www.teachingcleveland.org
Is Cleveland due a new flag? Independent design contest underway with mixed reactions
by Zachary Smith, Cleveland.com Monday May 13, 2025
The limits of black power : Carl B. Stokes and Cleveland’s African-American community, 1945-1971
by Leonard N. Moore
African American Cultural Garden celebrates Juneteenth, adds Civil Rights Trail marker
by Paris Wolfe, Cleveland.com June 14, 2023
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Join Nishani Frazier, an Associate Professor of History and American Studies at the University of Kansas for a webinar on the civil rights movement in Cleveland.
In conjunction with the Cleveland Civil Rights Trail, Frazier will cover the long arch of political activism among Black Clevelanders from around the city’s founding to the modern civil rights era, and document how this rich history relates to the present day. Come celebrate Black History Month by learning about the history of Civil Rights in Cleveland. This program is made possible in part by Ohio Humanities, a state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication/ exhibition/program/website do not necessarily reflect those of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Visit https://clevelandcivilrightstrail.org/ to learn more about the Cleveland Civil Rights Trail.
Cleveland Mayor Carl Stokes- Britanica
Mayoral quiz: On the eve of electing a new Cleveland mayor, test you knowledge on our past mayors
by Grant Segall, Freshwater Cleveland
“Facts must matter, as Cleveland political history shows”
by Brent Larkin, cleveland.com 12/31/2019
“Facts must matter. The news media has no obligation to spread lies merely in the interest of so-called balance. First, foremost and always, its obligation is to the truth.”
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CLEVELAND, Ohio — It was one of the largest public corruption probes in Cleveland history. Allegations arose that influential people received tens of thousands of dollars in bribes, which turned into millions’ worth of government contracts.
It was also years before the local pay-to-pay political atmosphere came to light through another, more well-known probe into Cuyahoga County’s government.
The FBI’s investigation into Cleveland began in 2002 and led to convictions against eight people. Leading the pack was Nate Gray, a connected businessman and longtime confidant to former Cleveland Mayor Michael R. White who was released last month from federal prison.
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East Cleveland – City of Cleveland Merger Background Links
Unhappy Cleveland Heights and East Cleveland residents push to form new village (WKYC) 12/23/16
ODOT Lends East Cleveland Salt Trucks Since City Hasn’t Fixed Theirs Yet (Scene Magazine) 12/15/2016
No working snow plows in East Cleveland (WKYC) 12/14/2016
East Cleveland mayor, City Council president recalled in special election (Call & Post) 12/7/2016
East Cleveland Mayor Recall Could Influence Merger Talks With Cleveland (WKSU) 12/7/2016
East Cleveland Votes to Recall Mayor, Council President (Ideastream) 12/6/2016
Oakwood Village Donates Ambulance to East Cleveland After Others Break Down (Ideastream) 10/3/2016
Will Cleveland Merge With the City Next Door? (Next City) 9/12/2016
East Cleveland backtracks on Cleveland merger requests (WEWS) 8/29/2016
What’s next for East Cleveland-Cleveland merger? Cleveland.com 7/26/2016
State Could Pony Up $10 Million for Cleveland-East Cleveland Merger (Scene Magazine) 3/31/2016
East Cleveland Councilman Nathaniel Martin on his City’s Uncertain Future (Scene Magazine) 4/1/2015
The Battle for East Cleveland (Scene Magazine) 3/26/2014
Who Wants to Be Mayor of East Cleveland? (Cleveland Magazine) November 2009
Welcome to East Cleveland (Scene Magazine) 2/8/2001