Unity Powell, Author at The Land

From Cleveland Heights to Tribeca: Joe Kowalski is having a year

By Unity Powell ● Arts & Culture ● June 18, 2026

The Northeast Ohio filmmaker’s first feature documentary premiered at one of the world’s top film festivals this June — and the story of how he got there is very Cleveland.

What if the corner store funded the community? A W. 25th business is exploring the model

By Unity Powell ● Communities ● February 27, 2026

“Neighborhood businesses are part of the community ecosystem, and this model shows how a local business can see customers as neighbors, not merely consumers.”

Echoes of the future: An Afrofuturist gala centering Cleveland’s Black maternal health

By Unity Powell ● Health ● September 23, 2025

“For every one death of a white baby in the city of Cleveland, Black babies and Black mothers are dying four times more often.”

Beyond the Wishing Well: Bringing Glenville back to life

By Unity Powell ● Arts & Culture ● September 10, 2025

“Glenville made me. It’s important we pour into the same places that poured into us.”

HOPE unit brings mobile cancer care to Cleveland

By Unity Powell ● Health ● July 7, 2025

The HOPE Mobile was designed to help close care gaps. By showing up in under-resourced neighborhoods and offering no-cost, high-quality support, the van is a form of health justice on wheels.

Common Currents: How artists are connecting Cleveland and Buffalo

By Unity Powell ● Arts & Culture ● June 19, 2025

A collaborative exhibition that will feature in both cities highlights the unique aesthetics of Midwest, Rust Belt artists and brings their work to new audiences.

From grit to glow: How Destination Cleveland is reframing the city’s story

By Unity Powell ● Arts & Culture ● May 28, 2025

Public Square glowed with color when this year’s Illuminate CLE show was revealed.

Elevate the East bringing public art to Cleveland’s East Side

By Unity Powell ● Arts & Culture ● April 28, 2025

Projects such as the Woodhill Choice Neighborhoods revitalization project and the restoration of aging parks and community centers bring the hope of renewal — and Elevate the East is now building on that with public art.

How ‘All Our Babies: Birthing in the Afrofuture’ tries to improve the health of Cleveland’s Black mothers, children

By Unity Powell ● Arts & Culture ● April 18, 2025

The project combines art, healing, ancestral traditions, and community action to address Black maternal health disparities and reimagine what Black birth can look like using the cultural power of Afrofuturism. It’s more than an exhibit — it’s a space of love, tools, story-sharing and hope.

What the MLK High redevelopment means for Hough

By Unity Powell ● Community Journalism ● April 9, 2025

The former Martin Luther King Jr. High School, a historic Cleveland high school in Hough, now poses a major role in the ongoing attempt to revitalize the neighborhood.

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