One doesn’t automatically associate wealth with Black communities, as American history will attest to. But that’s about to change as Cedric Nash, founder of the Black Wealth Summit, launches its first in-person convocation on October 27 – 29 in College Park, Maryland. Held at “The Hotel” at the University ofContinue Reading
It is two minutes before Riche Greene is set to go on stage. It is two minutes before Greene is about to go into his bag of jokes with the hopes of giving someone in the audience a chance to escape for a few minutes, to forget about their problems.Continue Reading
As the room full of eager patrons wait for the show to start, you can tell that there is something different about life today. We all feel a little pressure right not to get back to the things we once took for granted. Venturing inside with no mask, sitting amongContinue Reading
Cleveland’s world-class arts and culture is front and center this summer – from two expansive triennials to countless permanent and temporary exhibitions that spotlight the city’s creativity and burgeoning talent. As the home of one of the most prestigious art museums in the country and a local art scene thatContinue Reading
“There’s a thin line between to laugh with and to laugh at.” – Richard Pryor “Suffering is a good teacher. It keeps you in its grip until you’ve learned your lesson.” – Bernie Mac. “I carry a knife now because I read in a white magazine that all Black peopleContinue Reading
We all have a gift we’re given when we’re born. Some people honor that gift by pursuing the dream of working with their gift. Others develop a backup plan and fall short of their goals because of the backup plan. For Dunn Pearson, Jr., the goal of becoming an award-winningContinue Reading
Anyone from Cleveland understands who our national representatives are; Lebron James, Arsenio Hall, Steve Harvey, Halle Berry, and a host of others. But most people do not know that James Pickens Jr., who plays Dr. Richard Weaver, on ABC’s Grey’s Anatomy, is a shining example of consistency in Hollywood. Pickens,Continue Reading
No one is talking about it, but everyone can feel it — the inner unrest that society is falling apart. The constant dull worry that we might fall prey to our worst fears. We travel throughout our existence wondering if we, too, might have a nervous breakdown. The average personContinue Reading
Since 1948, there’s been a growing television trend that’s become immensely popular. It began with one reality TV show, Candid Camera, and we now have hundreds ranging from talent and game/talent shows to fly-on-the-wall documentaries, hidden camera, celebrity, and professional lives, talk shows, live events and hoaxes, supernatural and paranormal,Continue Reading
JENNIFER MITCHELL EARLEY Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Jennifer Mitchell Earley has lived in the Cleveland metropolitan area for most of her life. She was raised in Warrensville Heights, where both of her parents, James and Jan Mitchell, served the community; her mother as a 37-year veteran teacher, and her fatherContinue Reading
