Carl Stokes /news/tags/carl-stokes Carl Stokes en-US Copyright Thu, 02 Nov 2023 21:44:49 GMT Greater Abyssinia Baptist Church honored with Cleveland Civil Rights Trail marker /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 Cleveland's longest serving pastor celebrates 61st anniversary /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 A Classic Cleveland Mural Is About To Get A Refresh By LAND Studio /news/arts-culture/2021-09-07/a-classic-cleveland-mural-is-about-to-get-a-refresh-by-land-studio A 52-year-old mural in Downtown Cleveland is about to get a facelift. Planners say the painting’s message has a new resonance today. Tue, 07 Sep 2021 11:37:17 GMT /news/arts-culture/2021-09-07/a-classic-cleveland-mural-is-about-to-get-a-refresh-by-land-studio Cleveland Clean Water Pioneer Remembered for Vision, Diligence /news/environment-energy/2019-07-12/cleveland-clean-water-pioneer-remembered-for-vision-diligence The man who helped initiate efforts to clean up the Cuyahoga River was remembered in Cleveland Friday. Ben Stefanski, Jr. served as utilities director… Fri, 12 Jul 2019 22:29:57 GMT /news/environment-energy/2019-07-12/cleveland-clean-water-pioneer-remembered-for-vision-diligence Afi Scruggs Carl Stokes Remembered 50 Years After Becoming America's First Big-City Black Mayor /news/government-politics/2017-11-06/carl-stokes-remembered-50-years-after-becoming-americas-first-big-city-black-mayor Fifty years ago this Election Day, Cleveland voters picked their first black mayor, Carl Stokes – also the first black mayor of any large American city.… Mon, 06 Nov 2017 10:15:00 GMT /news/government-politics/2017-11-06/carl-stokes-remembered-50-years-after-becoming-americas-first-big-city-black-mayor Kabir Bhatia Tri-C to Commemorate the 50th Anniversary of Carl Stokes Becoming Cleveland's Mayor /news/community/2016-11-21/tri-c-to-commemorate-the-50th-anniversary-of-carl-stokes-becoming-clevelands-mayor Next year marks the 50th anniversary of Carl Stokes becoming the first black mayor of a major U.S. city. Throughout 2017, Cuyahoga Community College will… Tue, 22 Nov 2016 02:57:21 GMT /news/community/2016-11-21/tri-c-to-commemorate-the-50th-anniversary-of-carl-stokes-becoming-clevelands-mayor