Black Ohioans are more likely than their white counterparts to be arrested for marijuana-related crimes, even though people of both races use the drug at about the same rate, a 19 new analysis shows.
Selina Pagan and her team at the Young Latino Network were pushed to the brink last month as they participated in more than 30 events educating others on Latino culture.
Chief People and Inclusion Officers with the NBA said the social movements from the past few years mean teams can no longer remain isolated: “It’s forced us all to come to terms with what’s happening in the world around us.”
In the event you get pulled over by police, you press a button, and the app texts those people and sends them your exact location with a zoom link that gives them a live look at what’s happening.
The Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland, known as MOCA Cleveland, is doing something bold to build racial equity and bring artists of color and their creations into the spotlight.
Juneteenth commemorates the end of slavery in the United States and is a celebration of emancipation and freedom for the Black community. Celebrations are happening across the country.
Edwins Leadership and Restaurant Institute, an organization that helps those formerly incarcerated, has seen a 60 enrollment increase and is now expanding to facilities all over the country with the use of closed circuit tablets.
In June of 2020, the city of Cleveland declared racism a public health crisis. City Councilman Blaine Griffin introduced the resolution. Aside from formally declaring racism a public health crisis, the resolution also created a working group to promote racial equality.
The Ohio Black Legislative Caucus and a number of Black faith leaders held a virtual news conference on Tuesday to announce that the abolition of the death penalty is now a top priority for the group.
Minority-owned businesses have been selected by the NFL to participate as vendors in the NFL Draft in Cleveland, through the league's Business Connect initiative.
Radhika Reddy immigrated in 1989 from India. Currently, she’s a successful Entrepreneur and a founding partner at Ariel ventures that serve as a banquet center.
You can access a list of recommended reads from the members of the library’s Cultural Diversity Resource to help deepen our understanding of the Asian American and immigrant experience.
Traditionally, people who give large sums of money for the common good have been called philanthropists. Therein lies the problem: being defined by one standard and not always giving credit where credit is due.
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine was in East Cleveland on Wednesday morning to announce the expansion of a broadband initiative that will impact hundreds of residents in underserved communities.
A lot of people remember the housing and financial crisis of the mid-2000s. The devastation was widespread. Predominately Black neighborhoods have lagged when it comes to recovery.
19 News is looking at Ohio's organ donor registry. Lifebanc says there's a huge need for more African Americans, and other persons of color, to sign up to be donors. Candice Monore knows first-hand the power of organ transplants.
Israel Tabler was just 11 years old when he was first sent to juvenile detention. He said he was “really just getting in trouble with school” in the beginning. Tabler was first charged with truancy. At 24, he’s just finished a six-year prison sentence as an adult for aggravated robbery.
