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Cleveland and Columbus offer an LGBTQ+ business certification process. So why aren’t any businesses actually certified?

By Kim Schneider ● Entrepreneurs ● October 20, 2022 October 24, 2022

In 2015, Cleveland became one of the first cities to offer Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Business Enterprise certification through the National LGBT Chamber of Commerce. The certifications are part of an intentional effort to create jobs, provide opportunities, and build equity … if people sign up.

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Hispanic Heritage Hub is a beacon for an underserved community, say supporters

By Douglas J. Guth ● Social Equity ● September 20, 2022 September 21, 2022

Clevelanders Mariely Luengo and Marcia Moreno have founded the Hispanic Heritage Hub, a website that lists events for Hispanic Heritage Month and also aims to be a comprehensive year-round guide to local Hispanic vendors, speakers, and other business people.

As Ohio Welcomes Refugees, a Nonprofit Gives Them a Boost

By Aja Hannah & Lee Chilcote ● Economy ● July 14, 2022 July 15, 2022

With the help of nonprofit US Together, refugees in the Cleveland area work to get small businesses up and running. Funded by the federal Office of Refugee Resettlement, the program has helped more than 30 entrepreneurs.

“Some of them have no one”: How Ohio orgs are supporting LGBTQ+ elders during COVID

By Caitlin Fisher ● Government ● June 8, 2021 May 27, 2022

When COVID-19 began to rage across the land, the warning bells quickly rang out loud and clear: we must be extra careful around our senior citizens.

Does freedom of the press extend to covering police?

By Lucia Walinchus & Marisa Twigg ● Public Safety ● May 6, 2021 May 27, 2022

Nearly a year after Columbus police officers pepper sprayed journalists covering protests against police brutality, The Columbus Division Police still have not named the officer shouting “I don’t care!” and turning eyes into agony, as those reporters shouted, “We are members of the news media!” and held up their badges.

‘Shut your mouth’: Journalists face a rising tide of online harassment

By Lucia Walinchus, Marisa Twigg & Jaelynn Grisso ● Uncategorized ● May 6, 2021 May 27, 2022

Exacerbated by a polarized political climate, an increasing number of reporters in the U.S. are facing unrelenting threats of violence and harassment from people online. Here in Columbus, several reporters have experienced harassment directly.