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Congresswoman Marcia L. Fudge (D-OH), a Warrensville Heights Democrat, who also chairs the Congressional Black Caucus of Blacks in Congress By  Kathy Wray Coleman,  Cleveland Urban News. Com and The Cleveland Urban News.Com Blog,  O hio's Most Read Online Black Newspaper and Newspaper Blog. Tel: 216-659-0473. (Kathy Wray Coleman is a 20-year investigative and political journalist and legal reporter who trained for 17 years at the Call and Post Newspaper, Ohio's Black press) www.clevelandurbannews.com ) /   ( www.kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com ) Warrensville Heights, OH –  Congresswoman Marcia L. Fudge (OH-11), a Warrensville Heights Democrat who also chairs the Congressional Black Caucus of Blacks in Congress, released a press statement today following the announcement by the Ohio Housing Finance Agency (OHFA) of first-round funding awards to land banks in 11 counties throughout the nation through the the Neighborhood Initiative Program (NIP).  The program is

From the Metro Desk of   Cleveland Urban News. Com and The Cleveland Urban News.Com Blog,  O hio's Most Read Online Black Newspaper and Newspaper Blog. Tel: 216-659-0473. ( www.clevelandurbannews.com ) /   ( www.kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com ) From top left: Former Cleveland NAACP President and Current Call and Post Newspaper General Counsel George Forbes, Attorney and Ohio ACLU Legal Director James Hardiman, Attorney Michael Nelson, Cleveland NAACP President The Rev. Hilton Smith, and Cleveland NAACP Executive Director Sheila Wright CLEVELAND, Ohio- The Cleveland Chapter NAACP, then under the leadership of chapter president George Forbes,  protected the theft of homes through illegal foreclosures by judges, county prosecutors and former county sheriffs Gerald McFaul and Bob Reid, as Forbes bought hundreds of the houses for cheap, including in the cities of Cleveland and  East Cleveland, and he protected malfeasance against the Black community by corrupt White j

Governor John Kasich applauds the courage of Ariel Castro victims Amanda Berry (2nd from lt), Gina DeJesus (3rd from lt) and Michele Knight (4th from lt) before honoring them with Ohio courage medals during his fourth State of the State address at the Medina Performing Arts Center in Medina, Ohio Monday evening. The young women were held captive for a decade at Castro's home on Cleveland's west side. The case caught international attention and heightened awareness around the issues of  rape and abduction of women and children nationwide. Berry was nearly 17 when Castro kidnapped her, DeJesus was 14, and Knight was 21. By  Kathy Wray Coleman,  Cleveland Urban News. Com and The Cleveland Urban News.Com Blog,  O hio's Most Read Online Black Newspaper and Newspaper Blog. Tel: 216-659-0473. (Kathy Wray Coleman is a 20-year investigative and political journalist and legal reporter who trained for 17 years at the Call and Post Newspaper, Ohio's Black press)   ( www.clev

By  Kathy Wray Coleman,  Cleveland Urban News. Com and The Cleveland Urban News.Com Blog,  O hio's Most Read Online Black Newspaper and Newspaper Blog. Tel: 216-659-0473. (Kathy Wray Coleman is a 20-year investigative and political journalist and legal reporter who trained for 17 years at the Call and Post Newspaper, Ohio's Black press)   ( www.clevelandurbannews.com ) /   ( www.kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com ) Warrensville Heights, OH - Congresswoman Marcia L. Fudge (OH-11), a Warrensville Heights Democrat whose predominantly Black 11th congressional district includes the largely Black cities of Cleveland and East Cleveland, and who also chairs the Congressional Black Caucus of Blacks in Congress, released a statement to Cleveland Urban News.Com, Ohio's most read digital Black newspaper, concerning two bills  passed by the Ohio State Legislature this week.  Senate Bill 238   curtails early voting  hours and eliminates Golden Week, a time when voters can both

Angelo Santana    (14-1, 11 KOs)   (pictured f ourth from left) and Hank Lundy  (23-3-1, 11 KOs)  ( second from left) will square off on Friday, Feb. 21 at the Wolstein Center at Cleveland State University in Cleveland, Ohio for a 10-round lightweight main event for what Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson ( fifth from left) says will be a series of fights promoted in the major American city  by internationally renowned boxing promoter Don King (third from left).  Doors open at 7 pm. The nationally televised boxing extravaganza will be featured live on Showtime cable television.    (Showtime's ShoBox Series, 10:45 p.m. ET/PT) . Opening the telecast is a 10-round super lightweight bout between  Amir "Young Master' Imam (12-0, 11 KOs) (sixth from left), and Jared “The Quiet Storm” Robinson (14-0, 6 KOs) (first from left) By  Kathy Wray Coleman,  Cleveland Urban News. Com and The Cleveland Urban News.Com Blog, O hio's Most Read Online Black Newspaper and Newspape

Cleveland Mayor Frank jackson (left) and Cuyahoga County Executive Ed FitzGerald ( www.clevelandurbannews.com ) /   ( www.kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com ) CLEVELAND, Ohio-Today, Cleveland Mayor Frank G. Jackson and Cuyahoga County Executive Ed FitzGerald announced their intention to request consideration of a resolution by Cleveland City Council and a resolution by Cuyahoga County Council to support city and county funding to attract a major national political nominating convention to Cleveland in 2016. “Ohio, Cleveland in particular, is a significant force in national politics,"  said Jackson. "A nd to this strong political heritage our outstanding amenities, new convention and hotel facilities and our ideal location, and it is clear that Cleveland has what it takes to meet the demands of such a high-level national event." FitzGerald said that the idea is meaningful and will bring additional resources to the greater Cleveland area. “Hosting a na