In 1876, black inventor Lewis H. Latimer drew up designs for an invention made by a colleague who was a teacher of the deaf. That…

Neal Hodges is the Neighborhood Engagement Coordinator for the Sisters of Charity Foundation of Cleveland’s Promise Neighborhood.  Hodges has 20 years’ experience in the Cleveland community working with schools, parents and students. He was a barrier breaker with the Cleveland Metropolitan School district, supporting principals, and connecting families with needed resources, after school programming as […]

Steve Sanders played football for East high’s historic Blue Bombers and graduated from their Academy of Finance. He continued his education and athletic career at Bowling Green State University where he finished with impressive stats of 156 receptions for 2,324 yards and 24 touchdowns. More importantly, he graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Political Science. […]

In honor of Black History Month, McDonald's salutes Cleveland Black History Maker, Frederick R. Nance for his outstanding achievements.

Bessie Smith overcame Southern poverty to become the greatest and most influential classic blues singer of the 1920s, earning the honorific “Empress of the Blues.”

In honor of Black History Month, McDonald's salutes Cleveland Black History Maker, Russ Mitchell for his outstanding achievements.

In honor of Black History Month, McDonald's salutes Cleveland Black History Maker, Marsha Mockabee for his outstanding achievements.

In honor of Black History Month, McDonald's salutes Cleveland Black History Maker, Reverend Hilton Smith for his outstanding achievements.

In honor of Black History Month, McDonald's salutes Cleveland Black History Maker, Reverend Jawanza Karriem Lightfoot Colvin for his outstanding achievements.

In honor of Black History Month, McDonald's salutes Cleveland Black History Maker, Leon Bibb for his outstanding achievements.

In honor of Black History Month, McDonald's salutes Cleveland Black History Maker, Wilson Rogers for his outstanding achievements.

In honor of Black History Month, McDonald's salutes Cleveland Black History Maker, Bruce D. Murphy for his outstanding achievements.