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It appears that officials in the Cleveland Metropolitan School District are looking to make some social change by renaming a handful of educational institutions named after known slaveowners and those who supported racist ideologies. 

As many of us watched in disbelief Wednesday as Trump supporters seized the U.S. Capitol Building, one may have to wonder if these people have a job. Furthermore, if they do, it surly cannot be one for a government agency especially since they may be seen on camera committing treason and actively engaging in a […]

CLEVELAND (AP) — Cleveland’s three major professional sports franchises — the Browns, Cavaliers and Indians — are teaming up to fight social injustice. The move comes one day after the NBA postponed playoff games, and other leagues followed suit, amid a player-led boycott to protest the shooting of a Black man by police in Wisconsin. […]

Cleveland’s City Council is considering declaring racism a public health crisis. According to WOSU, Councilman Blaine Griffin says the issue still impacts society today, bringing life expectancy down due to centuries of racist policies. “You have Jim Crow laws,” Griffin says. “You have redlining that many of our communities have experienced. We believe that all of these activities […]

BEREA, Ohio (AP) — As Andrew Berry waited to be welcomed back as Cleveland’s new general manager, his baby son, Kairo, let out a couple of cranky cries before settling down for a nap. Later, his 2-year-old son, Zion, asked Berry if he could wear a helmet. The Browns have turned to youth in their […]

A former Cleveland police officer was sentenced to 4 and a half years in prison after pleading guilty to urinating on a 12-year-old girl who refused a ride from him as she waited for a school bus. Cleveland.com reports that Solomon Nhiwatiwa showed no emotion when he spoke to Common Pleas Court Judge Wanda C. Jones on Tuesday (Jan. 21) […]

Five years after 12-year-old Tamir Rice was fatally shot by a Cleveland police officer, his mother has teamed with the ACLU to create a safety handbook for young people on how to interact with police. “Even when you do everything right, things can still go wrong,” ACLU Ohio said on Facebook. The guide is geared toward youth under the age […]

Five years after 12-year-old Tamir Rice was fatally shot by a Cleveland police officer, his mother has teamed with the ACLU to create a safety handbook for young people on how to interact with police. “Even when you do everything right, things can still go wrong,” ACLU Ohio said on Facebook. The guide is geared toward youth under the age […]

LeBron James is seriously dedicated to helping his students, and he proves that time and time again. The baller is now adding safe housing to the school he founded in his hometown, so that students have a stable place to live while they get their education. Text “RICKEY” to 71007 to join the Rickey Smiley Morning […]

A cop in Cleveland, Ohio to be specific, is under fire from prosecutors who vow to make sure he “never wears the badge of a police officer again.” The officer, 34, was taken into custody earlier this week on accusations he tried to kidnap a 12-year-old girl at a school bus stop. Not only that, […]

It’s officially NFL season and shockingly, The Cleveland Browns are on everyone’s radar. That’s Kym’s home team but she isn’t too excited. Mostly because she doesn’t believe they’re going to go all the way because of the curse. But, if they get a baseball player, and LeBron and let them play with Odell they might […]

CLEVELAND (AP) — The Cleveland Clinic says it has delivered the first baby in North America after a womb transplant from a dead donor. Uterine transplants have enabled more than a dozen women to give birth, usually with wombs donated from a living donor such as a friend or relative. In December, doctors in Brazil […]