By Devon Jones and Ron Calhoun The mind-expanding Black-Owned Media Weekend hosted by the Black Owned Media Equity and Sustainability Institute and sponsored by HP Inc. and Build in Tulsa, took place in Tulsa, OK June 16 – June 19. Black-Owned Media has been essential to combating discrimination and ensuring equity and equality in Black […]
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SELF LOVE Boost Your Caliber of Self-Nurture By Sheila Ferguson
By Sheila Ferguson A steady diet of positive self-nurture involves getting over disbelief and dissatisfaction with your life, or the various relationships and situations you are involved in. You can do this by: Stopping the tape of negative self-talk messages playing in your head. Finding or creating a personal affirmation that builds you up and […]
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The Marshall Project
The Marshall Project :Home Who’s Electing Judges in the Cleveland Area? Not Those Ensnared in the System Judges Have Real Power in Cleveland. Who’s Voting for Them? What Do You Want to Know About […]
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Staying Stroke Free
By Kellie Morris Stroke is treatable and preventable was the message to the Cleveland community from The American Heart and Stroke Association on May 6, 2022. A virtual program titled Power to End Stroke: Reclaim our Rhythm & Soul was held to kick off Stroke Awareness Month. Stroke is still the leading cause of disability […]
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John Adams Rebels Class of 1972 Awards $30,000 to 2022 Senior Essay Contest Participants
By Ron Calhoun In celebration of its upcoming 50-year class reunion, the John Adams High School Class of 1972 Reunion Committee awarded $30,000.00 in scholarship dollars to four graduates from the 2022 Senior Class of the John Adams College & Career Academy. The scholarships were presented during Senior Recognition Day, which is the high school’s […]
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The Marshall Project “Ask a Question”
The Marshall Project is answering questions from the community about Cuyahoga County’s criminal courts, and sharing what we have gathered from the public docket of felony cases. The Marshall Project spent months analyzing court records and voting patterns to understand who chooses county judges and who experiences the consequences. The analysis is based on the period […]
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Issue 24: The Community Police Commission Looks Forward
By Yugan Sakthi This is the fourth part of an ongoing series of monthly articles about the implementation of Issue 24 and how you can become involved in the fight for our public safety. Read the last issue on theclevelandobserver.com or in last month’s issue of the paper. On Thursday, May 19, the Cleveland Community […]
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Understanding Wage Garnishments
By Tonya Sams What happens when you don’t earn enough money to pay your debts, but creditors start coming after your limited financial resources? Unfortunately, it is common for creditors to garnish your wages to get paid back. Wage garnishment allows creditors to receive payments for a debt owed by taking money directly from a […]
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No Comment: City Council pauses public comments for the summer
By Doug Breehl-Pitorak, Cleveland Documenters Public comments at Cleveland City Council are taking a summer break—a 14-week break. Here’s what you need to know in a visual from Cleveland Documenters’ Paul Rochford, followed by some more background information. City Council’s annual summer recess starts after its June 6 meeting. The next “regular” meeting will be […]