Monday, May 21, 2018, 7:00 p.m., Suzie's Dogs & Drafts
The Rust Belt, a term commonly used to describe metropolitan areas in the Midwest and Great Lakes region defined by an economic dependence on manufacturing, experienced a resurgence during the 2016 presidential campaign to describe, among other things, a time when "America was great." In the decades following World War II, manufacturing exploded employing hundreds of thousands in the Rust Belt - and luring many minorities with the promise of the...
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Monday, April 23, 2018
#FREESPEECH IN THE NEWS: APRIL 23, 2018
As the Citadel of Free Speech here in Cleveland, we work to protect and promote the basis of our democracy by sharing related stories, commentary, and opinions on free speech in the 21st century. Here's what's making the news – and what you should know about – in the past week. 1.) Aurora library display prompts both hate and censorship claims A part of a display at the Aurora Public Library in Aurora, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago, was removed after backlash from community members. The poem, “Hijab means Jihad” was said to be satirical, but Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin called it “offensive, divisive and downright prejudice,” adding that is, “should have never... read on
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In June, the Cleveland Metroparks opened the Cleveland Foundation Centennial Lake Link Trail, a half-mile multi-modal trail and natural stormwater management system that winds along...
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