What’s changed since Cleveland was named the worst city for Black women? Survey seeks feedback

Enlightened Solutions, a Cleveland research and advocacy firm, is seeking feedback from Northeast Ohio’s Black women to identify the status of their well-being. The researchers want to determine if life is getting easier to navigate for Black women since 2020, when a Bloomberg CityLab report deemed Cleveland dead last in livability for Black women among U.S. cities. Enlightened Solutions launched Project Noir to directly survey Cleveland’s Black women about their experiences rather than rely on data or third-person narratives to tell their stories. Black women living in Northeast Ohio who are over 18 are encouraged to complete Project Noir’s 2024 survey, which covers a range of topics based on experiences across the workplace, health care and education systems. The survey closes April 30. The 2024 survey has been modified since its 2020 predecessor to gather important data on the cusp of another presidential election and in the wake of a global pandemic, said Chinenye Nkemere, co-founder of Enlightened Solutions. “We want to be able to see all of the promises that we heard about DEI, health equity, education reform,” Nkemere said. “Are those promises that were made here in Northeast Ohio, and have they been born into fruition? More than...