The City of Cleveland celebrated the final day of Black History Month 2019 with an award ceremony honoring Whitley/Whitley Architects and Planners. The City of Cleveland had many events throughout the month of February to celebrate Black History Month, but the event honoring the Whitley’s was considered the “crowning ceremony”. The theme of the event was “Cleveland: Building a Sense of Community”. It paid a special tribute to the founding principals of the firm; James Whitley, Joyce Whitley and William Whitley.
