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TELLING STORIES OF CLEVELAND WITH HOPE AND DIGNITY
Miles hackney, a model of civic engagement
Miles Hackney moved to Cleveland’s Lee-Harvard neighborhood more than 40 years ago. He and his wife raised four children there and Mr. Hackney has never stopped advocating for his neighborhood. This story focused on the exemplary census response rate in this district. Shot for The Land, a solutions-based local news publication in Cleveland.
Kimberley Rodriguez is a chef who was one of many in the restaurant industry affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Shot for The Land, a solutions-based local news publication in Cleveland.
bridget daniels, cleveland
Bridget Daniels gets up early most summer mornings and mows neglected lots on her street and the lawns of elderly neighbors because she wants it to look nice where she lives. Abandoned homes and vacant lots make crime more likely so Ms. Daniels stepped up years ago to do what she could about this issue in her Glenville neighborhood. Shot for The Land, a solutions-based local news publication in Cleveland.
Dan Eggers, a trans student at Baldwin Wallace University, part of a story about LGBTQ students’ unique challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic. Shot for The Land, a solutions-based local news publication in Cleveland.
the ginn academy
I’ve been volunteering since 2008 at The Ginn Academy, Ohio’s only all-male public high school, founded by Coach Ted Ginn, Sr. known throughout the country for his success in guiding young men from Cleveland to realize their full potential and find success in life. With a nationally-known program, a record for the most players from one high school playing in the Big 10, regular appearances on ESPN, and, most importantly, a graduation and college placement rate that is unheard of in similar schools, no one can deny that football is an important part of Coach Ginn's blueprint.
He's been part of the Glenville H.S. football team since he played there himself in the early '70s, and has been head coach since 1997. Young men grow up knowing that to play for Glenville's football team is to be part of a legend. They know that they'll have a good shot at getting the education that will put them in a position to be productive, successful men.
"It's just part of the blueprint," Mr. Ginn says. "Football is the vehicle for them to get to where they're going, and education is the gas that makes that vehicle run."
