Posted on 02/11/22 by Amanda Woodrum in Clean Energy + Green Jobs
Bishop Marcia Dinkins leads the charge with first-ever BLAC paper For most of the last century, the people of Appalachia’s Ohio River Valley powered the prosperity of this nation. What you might not know — because of broad stereotypes about Appalachia — is that many of those people were Black workers. Working remotely from her home in Dayton, Bishop Marcia Dinkins launched the Black Appalachian Coalition (BLAC) to counter whitewashed narratives of Appalachia by removing the cloak of Black Appalachian invisibility in the first ever BLAC paper, “Black Storytelling and Policy Making in Appalachia.” An event celebrating the report’s release can be... read more
Posted on 02/03/22 by Caitlin Johnson (she/her) in Health & Health Equity
As a Black woman who lived her entire life in Cleveland, Yvonka Hall knows health is multidimensional. Where people live, their jobs, their housing, their education, their family situations — all have profound effects on... read more
Posted on 01/31/22 by Tanisha Pruitt, PhD (she/her) in Education & Training
School is a place where childhood happens. It’s not only where children learn basic skills, but where they're challenged and inspired. COVID-19 and the state’s legacy of inadequate and inequitable funding has upended school as... read more
Posted on 01/20/22 by Will Petrik (he/him) in Basic Needs + Unemployment Insurance
What’s at stake for families as the monthly child tax credit payment ends As we start the new year, parents are planning for the future and working hard to provide their kids a great quality of... read more
Posted on 11/22/21 by Tanisha Pruitt, PhD (she/her) in Education & Training
The pandemic took a toll on Americans of all walks of life, especially schoolchildren and educators. Throughout the pandemic, parents, teachers and children navigated school closures, hybrid learning and constantly evolving safety protocols. The $1.9... read more
Posted on 11/18/21 by Guillermo Bervejillo (he/him) in Fracking
The responsible use of Ohio’s natural resources is crucial to the well-being of its residents and to the long-term sustainability of its economic infrastructure. Currently, Ohio is 13th among states in terms of crude oil... read more
Posted on 11/08/21 by Will Petrik (he/him) in Basic Needs + Unemployment Insurance
Let’s make sure all children get the expanded child tax credit. The expanded child tax credit is already giving children the opportunity for a brighter future, relieving families of stress, and putting more money in families’... read more
Posted on 10/28/21 by Daniel Ortiz (he/him) in Democracy & Government
Whether we trace our Cleveland roots back generations or are new arrivals, many of us came to this city hoping for a piece of the American promise. But today, Cleveland is the nation's poorest big... read more
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