Commission on Black Women and Girls
Commission on Black Women and Girls
Wednesday, July 23, 2025
5:00 p.m. — 7:00 p.m. EDT
601 Lakeside Ave E Cleveland 44114 (Directions)
Cleveland City Hall, Room 514
Note: You can attend this meeting in-person and remotely via Microsoft Teams. We are not counting on a recording of this meeting being available, so to cover this, please attend in person or remotely at the meeting time.
Meeting ID: 251 862 562 9113
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In February 2024, Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb swore in the first members of the Commission on Black Women and Girls – a commission established by Cleveland City Council nearly two years earlier.
The commission aims to explore how the city can improve the quality of life for Black women and girls. A 2020 City Lan Livable Index study placed Cleveland among the worst cities for Black women.
Commission members:
- Chair: Kathryn Hall, vice president of Diversity and Inclusion, JACK Entertainment
- Vice Chair: Dr. Linda Bradley, Women’s Health Institute, Cleveland Clinic
- Eugenia Cash, commission secretary, Social Support Services director, City of Cleveland
- Rev. Dr. Lisa Maxine Goods, senior pastor, Shiloh Baptist Church
- Taneisha Fair, associate, Racial Equity, The Center for Community Solutions
- Stephanie Howse-Jones, Cleveland City Council Ward 7
- Shameka Jones-Taylor, chief operating officer, Saint Martin de Porres High School
- Anastasia Sakairoun, student, Cleveland State University College of Law
- Dameyonna Willis, founder and executive director, Queen IAM
- Lita-Marie Wills, commissioner of Health Equity and Social Justice, City of Cleveland
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Agenda: https://www.clevelandcitycouncil.org/sites/default/files/07_23_25%20Meeting%20Agenda.pdf
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Agency Information
Commission on Black Women and Girls
From the City of Cleveland website:
“Cleveland recently ranked the worst city in America for Black women, who are the backbone of our communities. Mayor Bibb is proud to launch the Cleveland Commission on Black Women and Girls to create opportunities and improve quality of life for Black women and girls. The newly formed Commission will advocate, initiate and champion programs and legislation to improve outcomes for Black women and girls, and their families and communities.”
Learn more about the commission: https://signalcleveland.org/commission-created-to-improve-quality-of-life-of-black-women-and-girls-officially-launches/