Friday, December 08, 2017
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 08, 2017
12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
The City Club of Cleveland
850 Euclid Avenue Cleveland, Ohio 44114
Since Brown v. Board of Education ruled to desegregate schools, the percentage of African-American students in white majority schools increased to peak at 43.5 percent in 1988. Today, the trend is reversing - a recent report from UCLA’s Civil Rights Project showed that number had dropped by nearly half to 23.2 percent, a comparable percentage to 1968. In...
Monday, October 29, 2018, 12:00 p.m.
U.S. House of Representatives Ohio District 16 Debate
With Jim Renacci running for the U.S. Senate, the 16th congressional seat is open for the first time in eight years. The 16th congressional district is located in the north-central portion of Ohio and includes all of Wayne county and...
Friday, October 26, 2018, 12:00 p.m.
Winners Take All: The Elite Charade of Changing the World
It can be argued we're living in an era that celebrates and elevates wealthy philanthropists. Dozens of the world's billionaires, including Bill and Melinda Gates, Warren Buffet, and Mark Zuckerberg, have signed The Giving Pledge, promising to give away at...
Tuesday, October 23, 2018, 12:00 p.m.
In this age of increasing divide in America, it can be argued that journalists and the media are facing intense scrutiny. Almost daily, Americans read about the shuttering of newspapers and magazines, attacks on the press' credibility, and earlier this...
Monday, October 22, 2018, 12:00 p.m.
The Ohio Attorney General is the chief legal officer of the state of Ohio. With Mike DeWine running for Governor of Ohio, this position is open for the first time in eight years. Join us as candidates Steve Dettelbach (D)...
Friday, October 19, 2018, 12:00 p.m.
We the Corporations: How American Businesses Won Their Civil Rights
Three recent Supreme Court decisions, Citizens United vs. Federal Election Commission, Burwell vs. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc., and Masterpiece Cakeshop, Ltd. v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission, have bought the issue of corporate rights to the forefront of our national consciousness....
Monday, October 15, 2018, 7:00 p.m.
The very first National Coming Out Day was October 11, 1988 and represented a form of activism - a time and place to challenge conventional attitudes about relationships and sexuality. Since that time, many strides have been made to ensure...
Monday, October 15, 2018, 12:00 p.m.
Governor of Ohio Candidate Forum
The Ohio Debate Commission has invited all four gubernatorial candidates to participate in a forum at The City Club of Cleveland. Join us as the candidates explain their platforms and differences, and take questions from the audience. Richard Cordray, Democractic Candidate...
Sunday, October 14, 2018, 6:00 p.m.
The first debate in the 2018 race for U.S. Senate between Democrat Sen. Sherrod Brown and Republican Rep. Jim Renacci.
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