Funeral services for renowned political strategist Arnold Pinkney are Saturday morning at Olivet Institutional Baptist Church in Cleveland, Mayor Jackson comments on his passing, Mayor Jackson, George Forbes, Rev Caviness, retired congressman Stokes, Cleveland NAACP President the Rev Hilton Smith, Cuyahoga County Executive Ed FitzGerald, Governor Kasich, Bill Pickard, State Senator Shirley Smith, State Representatives John Barnes Jr., Bill Patmon and Armond Budish, and Call and Post Associate Publisher and Executive Editor Connie Harper are among those slated to attend, Rev Jesse Jackson, Rev Al Sharpton likely not to attend
By Kathy Wray Coleman, Editor-in-Chief, 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 ) K athy Wray Coleman is a community activist and 20 year investigative journalist who trained for 17 years at the Call and Post Newspaper, Ohio's Black press with print newspapers in Cleveland, Cincinnati and Columbus, Ohio Arnold Pinkney CLEVELAND, Ohio- Funeral services for Democratic political strategist Arnold Pinkney, a former Cleveland school board president and Cleveland mayoral candidate who was the campaign manager for the Rev Jesse Jackson's campaign for president, and who help make local Cleveland politicians and also spearheaded successful schools levy campaigns, are Saturday, January 18 at Olivet Institutional Baptist Church in Cleveland, 8712 Quincy Ave. Family visitation