There was something powerful going on Tuesday inside the Friendly Inn Settlement on Cleveland's east side.

100 Black Men of Cleveland, Prince Hall Masons, and local Divine Nine fraternity chapters partnered with several other community organizations for a nonpartisan event aimed at boosting voter registration and turnout among Black men in Northeast Ohio.

Pastor C. Jay Matthews with United Pastors was one of the event's speakers.

"It's wrong to steal the ballot from Black men. It's wrong to lie to black men who have been lied to this country ever since we have been here, it is wrong to continue to incarcerate Black men at a rate faster than anyone in the world," Matthews said.

100 Black Men turned out to be 300 inside the Central neighborhood meeting space. The goal: get Black men to the polls. Cleveland City Council President Blaine Griffin took center stage.

"Black men, get in the game. This is a call to action for all Black men in our community to get involved in voter engagement this coming election season," Griffin said.

This is just the first phase because on Sept. 28, they will be going door to door in Cleveland, Matthews said. Lydia Esparra reports.