CLEVELAND, Ohio —  Cuyahoga County voters will have the final say on whether or not to continue to support all of Cleveland’s sports teams,…

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  Beneficiary access to programs such as SNAP, TANF, and other programs has been restored to the 17 States where Xerox provides EBT service, including…

  Ebony Magazine has received both praise and backlash about their choice to release a special September issue of their magazine in tribute of Trayvon Martin. The…

Women who attempted get abortions but were denied are three times as likely to fall into poverty than those whose efforts were not blocked, a…

A new study released Thursday found that, though more and more people are falling into poverty, the issue has barely registered in some of the…

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CLEVELAND — Nearly one in six Americans is living in poverty. A report from the Census Bureau on Wednesday says poverty levels have not changed since 2010. Radio…

Not since Richard Pryor have black comedians really challenged America’s views on race, especially as it pertains to black America. While Chris Rock and Paul Mooney will always hold their own in the genre of social critique comedy, most current black comedians today seem to steer clear of injecting their routines with edgy talk of […]

  Months of debate have come down to this…. In just over six hours polls across the state will open and you will decide on Issue 2, which could take away collective bargaining rights for state union employees. Both sides are pulling out all the stops as the countdown to election day winds down and […]

CUYAHOGA COUNTY, OH (WOIO) – Cuyahoga County Executive Ed FitzGerald and Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted have reached an agreement in the Cuyahoga County ballot dispute. It’s been a war of words between the county and the state over access to mail-in ballot applications. And despite threats and accusations from both sides, they’ve come […]

BROOKLYN, OH (WOIO) – Approximately 2,000 customers in Cuyahoga County remained without power Saturday following Wednesday’s severe weather. Cleveland has reported the most outages as of 11:30 a.m. with up to 2,000 customers without juice. Residents on the east side near Miles tell 19 Action News they haven’t seen many power company vehicles in the area and […]

Darryl L. Foster was near suicide after leaving the church. He was gay, black and Christian. “I was left thinking I was going to hell with no other options,” he said. “The gay community is attractive when the church turns its back on you.” Years later, he went on to found Witness Freedom Ministries in […]