Kevin Chill Heard

Jan 26, 2024 | thelandcle.org | Kevin Chill Heard

Ed. note: Union Miles Development Corporation Executive Director Roshawn Sample is a board member of The Land. Before his untimely death in 2018, Damien Forshe, co-founder of Rid-All Green Partnership was committed to the growth of Cleveland’s southeast side in every sense of the word. With Rid-All firmly established in the business of urban agriculture on almost 30 acres of land at 8129 Otter Dr. (off E. 79th and E.

Jan 5, 2024 | thelandcle.org | Kevin Chill Heard

Jermaine Brooks, co-owner of WRJ Developers, a minority-owned development group, is currently developing houses on Cleveland’s east side using shipping containers. Brooks told The Land how a drive down E. 72nd St. north of St. Clair Ave. in 2019, with friends William “Willie” Levy and Richard Singleton, gave birth to WRJ Developers and opened up a new business model that brought together their shared love for building homes in Black neighborhoods. Brooks said that as the three friends drove down E.

Dec 15, 2023 | thelandcle.org | Kevin Chill Heard

According to the Trust for Public Land, over 28 million kids in America don’t have a park within a 10-minute walk of home. As the group stated on its website, “a solution is hiding in plain sight … schoolyards!”Caledonia Elementary School, which serves East Cleveland students, will soon have Ohio’s first Community Schoolyard, defined as a “vibrant green space that’s accessible to the community after school hours,” according to the Trust for Public Land (TPL).

Dec 7, 2023 | thelandcle.org | Kevin Chill Heard

The Gathering Place, a nonprofit with a wide array of programs and support groups to help those dealing with cancer, acknowledges that disparities in cancer treatment, access to information, and outcomes exist within Cleveland’s Black, brown and LGBTQ+ communities. Now, the organization is looking to make inroads within these marginalized neighborhoods in order to gain trust in its mission.

Nov 9, 2023 | thelandcle.org | Kevin Chill Heard

On Thursday, Nov. 2, the Greater Abyssinia Baptist Church was the site of a Cleveland Civil Rights Trail historical marker unveiling. The Cleveland Restoration Society held the unveiling ceremony under the watchful eye of longtime church pastor, Rev. E.T. Caviness. The site, located at 1161 E. 105th St. in Glenville, was selected for its contributions to the modern civil rights movement (1954–1964) and the “second revolution” (1964–1976).