Judge Sara Harper proclamations and Rev. Jefferson tribute

Judge Sara Harper was honored in a ceremony by the Republican National Committee and others in the Outhwaite Community Center which is in the public housing where she (and Carl and Lou Stokes and others) grew up.

She received proclamations from Governor John Kasich and Attorney General Mike DeWine. Reverend Jefferson closed the program with his tribute and a prayer.

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Judge Sara Harper honored in Cleveland

Judge Sara Harper was honored in a ceremony by the Republican National Committee and others in the Outhwaite Community Center which is in the public housing where she (and Carl and Lou Stokes and others) grew up.

Judge Harper spoke of her pioneering accomplishments and those of her late husband George Trumbo.


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Republican Party Chair Rob Frost honors Judge Sara Harper

Judge Sara Harper was honored in a ceremony by the Republican National Committee and others in the Outhwaite Community Center which is in the public housing where she (and Carl and Lou Stokes and others) grew up.

Cuyahoga County Republican Party Chairman Rob Frost told of her accomplishments and those of her late husband George Trumbo.

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Brian Barnes of Ohio Republican Party honors Judge Sara Harper

Brian Barnes, co-director of African American Initiatives for the Ohio Republican Party, spoke at a ceremony to honor Judge Sara Parker in Cleveland at the Outhwaite Community Center which is in the public housing where she (and Carl and Lou Stokes and others) grew up.

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Republican Party Chair Rob Frost – Black History Month

Judge Sara Harper was honored in a ceremony by the Republican National Committee and others in the Outhwaite Community Center which is in the public housing where she (and Carl and Lou Stokes and others) grew up.

Cuyahoga County Republican Party Chairman Rob Frost told the crowd that it as a Republican President, Gerald Ford, who turned Black History Week into Black History Month.

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Judge Sara Harper honored by RNC’s Jeff Larson

Judge Sara Harper was honored in a ceremony by the Republican National Committee and others in the Outhwaite Community Center which is in the public housing where she (and Carl and Lou Stokes and others) grew up.  That is also where the Judge Sara Harper library is housed for residents of Outhwaite Public Housing.

Judge Harper was a pioneer including being the first the first black woman to graduate from Case Western Reserve University Law School. The event marked the end of the 2016 Black History Month and included a tour of the Sara J. Harper Children’s Library, a reception for area Republicans and the Outhwaite community and an awards ceremony for the evening’s honoree Judge Harper.

Republican National Convention (RNC) Committee on Arrangements CEO Jeff Larson praised the judge and presented a check for her library.


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Laverne Jones-Gore honors Judge Sara Harper

Judge Sara Harper was honored in a ceremony by the Republican National Committee and others in the Outhwaite Community Center which is in the public housing where she (and Carl and Lou Stokes and others) grew up.  That is also where the Judge Sara Harper library is housed for residents of Outhwaite Public Housing.

Judge Hamper was a pioneer including being the first the first black woman to graduate from Case Western Reserve University Law School. The event marked the end of the 2016 Black History Month and included a tour of the Sara J. Harper Children’s Library, a reception for area Republicans and the Outhwaite community and an awards ceremony for the evening’s honoree Judge Harper.

Laverne Jones-Gore told how Judge Harper was her hero and inspiration.

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RIP Doris O'Donnell - Pioneer Front-Page Girl

There was a time, before the Internet, when reporters actually went looking for a story; talked to sources; did research and met deadlines. It wasn't even that long ago.


In 1936, when she was only 15, she covered the Republican National Convention for her school paper and off she went covering stories such as the Sam Shepherd case, Beverly Potts, Glenville riots, Dennis Kucinich and more.

Doris retired in 1996 after 64 years in the business. Sadly she passed away in September at the age of 94.

The official profile of women news pioneer Doris O'Donnell