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  • June 19, 2026; Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Monument, Cleveland Public Square: Cuyahoga County Civil War monument was the site of a Juneteenth celebration. Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Monument Executive Director Greg Palumbo gave tours of the interior of the monument, shared some of the history of June 19th 1865 and spoke of the participation of Cuyahoga County residents in the Civil War.

    Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Monument hosts celebration of Juneteenth

    The Cuyahoga County Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Monument celebrated the Juneteenth Federal Holiday on June 19. Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Monument Executive Director Greg Palumbo offered those touring the Monument some of the history of Juneteenth. He read General Order Number 3, which announced that all enslaved persons were free. The Order was issued by Union Major…

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  • June 19, 2026; Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Monument, Cleveland Public Square: Cuyahoga County Civil War monument was the site of a Juneteenth celebration. Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Monument Executive Director Greg Palumbo gave tours of the interior of the monument, shared some of the history of June 19th 1865 and spoke of the participation of Cuyahoga County residents in the Civil War.

    Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Monument hosts celebration of Juneteenth

    The Cuyahoga County Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Monument celebrated the Juneteenth Federal Holiday on June 19th. Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Monument Executive Director Greg Palumbo offered those touring the Monument some of the history of Juneteenth. He read General Order Number 3, which announced that all enslaved persons were free. The Order was issued by Union Major…

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  • Tanisha’s Law calls for compassionate approach in responding to mental health and behavioral health crises in Cleveland

    by Chuck Hoven      (Plain Press May 2026) After over a decade of community advocacy, the City of Cleveland now has in place a law that calls for a civilian led alternative to police response to calls for help with a mental health or behavioral health crisis. The new City Ordinance (1198-2024) is named for…

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  • Groundbreaking ceremony kicks off construction of second phase of African American Cultural Gardens (photos)

    PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN Thursday, April 9, 2026; Groundbreaking ceremony for second phase of the African American Cultural Gardens, Martin Luther King Jr. Drive: Association of African American Cultural Gardens Executive Director Obie Shelton plays “Lift Up Your Voice” on his violin. PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN Thursday, April 9, 2026; Groundbreaking ceremony for second phase…

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  • Trip to Montgomery commemorates Cleveland man murdered in 1911 over a handful of cherries

    by Randy Cunningham    (Plain Press December 2025) The National Memorial for Peace and Justice, a project of the Equal Justice Institute in Montgomery, Alabama is a complex of sites dedicated to commemorating the black experience in America from slavery and segregation, up to today’s New Jim Crow of mass incarceration. I think it is…

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  • Play about Tamir Rice  to come to Near West Theatre

       (Plain Press November 2025) The Tamir Rice Foundation in association with the Cleveland-based theatre company Powerful Long Ladder will present the play Objectively/Reasonable: A Community Response to the Shooting of Tamir Rice on November 8th at 6:45 p.m. at Near West Theatre, 6702 Detroit Avenue.    Directed by award-winning former Karamu House Artistic Director…

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  • Tamir Rice Butterfly Memorial designated as Cleveland Landmark

       (Plain Press November 2025) At its October 20th meeting, Cleveland City Council approved designating the Tamir Rice Butterfly Memorial as a Cleveland Landmark (Ord. No. 1084-2025), sponsored by Councilmember Jenny Spencer.

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