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They're taking Black property, cutting food stamps, and coming for Juneteenth β all at once. Kenn Dowell goes live with DJ Unicorn and Latif Hughes to break it all down. Cleveland's eminent domain land grab, why Asian businesses dominate Black neighborhoods, the D**g Lam shooting, and what you need to know before November. This is not a talk show β this is civic intelligence. WOVU 95.9 FM | Strategic Moves Radio
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π¨ POST 2 IS LIVE β WHO OWNS CLEVELAND?
"One Council Member Said Buy It. Another Is Now Trying to Take It."
Here is what happened.
A sitting Cleveland City Council member approached a local businessman and asked him to invest in a property on Madison Avenue. The businessman trusted it. Spent close to a million dollars. The council member lost his seat. Could not deliver.
A new council member came in. Tried a different approach. That fell apart too. Now the city wants the property for a fire station β and they are using eminent domain to take it.
But here is what most people missed.
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The same week council voted to negotiate β they also initiated eminent domain.
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The council member pushing hardest for eminent domain was appointed to the committee that voted on it β by the chairman who called the hearing.
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Firefighters at Station 23 have been getting sick for years. It was put on the public record. The station is still open.
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The Landmarks Commission held up the owner's development proposal for months β keeping the property looking vacant on paper β while the city's appraisal was being conducted.
I am not saying those things are connected.
I am just saying those are the facts.
You decide what they mean.
Post 2 of the Who Owns Cleveland series is live now. Read it free at the link below. Subscribe so you do not miss what is coming in Posts 3 through 5.
π https://kenndowell.substack.com/
06/08/2026
WHO OWNS CLEVELAND? | POST 1 OF 5 Strategic Moves Media Network β Civic Intelligence Series βThey Can Take Your House. And Cleveland Is Doing It Right Now.β
06/05/2026
π¨ They can take your house. And Cleveland is doing it right now.
Here is something most people in this city do not know.
A local Cleveland businessman was personally recruited by a sitting city council member to buy a piece of property on Madison Avenue. He invested close to a million dollars based on that council member's word.
That council member is no longer in office.
And now the City of Cleveland is trying to take that property β offering the owner less than half of what it is actually worth β using a legal tool called eminent domain. The same tool that was used to bulldoze Black neighborhoods across America for generations.
I just published Post 1 of my five part series β Who Owns Cleveland β and I am not holding anything back.
This series is for every homeowner in Cleveland.
Every business owner in Cleveland.
Every person who has ever invested a dollar in this city.
Because what is happening on Madison Avenue could happen to you.
Read the full story here and subscribe free so you don't miss Posts 2 through 5:
π [https://kenndowell.substack.com/publish/post/200714313?r=vk1bt&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true]
06/04/2026
π¨ Ohio politics just gave us a masterclass in what happens when a platform has no standards β and when a politician decides to use every tool at his disposal.
A blogger gets arrested at the Ohio Statehouse. A state senator with budget authority over $100 billion personally calls the police. A judge with ties to that same senator signs the warrant.
Two people. Two different kinds of wrong. One story that Ohio's media isn't telling completely.
I broke it down β all of it. The blogger. The senator. The line between accountability journalism and a keyboard with a grudge. And what Ohio's civic media needs to look like heading into 2026.
This is the conversation nobody else is having.
π Read the full breakdown on Substack β link in comments. https://substack.com//note/p-200657091?r=vk1bt&utm_source=notes-share-action&utm_medium=web
She watched a pastor lose his marriage, his congregation, and his reputation on TikTok. Then she told you exactly why her standards aren't negotiable.
"I got a payroll to meet. If I fumble the ball, it's not just my life."
That's not a theology lesson.
That's a CEO protecting what she built.
ποΈ Sanctified & Stilettos β Pastor Courtney Jenkins. Unfiltered.
https://youtu.be/U0qHiLiw9GA?si=Pa_FFl-LhxEiPnIi
π¬ Does transparency make a pastor more trustworthy β or more vulnerable?
e grew her church from 40 people to 400+. She has a payroll to meet. And she watched another pastor lose everything on TikTok in real time.
That's not just church drama. That's a CEO protecting an institution she built from scratch with 15 years of blood, sweat, and tears.
Pastor Courtney Jenkins gets raw on Sanctified & Stilettos β the moment she found out her marriage was over on a Saturday night at 6 PM, how she walked back into that pulpit anyway, and the email she sent her congregation that her PR friend said was exactly right: don't just tell people the news β tell them what to do with it.
This is what accountability, leadership, and protection look like from the inside.
ποΈ Watch the clip. Then watch the full episode. https://youtu.be/U0qHiLiw9GA
π¬ Should pastors be this transparent β or does vulnerability cost them authority?
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05/29/2026
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STOP voting for political parties like they own your loyalty.
Start voting for your interests.
The truth is simple:
Most politicians serve whoever finances their campaigns.
If Black communities donβt fund their own candidates, build their own institutions, and organize economically, our agenda will always come second to corporations, party leadership, developers, and outside donors.
Thatβs not conspiracy.
Thatβs how power works.
On this episode of Strategic Moves with Kenn Dowell, we break down:
β’ Why economic organization matters more than slogans
β’ How political leverage is really built
β’ Why both parties target organized interests
β’ The crisis facing Black communities right now
β’ What must change if we want real influence
Votes without economic power create dependency.
Organized communities create negotiation power.
Watch the full conversation now.
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