Anastasia is quick to describe her experience with the foster system, and she doesn’t mince words. “It’s been a bumpy road,” said the 17-year-old who is…
Last year, Cleveland Heights resident Al Snodgrass was lying in the ER with COVID-19. He had lost his brother just months prior, and thought this could…
“Diversity and inclusion sound nice, but they don’t mean what you think.” I heard this quote during a news segment the other night. I was shocked…
With so many local Pride festivities canceled or scaled back over the last year, model and photographer Nikki Kubik set out to celebrate the best way…
Happy Pride Month! However you exist in your gender and sexual orientation journey, I’m so grateful for you and proud you’re here. Here are some Pride…
Episode Five of HBO Max’s Legendary is without question the most stimulating, jaw-droppingly amazing art I’ve ever seen. I am so thankful that this show is…
What a difference a year makes. As COVID-19 spread across the land, Summer 2020 saw the disruption of Pride festivals all over Ohio: some moved to…
Attention, all of you assigned female at birth! Let’s start with a few questions: Are you African-American or Black? Were you always big for your age?…
Jeremy Blake became Newark, Ohio’s first out city councilmember in 2014, when he was first elected to represent the city’s second ward. “Newark is my hometown;…
Went to sleep tight. Woke up tight. The mental gymnastics required to even function as a Black person in Columbus, Ohio right now is ridiculous. More…