U.S. Coast Guard Dedicates Marine Safety Unit Cleveland Building in Honor of Dr. Olivia J. Hooker, the First Black Woman to Serve in its Ranks

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U.S. Coast Guard Dedicates Marine Safety Unit Cleveland Building in Honor of Dr. Olivia J. Hooker, the First Black Woman to Serve in its Ranks

Friday’s Coast Guard MSU Cleveland dedication ceremony honoring Dr. Olivia J. Hooker, the first black woman to serve in the United States Coast Guard, opened a window into our nation’s racial history and Dr. Hooker’s personal perseverance and dedication to advancing equity and inclusion through community advocacy and education.

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Freighter Stirs the Cuyahoga River Drink

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Freighter Stirs the Cuyahoga River Drink

On a recent Saturday we caught the 630 foot long freighter Calumet making its way up a Cuyahoga River busy with recreational watercraft. It provided a great example of Cleveland’s evolving “theater of the waterfront’ and provided a few lessons on the river’s increasing popularity with recreational paddlers.

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