Friday, September 22, 2017
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The City Club of Cleveland
850 Euclid Avenue Cleveland, Ohio 44114
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Friday, September 22, 2017
12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
The City Club of Cleveland
850 Euclid Avenue Cleveland, Ohio 44114
On August 9, 2014, Michael Brown was shot by police officer Darren Wilson in the northern St. Louis suburb of Ferguson. Within the next year, Eric Garner in New York, Tamir Rice in Cleveland, and Freddie Gray in Baltimore were all killed by police officers, each setting off protests surrounding police use of force in their respective cities.
These incidents caused...
Friday, November 15, 2019, 12:00 p.m.
The Next American City: The Big Promise of our Midsize Metros
Mick Cornett is the longest-serving Mayor of Oklahoma City and is credited with its transformation from a forgettable city in "flyover country" to one of America's most dynamic midsized cities. During his time in office, Newsweek called him one of the...
Thursday, November 14, 2019, 1:30 p.m.
A Different Way to Win: Dan Rooney’s Story from the Super Bowl to the Rooney Rule
Jim Rooney interviewed more than 50 people when trying to write the story of his father Dan Rooney, the famous owner and president of the Pittsburgh Steelers. The result is the new book A Different Way to Win: Dan Rooney’s Story...
Friday, November 08, 2019, 12:00 p.m.
Desk 88: Eight Progressive Senators Who Changed America
Since his election to the U.S. Senate in 2006, Ohio Senator Sherrod Brown has sat on the Senate floor at a mahogany desk with a unique history. In his newest book, Desk 88, he tells the story of eight of...
Thursday, November 07, 2019, 12:00 p.m.
Youth Forum: Primary Schooling
It's fairly well understood that ZIP code is just as much a predictor of an individual's life expectancy as genetics. Similarly, from birth, a child’s future is often predicted by what school district they live in. In many cities across...
Wednesday, November 06, 2019, 12:00 p.m.
Safe and Sound: Addressing the Crisis of Family Homelessness
At the 2018 State of the Schools address, the first audience question came from a student at the Newton D. Baker School of Arts who asked "What are the district's plans for our children who are homeless? What progress is...
Tuesday, November 05, 2019, 7:30 p.m.
An increasingly popular form of cultural exchange and citizen diplomacy is expressed through music. From the German, British, Belgian, and French soldiers singing "Silent Night" during the World War I Christmas Truce to jazz legends bringing American culture to the...
Friday, November 01, 2019, 12:00 p.m.
Questions about the future of journalism in an increasingly digital world is somewhat old news. And yet, the stats are still startling: since 2004, more than 1,800 newspapers have closed; the remaining ones still suffered, cutting news coverage, shrinking the...
Friday, October 25, 2019, 12:00 p.m.
Remarks from Alex Johnson, Ph.D.
Opened in 1963, Cuyahoga Community College (Tri-C) is Ohio's first community college and remains one of the state's largest community colleges, serving more than 51,000 students each year. To date, more than 900,000 county residents have come through Tri-C's doors. As...
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