Social Equity Archives

The biggest change to voting in Republican election bill could become a burden for many US voters

By The Associated Press ● Government ● March 14, 2026

Congressional Republicans are pushing voting legislation that’s backed by President Donald Trump and would require voters to produce documentary proof of citizenship in order to register for federal elections.

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Where redistricting stands across the nation after gerrymandering battles

By The Associated Press ● Government ● March 4, 2026

Ohio is one of several states that produced newly drawn maps ahead of the next election.

Cleveland Public Theatre’s ‘Haunted’ connects theater, community and the question of land

By Kevin McLaughlin ● Arts & Culture ● February 25, 2026

An Indigenous horror comedy about two siblings trapped between worlds — history, memory and the house they haunt — the production is directed by Nailah Unole didanas’ea Harper-Malveaux (Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma).

Lakewood-Rocky River Rotary Foundation awards record $84K in grants — with food, youth, job training in focus

By Kevin McLaughlin ● Communities ● February 16, 2026

“This year we really sat down and asked where the need was greatest in the community.”

Lakewood High School students organize walkout to protest ICE [photos]

By Sharyn Arai ● Civic Engagement ● February 12, 2026

Hundreds of students marched along Hilliard Boulevard and Bunts Road on Thursday.

ASC3 wants to close the intergenerational digital gap, teaches seniors email, Zoom, more

By Bob Sandrick ● Social Equity ● February 11, 2026

The Ashbury Senior Computer Community Center teaches students everything from how to pay bills online to how to video call grandchildren.

Returning Artists Guild uses art to change how people think about prison

By Nicole Wloszek ● Arts & Culture ● February 5, 2026

“You’ve got to see better, to know better, to be able to dream better. You can’t ignore social problems into non-existence.”

Trial of ex-FirstEnergy executives charged in $60M Ohio bribery scheme set to begin

By The Associated Press ● Government ● February 3, 2026

The $4.3 million that Akron-based FirstEnergy paid veteran utility lawyer Sam Randazzo in 2019 is at the center of the latest criminal trial tied to Ohio’s sweeping $60 million bribery scandal.

Vigil outside of Cleveland’s Louis Stokes VA honors life, service of Alex Pretti

By Anna Maria Hamm ● Social Equity ● February 2, 2026

On Sunday night, community members, labor leaders, veterans and elected officials gathered outside the Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center to honor the life of Alex Pretti, a longtime VA employee whose career was defined by service to others.

College Club West celebrating 100 years of supporting Northeast Ohio women

By Susan Eyerman ● Education ● January 29, 2026

College Club West (CCW) was founded in 1926 (as Lakewood College Club) to provide opportunities for college-educated women and scholarships for women seeking collegiate education. The club plans to celebrate its 100-year-anniversary in high style on April 24.