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From left: Ralph David Abernathy III, his father, the late Ralph David Abernathy Sr., and the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. THE BELOW ARTICLE INCLUDES ARCHIVES FROM OUR PREVIOUS ONE-ON-ONE INTERVIEW WITH RALPH DAVID ABERNATHY III CLEVELAND, Ohio- Jan. 19, 2026 is here, a national holiday in observance of the late iconic Civil Rights leader the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. W e pause to remember the struggles that Blacks in America continue to face as a whole on almost a daily basis, struggles across the continuum that remain in spite of some gains during the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 1960s. Had Dr King not been assassinated as he was in 1968 on a Tennessee hotel balcony, it would have been his 97th birthday on Jan 15. The late Ralph David Abernathy III (pictured), whose famed father, the Rev. Ralph David Abernathy Sr., marched alongside Dr. King during the Civil Rights Movement and led the Southern Christian Leadership Conference after King was assassinated, visite...

                      ICE shooting victim Renee Nicole Good   Clevelandurbannews.com and   Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com Staff article CLEVELAND, Ohio – Community activists, led by groups like the Cuyahoga Democratic Women's Caucus, Mobilize the Vote and Women's March Cleveland, gathered for a rally and march Friday evening at Market Square Park in the Ohio City neighborhood in response to  the tragic shooting death on Wednesday by ICE agents of Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis, MN. The speakers and organizers of the event were mainly activist women of Greater Cleveland, and several of them called for President Trump and Vice President JD Vance to resign, as well as the Trump administration. "Hey, hey, ho ho, Donald Trump has got to go, " was among the chants levelled by protesters, some holding homemade anti-Trump and anti-ICE signs.  Good, 37 at her death, was a mother of three and was gunned down by ICE ...

                      ICE shooting victim Renee Nicole Good   Clevelandurbannews.com and   Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com Staff article WASHINGTON, D.C. –  U.S. Rep. Emilia Sykes (OH-13), an Akron Democrat and one of three Black women in Congress from Ohio, released a statement urging a full investigation and accountability after the tragic shooting death by ICE agents of Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis, MN. Good, 37 at her death, was a mother of three and was gunned down by ICE on Jan 7, with ICE claiming she tried to run over the agent with her car, a lie by all standards, sources have said. President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance, both Republicans, defended the ICE agent at issue and have told national mainstream media that Good was the alleged perpetrator and not a victim, while Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, a Democrat, expressed outrage. Meanwhile, protests have erupted in Minneapolis and are spreadin...

Ohio 13th Congressional District Congresswoman Emilia Sykes (D-13), an Akron Democrat Clevelandurbannews.com and   Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com Staff article WASHINGTON, D.C. – Ohio Congresswoman  Emilia Sykes (OH-13), an Akron Democrat and one of three Black women in Congress from Ohio, has issued  a statement questioning President Donald Trump's actions in Venezuela: Trump on Saturday announced that the United States had successfully captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, during a large-scale military operation. The president said that there were no civilian casualties and that the U.S. will govern Venezuela for now.      "Nicolas Maduro is an authoritarian who has caused real suffering for the Venezuelan people, and they deserve a democratic future,  " said Rep. Sykes.  "But that does not give President Trump the right to launch military action without Congress, without clear goals, and without explainin...

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