Racism

Portage County residents at a Portage County NAACP meeting Thursday night shared concerns about rhetoric in a Facebook post from Sheriff Bruce Zuchowski.

A family in Lake County has pulled its daughter from Madison Local Schools after she experienced a slew of alleged racist incidents at her former middle school, after only attending the school for a few months.

The Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland's latest research finds that Black business owners find great success but still lack access to startup funds.

Moss grew up at Olivet Institutional Baptist Church in Cleveland, where his father served as pastor for more than three decades.

In 2020, Cleveland was among many cities across the country to declare racism a public health threat. As municipalities have grappled with the implications of their declaration, leaders in Northeast Ohio’s African American community are urging residents, health care administrators, civic leaders and public policy experts to look back at the history of racism to understand better its impact on the health of Northeast Ohioan’s today.

Only recently have researchers begun to understand the connection between trauma from viewing racial incidents in the media and poor health outcomes among Black Americans.

A Black college student explores the concept of generational trauma, and asks whether it's possible to protect her niece from the effects of racism.

The Lake Erie wind farm will be the first freshwater project in the country; Akron Mayor Dan Horrigan is being cryptic about whether he will seek reelection; Cleveland City Council proposes a paid "safe leave" for city employees who are survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault; and more stories.

A new set of state legislative district maps could be proposed as early as Thursday; the Alcohol, Drug Addiction and Mental Health Services Board of Cuyahoga County has reinstated their original declaration stating "racism is a public health crisis”; a dozen U.S. Air Force officers sue the federal government over COVID-19 vaccine exemptions; and more stories.

The officer who was the target of a racist “prank” by the town’s former police chief, Anthony Campo, said he plans to sue Campo and the city.