Cleveland

‘Silent plight’ carolers show solidarity with county jail inmates

Cleveland Question: Where are holiday carolers unwelcome this time of year? Answer: In the Cuyahoga County “Justice Center,” when they…

December 19, 2019

Outrage over NFL’s racist suspension of Myles Garrett

Cleveland Local Cleveland celebrities were serving meals to 8,000 homeless and low-income residents on Nov. 26 at an annual event,…

December 6, 2019

Cleveland activists say Black Trans Lives matter

People gathered Aug. 25 in Cleveland’s Luke Easter Park, a main green space in the African-American community. They were part…

September 4, 2015

Protest murder of Palestinian baby

Local activists held an afternoon rally across from the regional U.S. federal building in Cleveland on Aug. 7. Called by…

August 16, 2015

Equality Ohio marches in Cleveland

“Equality Ohio,” organizers for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer rights, had a militant contingent in this year’s Cleveland Pride…

August 13, 2015

60,000 signatures demand justice for Tamir Rice

It has been eight months since the police killing of the 12-year-old Black youth, Tamir Rice, in a Cleveland park.…

August 6, 2015

Killer cop walks free, scores of protesters arrested in Cleveland

After the complete acquittal on May 23 of Cleveland killer cop Michael Brelo, the streets of Cleveland were thick with…

May 27, 2015

No let up in fight to stop police killings in Cleveland

Since the killing of 12-year-old Tamir Rice on Nov. 22 by a white Cleveland police officer, the movement against racist…

December 17, 2014

Tribute to Leslie Feinberg

She brought ‘trans’ into labor’s vocabulary In 1895, the year that Frederick Engels died, a 25-year-old V.I. Lenin wrote a…

December 14, 2014

Meeting commemorates Chairman Fred Hampton

With the 45th annual International Revolutionary Day on Dec. 4, people commemorated the 1969 assassination of Illinois Black Panther Party…

December 11, 2014