Khalid Samad in Cleveland International Hall of Fame

El Hajj Amir Khalid A. Samad was inducted into the 2016 class of the Cleveland International Hall of Fame. Khalid, CEO of Peace in the Hood,  was the second African-American and first Muslim to be inducted.

  http://clevelandinternationalhalloffame.com/ and http://www.clevelandpeople.com/groups/africanamerican/africanamerican.htm and http://www.clevelandpeople.com/groups/muslim/muslim.htm

Black History Month Flag Raising Ceremony

Members of the Underground Railroad Society, Coalition for a Better Life, dba Peace in the Hood and other community organizations marched outside of the Rotunda of Cleveland City Hall to see the African-American flag raised over Cleveland City Hall. This was the 41st annual Black History Month Flag Raising Ceremony at Cleveland City Hall.

Khalid Samad on City Hall steps

More of Cleveland Black History Month Flag Raising Ceremony

What would the teddy bears say about all the violence?

Pastor Larry White recited his poem Teddy Bear that talks about the block by block mentality of violence.  

What would the Teddy Bears say? 

Pastor White spoke at the Peace in the Hood celebration of peace at the end of Peace Camp 2014 in Cleveland.   See more from Peace Camp. 

To the girls who want to date my son

Mrs. McLinda White was a volunteer at Peace in the Hood Peace Camp.  

After observing the ‘raging hormones’ among the teenagers she wrote this piece  called ‘To the girls who want to date my son’ and performed it at the Peace in the Hood celebration of peace at the end of Peace Camp 2014 in Cleveland. 

Big Booty Girl?

Mrs. McLinda and Pastor Larry White were volunteers at Peace in the Hood Peace Camp.  

They told about their 6 year old saying ‘All I want for my birthday is a big booty girl’ from the 2 Chainz song featuring Kanye West. 

They explained that the song disrespects all women including their mother, sisters, aunts and other family members.  They spoke at the Peace in the Hood celebration of peace at the end of Peace Camp 2014 in Cleveland.