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The Horrible Details of Why This Ohio Reporter is Fighting for Her Life Following a Domestic Dispute
Winnie Dortch has been a journalist for WOIO 19 News in Ohio for two years.
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Black Arts Leader in Cleveland Gives Cultural Institutions An “F” For DEI Efforts
And for those who’ve been out of school for a minute, the F stands for failing.
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7 Cleveland Schools Named After Slaveholders Set to Be Renamed
Two elementary schools named after founding fathers and slaveholders, Thomas Jefferson and Patrick Henry, are among a growing list of schools to be renamed.
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Remains Found Over 40 Years Ago Finally Identified as Former O’Jays Group Member Frank Little Jr.
‘We wish his family and friends closure to what appears to be a very sad story,’ The O’Jays said in a statement.
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Black Lives Matter Signs Reportedly Set on Fire in Cleveland
Multiple homeowners in Cleveland, Ohio, have reported their Black Lives matter signs were set on fire. According to Fox 8, three homeowners in the neighborhood of Ohio City reported their signs were set on fire, and other residents reported that their signs supporting presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden were stolen. Cleveland City Councilman Kerry…
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Cleveland’s Only Black Female Firefighter Retires After 30 Years
After a 30-year career, Cleveland’s only black woman firefighter has retired. Channel 19 News reports that Daphne Tyus retired from the Cleveland Fire Department on Friday. Tyus was one of only three women in the department and, as the only black woman, she says it was a long and difficult road. “When I got that…
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Growing Number of Minority and Low-Income Students May Miss Out on Online Learning After Coronavirus Closures
Coronavirus was meant to be the “great equalizer,” according to pundits, public officials and a few errant celebrities, but its impact has been anything but equal. Across the country, black people have been contracting the virus and dying from its complications at higher rates. And protective measures put in place to help manage the outbreak…
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Never Forget: 5 Years After His Death, Family, Activists Continue to Build Tamir Rice’s Legacy
The tragedy of 12-year-old Tamir Rice, the young black boy with the cherubic face, will never leave me. We see a lot of extrajudicial abuse and murder here at The Root, but this one is especially long-abiding, given his age, how Tamir and his sister were treated after he was shot, and, of course, the…
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Simone Biles Speaks Out on Brother's Murder Arrest: 'My Heart Breaks for Everyone Involved'
Gymnast Simone Biles released her first public statement Monday following the shocking arrest of her brother, Tevin Biles-Thomas, in connection with three murders in Cleveland. “Still having a hard time processing last weeks news,” wrote Biles on Twitter. She also posted a screenshot of a prepared statement: “My heart aches for everyone involved, especially the…
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Citing a Shortage of Black Doctors, Career Mechanic Becomes One at Age 47: 'You Can Do it, This is Totally Possible'
Representation matters. It’s much more than a mere catchphrase devised to disrupt the status quo, it’s a rallying cry in our quest to survive in a world constructed to malign and subjugate us. It’s also a reminder that manifests every time a black child believes they don’t belong, or that their aspirations are unrealistic, as…