FEATURED EVENTS

STRONGER TOGETHER: EXPLORING JEWISH-AFRICAN AMERICAN ACTIVITISM RELATIONS, PAST AND PRESENT

Join us for a community conversation about the past and future of African-American-Jewish relations in Cleveland and elsewhere with the New York Times best-selling co-authors of the Young Adult novels I’m Not Dying With You Tonight and Why We Fly, Gilly Segal and Kimberly L. Jones. This event is offered in collaboration with the Cleveland Jewish Foundation and moderated by the Western Reserve Historical Society’s Distinguished Scholar of African American History and Culture, Dr. Regennia N. Williams. Attendees will enjoy a kosher meal courtesy of the Cleveland Jewish Federation along with free books (while supplies last.) This event is free, but space is limited.

Registration is required at cpl.org/stronger

Tuesday, June 20 | 6:00 – 9:00 p.m. Western Reserve Historical Society, 10825 East Blvd., Cleveland, OH 44016

Teaching Cleveland

Explore Cleveland’s history and how it has shaped the city we call home. Then, join collaborative, interactive discussions aimed at examining and addressing Greater Cleveland’s current challenges, within a framework that is dedicated to the belief that individual community members, students, and educators can play a pivotal role in bringing about the revitalization of our city.

Teaching Cleveland Session 1: Immigration and Migration

to Cleveland

Who came to Cleveland and changed it forever? Learn about the various European immigrant groups and the Black migrant families who moved to Cleveland in the late 19th and early 20th century through an interactive session that is sure to get you thinking and talking.

Saturday, June 24 | 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

Louis Stokes Wing, 2nd floor, Conference Room C

Teaching Cleveland Session 2: The History of Race in Cleveland

How did race shape Greater Cleveland in the 20th century? Learn about leaders from various communities -- Black, Puerto Rican, Asian -- and how they settled here and shaped Northeast Ohio. Learn about the various conflicts related to suburbanization and redlining, the Civil Rights era, and Cleveland schools’ desegregation, and explore the legacies those conflicts have left us with today.

Saturday, July 29 | 11:00 a.m.

Louis Stokes Wing, 2nd floor, Conference Room C

Teaching Cleveland Session 3: Groundwater

Learn about a metaphor that compares systemic inequities to tainted groundwater polluting area bodies of water. Learn about the various legacies that systemic racism has had on the past and present in Northeast Ohio. Engage in conversations about the impact of these issues on all of our lives.

Saturday, August 26 | 11:00 a.m.

Louis Stokes Wing, 2nd floor, Conference Room C