Cleveland city councilman Kevin Conwell is making his own case about whom Cleveland State’s College of Law should be named after.
CLEVELAND — In a school where some of Northeast Ohio’s brightest minds learn how to argue their case, Cleveland city councilman Kevin Conwell is making his own case about who Cleveland State’s College of Law should be named after.
Councilman Conwell is working on a resolution to suggest Charles Hamilton Houston’s name as a replacement. “It would be a complete turnaround, John Marshall was a slaveholder, but the man that fought against Jim Crow and he fought for better life for Americans was Charles Houston," said Conwell. “Houston is pushing the principles of what Cleveland State should be about, helping and changing lives and making lives better for people. Houston argued in front of the Supreme Court; Houston also cultivated young African Americans to go down south and fight for rights for people.
“We just have to be careful because things will change, and how we idolize imperfect humans will continue to manifest and show itself, and that’s exactly what we are seeing with Chief Justice John Marshall," said Thomas.“How we invest in black and brown students to make sure those students have access to equitable education and resources, rather than the name," said Thomas.“Honoring a black attorney from Cleveland would be excellent,” said Meagan Holloway-Ragland.
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