Lanterns Brighten AsiaTown History
By AsiaTown Cleveland Just in time for Lunar New Year, Payne Avenue welcomed new pole lanterns to light up the streets and welcome in the new year. These bright fixtures…
The Money Picture
By Bruce Checefsky Community Development Corporations (CDC) are nonprofit, community-focused entities whose mission is to support affordable housing, economic development, safety, and social services. CDCs work closely with a representative…
HBCU Scholarship Opportunities
The Denmark Tibbs Family Foundation Partners with College Now to Create HBCU Scholarship Fund for CMSD Students – The Denmark Tibbs Family Foundation has proudly established the Denmark Tibbs HBCU…
Stamp Out Censorship: Read a Banned Book
By Sheila Ferguson "Any book worth banning is a book worth reading."-- Isaac Asimov According to author Sophie Whitehead's The Power of Books-A History of Censorship, Banning and Burning –…
City paint program could use a fresh coat; residents cite costly labor and slow process as issues
Tuesday Gibson outside her Buckeye-Woodhill home. Gibson didn’t complete Cleveland’s Exterior Paint Program, and she’s not alone. About 64 percent of applicants who were approved in 2020 and 2021 have…
No Way Out? Black male suicides rising faster than any other racial group
By ReShonda Tate This post was originally published on Defender Network Researchers are sounding the alarm about the number of young Black men who are dying by suicide; from the 26-year-old son of…
Act Like A Man! (Part 14)
By Melvin Mason Having touched on the relationships, the soul, and the character of a Godly man, R. Kent Hughes now discusses a fourth important area in a man’s life:…
Marry Me. . . Again!
By Melvin Twigg Mason If ever oh ever a great pic there was, “Marry Me” is the one because of the wonderful story it has! Okay, it doesn’t quite rhyme…
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, especially with the current rhetoric surrounding the teaching of CRT…
How many Safe Smart CLE security cameras are in each city ward, and where are they?
By Doug Breehl-Pitorak, Cleveland Documenters As of Dec. 1, 2021, there were 1,206 Safe Smart CLE security cameras installed throughout Cleveland, according to Larry Jones II, Assistant Commissioner of Public…