Now a third generation real estate brokerage, McMullan Realty continues to play a significant role in building up Black communities across Northeast Ohio, while also working to increase Black homeownership rates.
Not all high school graduates want to go to a college or university. So, what’s left for them? A low-wage job? Fast food? Unfortunately, that’s what many young Clevelanders see as their only choice. But, the ACE Mentor Program of Cleveland wants them to know there are viable career options.
On January 15, 2021, the actual birthday of The Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., The Urban League of Greater Cleveland launched My Brother’s Keeper Greater Cleveland Chapter, a program to support boys and young men of color from this community.
Sheila Wright and Angela Bennett of Frontline Development are spearheading the Allen Estates, located at the corner of E. 66th and Lexington Avenue in Cleveland’s Hough neighborhood, as part of a neighborhood-wide push for revitalization.
Using photos, stories and a mini-documentary, Shaker Heights native Shelli Reeves aims to tell the history of the Glenville neighborhood through the eyes of longtime residents.
The Cleveland Peacemakers Alliance (CPA) has a checkered past. The Cleveland Peacemakers Alliance (CPA) has a checkered past. However, four years later, their future looks brighter thanks to their affiliation with the Boys and Girls Club of Greater Cleveland, support from their funders, and a newly appointed executive director.
A grassroots collaborative is assembling and distributing 60,000 washable cloth masks along with voter and Census information to communities of color and LGBTQ+ people in Cleveland. Shanelle Smith Whigham, Ohio director of the Trust for Public Land, who helps lead the coalition, says she created the group because too many vulnerable people lack access to PPE.
When the U.S. economy came to a screeching halt back in March due to the Covid-19 shutdown, it left many small businesses in a tough spot. Many had to close their doors with no idea when or if they would reopen.
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