Jala Forest, Author at The Land

Jala Forest

Jala Forest is a Cleveland-based cultural journalist and digital creator whose reporting interests span across art, music, culture, race and social issues. When she’s not writing, she enjoys exploring the city of Cleveland, cooking unique recipes she finds on Pinterest and going to live DJ sets.

Cleveland Neighborhood Progress launches its Middle Neighborhood Initiative in Lee-Harvard

By Jala Forest ● Communities ● November 14, 2025

The home includes three bedrooms, two bathrooms, a new sunroom, a new roof, new windows and masonry repairs. Before the renovation, the home was missing shutters on its front windows, and the trim around the door needed to be repainted.

Slavic Village is finding healing through historical marker in honor of John Jordan, Cleveland’s only known lynching victim

By Jala Forest ● Social Equity ● July 1, 2025

In 1911, John Jordan, a 19-year-old African American, was lynched by a white mob after being accused of stealing cherries off a tree on a white farmer’s orchard – making it one of the only documented lynchings in Cuyahoga County.

Karamu Artists Inc.: Printmaking, Race, and Community exhibit celebrates Karamu House’s rich printmaking history

By Jala Forest ● Arts & Culture ● April 30, 2025

The exhibit entails more than 50 prints created by members of the Karamu Artists Inc.

Cleveland VOTES opens applications for annual Equitable Civic Engagement Fund

By Jala Forest ● Civic Engagement ● April 23, 2025

The annual fund will provide microgrants to Ohio-based non profit organizations that are committed to civic engagement.

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Jala's Latest Articles

Cleveland Neighborhood Progress launches its Middle Neighborhood Initiative in Lee-Harvard

Slavic Village is finding healing through historical marker in honor of John Jordan, Cleveland’s only known lynching victim

Karamu Artists Inc.: Printmaking, Race, and Community exhibit celebrates Karamu House’s rich printmaking history

Cleveland VOTES opens applications for annual Equitable Civic Engagement Fund