CLEVELAND, Ohio (WABC) -- Friends and family Monday night paid their respects to political trailblazer, Louis Stokes. A public memorial was held at Cleveland City Hall to honor the 15-term congressman ...

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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — DOGE cancelled a long-standing federal program working to increase diversity in STEM, affecting nine Ohio universities. The Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation ...

WASHINGTON (ABC7) — Shortly before his passing last year, U.S. Congressman Louis Stokes finished an autobiography detailing his inspiring journey from boyhood to one of the most influential leaders on ...

Former U.S. Rep. Louis Stokes of Ohio, who was the state's first black congressman and who represented Cleveland and some of its neighboring suburbs for 30 years, has died. He was 90. His death ...