Friday, December 06, 2019
12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
The City Club of Cleveland
850 Euclid Avenue Cleveland, Ohio 44114
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Friday, December 06, 2019
12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
The City Club of Cleveland
850 Euclid Avenue Cleveland, Ohio 44114
First elected to the Dayton City Commission in 2005, Nan Whaley was the youngest women ever chosen for a Commission seat. She was elected as Dayton’s mayor in 2013 by a double-digit majority. In 2017 she was re-elected mayor without opposition, a first in Dayton's history. As mayor, she has focused on the areas of community development, manufacturing, and women...
Friday, June 26, 2020, 12:30 p.m.
The World Health Assembly has designated 2020 the International Year of the Nurse and the Midwife in celebration of the 200th birthday of Florence Nightingale. This year-long recognition and celebration has taken on increased relevance as nurses and midwives are...
Friday, June 19, 2020, 12:30 p.m.
Black Journalists in a Time of Crisis
Erika D. Smith is a columnist for the Los Angeles Times writing about the diversity of people and places across California. Jamil Smith is a Senior Writer at Rolling Stone, where he covers national affairs and culture. In addition to...
Tuesday, June 16, 2020, 10:30 a.m.
Black Americans have spent centuries working to convince others of their humanity and right to live. And yet, these last few weeks have taken a particularly devastating toll on the Black community. Deaths from COVID-19, a disease that has disproportionately...
Friday, June 12, 2020, 12:30 p.m.
Reimagining Pretrial Justice: The Bail Project and the Fight to End Cash Bail
As Americans, we are taught that the bedrock of our criminal legal system is the presumption of innocence, a fundamental right designed to protect us against wrongful conviction and incarceration. And yet, every day in courtrooms across the United States,...
Wednesday, June 10, 2020, 10:30 a.m.
A Conversation with Councilman Basheer Jones
Councilman Basheer Jones was elected to represent Ward 7 in November 2017, becoming the city’s first Muslim council representative. He represents an area which includes the historic Hough district, as well as the St. Clair-Superior, Midtown, and AsiaTown neighborhoods. During his...
Friday, June 05, 2020, 12:30 p.m.
America's Crisis: Are We Finally Ready to Confront Racism?
At the end of May, when much of the country was starting to re-open after months of shutdown in an effort to contain the spread of COVID-19, the United States experienced a series of events that has the potential to...
Thursday, June 04, 2020, 10:30 a.m.
Racism and Public Health: Cleveland's Response
On Wednesday, June 3, Cleveland City Council passed a new piece of legislation to declare racism a public health crisis in the City of Cleveland. The legislation — sponsored by Councilmen Blaine Griffin, Basheer Jones, and Kerry McCormack —means that...
Friday, May 29, 2020, 12:30 p.m.
At the Border: Policies, People, and How You Can Get Involved
Immigration has become one of the most hotly debated topics in our country. Recent immigration policies — from travel bans and visa restrictions to refugee caps and asylum changes to the construction of a border wall — are policies that...
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