Friday, May 03, 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, May 03, 2019
12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
The City Club of Cleveland
850 Euclid Avenue Cleveland, Ohio 44114
Robert P. Madison was only six years old when his mother designed his career path: “You must become an architect.” Neither mother nor son could imagine the audacity of a dream that would be fulfilled in 1950 when Madison became Ohio’s first African-American architect.
Overcoming suffocating racism at virtually every turn in both his personal...
Friday, June 25, 2021, 12:30 p.m.
Assume Nothing: A Story of Intimate Violence
In the fall of 2017, the #MeToo movement became a national force, outing men who for sexual abuse, assault, and harassment. At the time, artist and film producer Tanya Selvaratnam was dating one of the movement’s most vocal and effective...
Tuesday, June 22, 2021, 5:30 p.m.
Ohio District 11 Democratic Primary Debate
Earlier this year, U.S. Representative Marcia Fudge − the Warrensville Heights Democrat who represented Ohio's 11th District since 2008 − was confirmed as the 18th Secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The vacancy allows voters to...
Tuesday, June 22, 2021, 2:00 p.m.
Ohio District 11 Republican Primary Debate
Our forum with Laverne Jones Gore, Republican candidate for Ohio's 11th congressional district, has been cancelled due to scheduling conflicts. Earlier this year, U.S. Representative Marcia Fudge − the Warrensville Heights Democrat who represented Ohio's 11th District since 2008 − was...
Friday, June 18, 2021, 12:30 p.m.
From Incarceration to Advocacy: A New Approach to Criminal Justice Reform
After spending more than 44 years working to support and advocate for people returning to community from incarceration, Charles R. See retired from Lutheran Metropolitan Ministry (LMM) in 2017. A native Clevelander, See is known for his leadership in addressing...
Thursday, June 17, 2021, 12:00 p.m.
Beyond Pride: Why LGBTQ+ Visibility Matters
It's vital that there be accurate and inclusive representation of LGBTQ people in the stories we tell. Are the right people telling these stories? If not, why? Earlier this year, the LGBTQ advocacy organization GLAAD released its annual Where We Are...
Tuesday, June 15, 2021, 12:00 p.m.
No More "Snake on the Lake:" The Future of Redistricting in Ohio
In May, the U.S. Census Bureau announced population statistics following the completion of the 2020 census. Ohio, for the sixth consecutive time, will lose a seat in the House of Representatives, bringing the number of representatives from 16 to 15....
Friday, June 11, 2021, 12:30 p.m.
Judicial Crisis?: Dark Money, Court Capture, and the Future of American Democracy
In May, 2020, Senators Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Chuck Schumer (D-NY), and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), released a report examining a decades-long effort by conservative interests to remake the federal judiciary. The 54-page report, Captured Courts: The GOP's Big Money Assault on...
Tuesday, June 08, 2021, 12:00 p.m.
Justice Rising: Robert Kennedy’s America in Black and White
On April 5, 1968, the day after Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated, Senator Robert F. Kennedy stood at The City Club of Cleveland's podium and delivered the Mindless Menace of Violence speech, now considered one of the most important...
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