Christopher Johnston, Author at The Land

All-day tour delivers clothing, gifts and good cheer to children, families in Cleveland

By Christopher Johnston ● Social Equity ● December 18, 2025

“Years ago, I was walking across Detroit Avenue around Mt. Carmel Church near W. 65th Street, and a guy came up to me, 25 or 30, a little down on his luck, and he said, ‘You show up on those buses with Christmas gifts at Mt. Carmel.’ I said, ‘Yeah.’ He said, ‘When I was a kid, that was my Christmas.’ That made my day. You’re seeing all those kids, people coming through, and it’s magical.”

The CAP Show celebrates 60 years of Cleveland Arts Prize winners

By Christopher Johnston ● Arts & Culture ● December 12, 2025

A new art exhibit will highlight the works and legacy of Cleveland Arts Prize winners.

Robin Brown and CCOAL heightening awareness of lead poisoning in Cleveland homes and beyond

By Christopher Johnston ● Health ● October 28, 2025

Robin Brown’s mission to put an end to lead poisoning in children is a never-ending journey.

The Cleveland Arts Prize 2025 awards ceremony will honor artists of all disciplines from Northeast Ohio

By Christopher Johnston ● Arts & Culture ● October 21, 2025

This Wednesday, the Cleveland Arts Prize, the oldest municipal, juried arts award in the U.S., will recognize its 65th cohort of winners at the Simon and Rose Mandel Theater at Tri-C East at 6:30 pm.

Kumar Arora makes it his business to promote all things Cleveland

By Christopher Johnston ● Arts & Culture ● October 14, 2025

“The work that I get to do sets the tone for the next 20 years for Cleveland or the next 30 years, and I might not be here to see some of that. I’m aware of that, but that’s the beauty of the work that we do is that what we want to do is build in such a way that the job creation, the redevelopment plans, the awareness of the beauty of Cleveland, all of those things compound together.”

“Hollywood on the Cuyahoga” will celebrate filmmaking in Northeast Ohio

By Christopher Johnston ● Arts & Culture ● September 26, 2025

“We want visitors to experience the fact that there’s been a great film history here, and most people don’t know that filmmaking has been going on in Northeast Ohio for decades.”

Glenville Human Trafficking Drop-In Center provides safe haven for survivors

By Christopher Johnston ● Public Safety ● September 18, 2025

Since it opened in April 2021, the Human Trafficking Drop-in Center (DIC) in Glenville has been a safe space for women survivors. It is the first facility of its kind in Northeast Ohio.

Northeast Ohio’s Harriet Tubman Movement helps survivors of human trafficking recover their lives

By Christopher Johnston ● Public Safety ● August 19, 2025

They’re a team of mobile advocates. They go wherever the victim is located. They meet with the person, assess what’s happening with them, then offer a range of services to help them recover.

How the Collaborative to End Human Trafficking is trying to end modern day slavery in Northeast Ohio

By Christopher Johnston ● Civic Engagement ● June 26, 2025

“Everyone has a role to play in combatting human trafficking, and it all starts with education: Know the issue, what it really means, how it shows up here in our community, and what we can do about it.”

Teaching Transliterature: How a Cleveland-area academic pioneered a field of study to amplify voices of change

By Christopher Johnston ● Education ● June 3, 2025

“I had to plant a flag saying transliterature exists, it is important, and it is worthy of study.”

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