Grant Segall

Mar 5, 2025 | thelandcle.org | Grant Segall |Black Issues

On a recent Friday, 127 people took oaths on the first floor of the Stokes Federal Court House to become citizens of what’s known as the land of the free. They got certificates, small American flags and congratulations from officials, families and friends. Meanwhile, on the 13th floor, initial proceedings took place for a few of the millions of deportations promised by President Trump.

Feb 27, 2025 | thelandcle.org | Grant Segall |Black Issues

Jessica Bloom spent a couple of decades working at restaurants. Mahmoud Salti spent years tending stores. Now, in their 40s, the two are doing pushups, cracking law books and learning to subdue suspects in Cleveland’s police academy. “It’s a challenge,” Salti, 49, says about the academy, which he and Bloom entered in December and hope to graduate in August, becoming Cleveland cops. “For the young ones, it’s a lot easier. But I’m still here.

Dec 26, 2024 | thelandcle.org | Grant Segall

Many young adults go home to their families for the holidays. That is, if they’ve got families. But many former foster children lack stable families. Many were taken from their natural families because of problems there. Many found new problems in one foster family after another. Now many are out of touch with both sets. Still, a small Cleveland nonprofit called Bessie’s Angels helps young women who’ve graduated from foster care to celebrate during the holidays and to thrive year-round.

Dec 15, 2024 | thelandcle.org | Grant Segall

A Mexican father once tried to slip into the U.S. with his teenage son and no papers. The two were caught and released pending a hearing. The father gave up and went home. Friends told the son to skip the hearing, since he’d be ordered deported either way, and try his luck staying here. Now the son is in his 30s and living in Northeast Ohio, still without documents. His record’s clean except for that deportation order.

Dec 3, 2024 | freshwatercleveland.com | Grant Segall

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