Moses Ngong lives in the Detroit Shoreway neighborhood. He enjoys long walks at Edgewater, everything from Saucisson, and an occasional trip to the Cleveland Museum of Art. He works at a community development corporation as a Community Engagement Specialist.
Grassroots organizations staged a walkout at the 2nd annual Sustainability Summit to protest Greater Cleveland Partnership's inclusion of BlackRock. Instead, the groups invited walkout participants to join a teach-in focused on alternative visions of sustainability.
Cleveland residents have had an opportunity to discuss the city's budget during a series of Community Budget Meetings. The most recent one offered transparency into ARPA fund allocation, Issue 38's defeat, and more.
The lighthearted festival includes food, vendors, music, and performances - and it's also rooted in serious values of abolition and solidarity with all oppressed communities.
In honor of The Land’s third anniversary, we’re catching up with a few of our 50 community journalists. The Land’s Lee Chilcote talked with Moses Ngong, a Detroit Shoreway resident who has published multiple stories for The Land since completing our program.
The restaurant, a Jewish delicatessen which fuses traditional food preparation methods with modern sensibilities, has received multiple James Beard Award nominations.
Founder Josh Jones Forbes, a Detroit Shoreway neighborhood resident, founded Out Fitness Collective in the neighborhood to provide a low-cost, welcoming workout space for people at any fitness level.
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