Tuesday, March 26, 2019, 12:00 p.m., The City Club of Cleveland
Good Kids, Bad City: A Story of Race and Wrongful Conviction in America
Join the City Club for the next installment in our Book Club series as we discuss Good Kids, Bad City: A Story of Race and Wrongful Conviction in America by Kyle Swenson. In the early 1970s, three African-American men―Wiley Bridgeman, Kwame Ajamu, and Rickey Jackson―were accused and convicted of the brutal robbery and murder of a man outside of a convenience store in Cleveland. The prosecution’s case, which resulted in a...
Friday, Mar 29 @ 12:00 p.m.
Response and Responsibility: How to Address Grave Violence Beyond our...
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Tuesday, March 19, 2019
Personal View: Impact of childhood trauma affects entire community
by Habeebah R. Grimes We've long recognized that extreme stress can lead to mental health problems. We rightfully hold veterans in our hearts and sympathize with the life-altering effects of war. We are arguably open to the idea that intense stress in daily life increases our risks for heart attacks, strokes, high blood pressure and the like. We've acknowledged that modern-day stress is literally making us sick, but we've mostly accepted this as par for the course. We're adults. We can take it, right? We now know the human body cannot take it. In fact, when stress is unrelenting, it affects our brains and bodies. That is especially the case for children. Extreme poverty,... read on
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Felton Thomas discusses his organization's mission to go above and beyond people's expectations in order to bring prosperity to the Cleveland community. He talks about...
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