/news/tags/civil-rights Civil rights en-US Copyright Thu, 16 Jan 2025 22:21:32 GMT /law-justice/2025-01-16/jazmir-tuckers-mom-civil-rights-lawyers-criticize-ohio-law-charging-for-police-body-cam-footage Ohio lawmakers passed House Bill 315 during its 2024 Lame Duck session. The bill includes a provision that allows law enforcement agencies to charge the public $75 an hour, up to $750, for body cam footage. Thu, 16 Jan 2025 22:21:32 GMT /law-justice/2025-01-16/jazmir-tuckers-mom-civil-rights-lawyers-criticize-ohio-law-charging-for-police-body-cam-footage Abigail Bottar /show/sound-of-ideas/2024-02-26/initiative-to-make-learning-more-accessible-through-comics-wins-accelerate-civic-pitch-competition This is the 10th year of the annual competition put on by the Cleveland Leadership Center, which gives funds to ideas that improve communities. Mon, 26 Feb 2024 10:00:00 GMT /show/sound-of-ideas/2024-02-26/initiative-to-make-learning-more-accessible-through-comics-wins-accelerate-civic-pitch-competition Jay Shah /race-gender-identity/2023-11-02/greater-abyssinia-baptist-church-honored-with-cleveland-civil-rights-trail-marker The church was selected by the Cleveland Restoration Society to receive an Ohio Historical Marker for its role in the Civil Rights Movement. Thu, 02 Nov 2023 21:44:49 GMT /race-gender-identity/2023-11-02/greater-abyssinia-baptist-church-honored-with-cleveland-civil-rights-trail-marker Abigail Bottar /community/2023-08-25/urban-league-of-greater-cleveland-celebrates-60th-anniversary-of-march-on-washington Aug. 28 marks the anniversary of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s “I Have a Dream” speech, delivered on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. Fri, 25 Aug 2023 17:06:32 GMT /community/2023-08-25/urban-league-of-greater-cleveland-celebrates-60th-anniversary-of-march-on-washington Grace Springer /show/sound-of-ideas/2023-02-22/author-provides-perspective-on-anniversary-of-ukraine-invasion This week marks one year since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, with no end in sight. Wed, 22 Feb 2023 11:00:00 GMT /show/sound-of-ideas/2023-02-22/author-provides-perspective-on-anniversary-of-ukraine-invasion Leigh Barr, Jay Shah /news/community/2022-10-19/clevelands-longest-serving-pastor-celebrates-61st-anniversary Rev. E.T. Caviness has been serving the Greater Abyssinia Baptist Church since 1961. Wed, 19 Oct 2022 10:00:00 GMT /news/community/2022-10-19/clevelands-longest-serving-pastor-celebrates-61st-anniversary Abigail Bottar /news/race-gender-identity/2022-10-11/protesters-call-for-more-inclusion-of-black-contractors-in-sherwin-williams-global-headquarters The company is working with 57 minority-owned, woman-owned and small business firms, but protesters say that's not enough. Tue, 11 Oct 2022 21:51:16 GMT /news/race-gender-identity/2022-10-11/protesters-call-for-more-inclusion-of-black-contractors-in-sherwin-williams-global-headquarters Abigail Bottar /news/npr-news/npr-news/2022-09-12/the-fbi-monitored-aretha-franklins-role-in-the-civil-rights-movement-for-years The agency surveilled Franklin and those around her to gauge how deeply she was involved in organizations tied to Communism, the civil rights movement and the Black Power movement. Mon, 12 Sep 2022 09:34:17 GMT /news/npr-news/npr-news/2022-09-12/the-fbi-monitored-aretha-franklins-role-in-the-civil-rights-movement-for-years Ayana Archie /news/government-politics/2021-06-28/highland-square-gets-a-new-champion-on-akron-city-council A long-time civil rights attorney who has served on the city's civil rights commission, Nancy Holland, was chosen to serve Ward 1, a seat that has been vacant since Rich Swirsky's death May 26. Mon, 28 Jun 2021 09:45:03 GMT /news/government-politics/2021-06-28/highland-square-gets-a-new-champion-on-akron-city-council Sarah Taylor /news/government-politics/2019-08-26/yost-adds-ohio-to-states-arguing-that-civil-rights-laws-dont-protect-lgbtq-workers Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost has joined a U.S. Supreme Court case siding with states that think federal civil rights laws do not protect LGBTQ… Mon, 26 Aug 2019 21:57:44 GMT /news/government-politics/2019-08-26/yost-adds-ohio-to-states-arguing-that-civil-rights-laws-dont-protect-lgbtq-workers Karen Kasler