PARMA, OH (WOIO) – A substitute teacher accused of allowing a developmentally challenged teen to be bullied in gym class will be arraigned on March 19. Gregg Mellinger is charged with endangering children. Five students in the class also face charges of assault and disorderly conduct. The incident happened at Parma Senior High School on […]
Actress Octavia Spencer attends the 2014 Film Independent Spirit Awards at Santa Monica Beach on March 1, 2014 in Santa Monica, California *With the “Murder, She Wrote” reboot no longer happening, Octavia Spencer has found herself another primetime paycheck. The “Fruitvale Station” star will topline FOX’s “Red Band Society,” described as a dark dramedy that […]
Hip hop DJ legends Grand Wizzard Theodore, Grand Mixer DXT and Grandmaster Flash are inducted into Hollywood’s iconic RockWalk. (March 7) *Grandmaster Flash, best known for the 1982 rap anthem “The Message,” was among those artists inducted into the store’s RockWalk museum, along with deejays Grand Wizzard Theodore and Grandmixer DXT. The trio added […]
Brandon Howard, with Corey Feldman (L) and Alki David (R), takes a DNA test to determine whether he is Michael Jackson’s son *The man who conducted the DNA test on Michael Jackson’s dental mold tells TMZ that the lab results showed zero DNA on the item. A manager at DNA Truth 4 U lab tells […]
Joseph Jackson attends the ‘Michael Kohlhaas’ premiere during The 66th Annual Cannes Film Festival at the Palais des Festival on May 24, 2013 in Cannes, France *Is Papa Joe really Brandon Howard’s daddy? Organizers of a DNA test claimed on Thursday to have proven that Michael Jackson is the biological father of Howard, a claim […]
The father is currently held on bond up to $10,000 after police pulled him off of his son. HOUSTON – A father is facing charges after accusations that he beat his son at the boy’s middle school. Christopher Levy has been charged with injury to a child. Investigators said Levy pulled the boy […]
Blacks make up the majority of the nation’s population of those serving time in different prisons, whose budgets in several state have seen dramatic decreases. A lot has happened in the four years since the publication of Michelle Alexander’s The New Jim Crow, a landmark book that showed how the “war on drugs” […]
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – Cleveland Police Chief Calvin Williams announces revisions to the department’s current vehicle pursuit policy Thursday afternoon during a live press conference. CPD says this review began about 18 months ago and the pursuit policy has been revised on three other occasions. Key revisions include clear definitions of responsibilities and restrictions […]
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – On Thursday, March 6, the Cleveland Metropolitan School District announced their ten new “Investment Schools“. This is part of the district’s initiative to transform underperforming schools by providing extra funding and attention where needed the most. The news conference was held at Robert H. Jamison School, 4092 E. 146th St. […]
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – Large PlayhouseSquare signs are being seen around Cleveland. They are part of our Dazzle the District neighborhood transformation. The signs are gateways that will identify the PlayhouseSquare neighborhood. To see where the signs are coming up in Downtown, click here: 19ActionNews.com Article and Picture Courtesy of WOIO 19 Action News
When news first broke rapper Andre 3000 would be playing the role of Jimi Hendrix in a film, many were skeptical. Now, a few days before it makes it’s debut at South By Southwest Music Festival, the first clip is making the rounds on the internet. The film, titled “All Is By My Side,” focuses […]
Fans are accusing Jennifer Hudson of shading Lupita Nyong’o‘s Oscar win from the other night. According to Vlad TV, shortly after Lupita accepted her Academy Award Sunday night, J-Hud took to her Instagram account and posted a pic of all of her various awards…including her Oscar. Follow @TheDLHughleyShow Apparently some Team Lupita fans didn’t take too kindly to that act […]