prison Pipeline Real?
By Kayla Blake According to the American University’s School of Education, the School-to-Prison Pipeline (SPP) refers to the “practices and policies that disproportionately place students of color into the criminal…