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  Clevelandurbannews.c om and   Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com Staff article by Kathy Wray Coleman, editor, associate publisher CLEVELAND, Ohio- With support from  Cleveland City Council President Blaine Grriffin and Mayor Justin Bibb ,   Cleveland City Council, the city of Cleveland, Cuyahoga County Council and a coalition of Cleveland's civic, corporate, and philanthropic leaders have come together to raise more than $600,000 in emergency funding to support local residents who will be affected by the loss of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP/Foodstamps) benefits as of Nov. 1.  President Donald Trump has announced that the federal government will end SNAP, effective Nov 1., causing a national uproar and angering congressional Democrats, Civil Rights groups like the NAACP and a host of others. While most SNAP recipients nationwide are White, Black recipients are disproportionately impacted. Griffin said in a press release on Friday that this r...

                                      Ohio Congresswoman Shontel Brown (D-11) and President Donald Trump   Clevelandurbannews.com and   Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com Washington, DC — Ohio  Congresswoman Shontel Brown (OH-11), a Warrensville Hts. Democrat who represents Ohio's 11th congressional district and one of three Black women in Congress from Ohio,   spoke on Wednesday  at a  press conference hosted by Assistant Democratic Leader Joe Neguse (CO-02) on President Donald Trump's illegal SNAP shutdown.   The Trump administration has announced that it will suspend Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP-Food stamps) benefits beginning Nov. 1.  Rep. Brown, flanked by a group of congressional Dems, blasted the decision, which will impact her constituents in the 11th congressional district. It includes the largely Black city of Cleveland. "I ...

Clevelandurbannews.com and   Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com Staff article CLEVELAND, Ohio -On Oct. 11, 2025, the Carl Stokes Brigade, a Cleveland grassroots activist group named for the late Carl B. Stokes, the first Black mayor of Cleveland and of a major American city,  held its endorsement proceedings and announced its slate of endorsed candidates for early voting and election day on Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025, as follows: Elect Magistrate TJ Dow  -  Cleveland Municipal Judge Elect In Son J. Loving     -   Cleveland Municipal Judge  Elect Nikki McGowan   -     Cleveland Municipal Judge Elect Cheryl Wiltshire   -    Cleveland  Housing Court Judge Elect Sandra Morgan   -      East Cleveland Mayor Elect - Shirley Merritt  -       Maple Heights City Council, Ward 5, District 5 Elect Mohammad Faraj   - Cleveland City Council  (New) Ward...

 By   Clevelandurbannews.com and   Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com Staff article CLEVELAND, Ohio - Led by head coach Kenny Atkinson, the Cleveland Cavaliers trounced the Detroit Pistons and their coach, JB Bickerstaff, 115-94, Monday night at the Little Caesars Arena in Detroit. Cavs guard Donovan "Spida" Mitchell was the team's lead scorer, finishing with 35 points.  NBA Monday night basketball is presented by Peacock. With four games in thus far, the Cavs have won three straight games and are now 3-1 and sixth in the Eastern Conference. They lost only their first game, against the New York Nicks, earlier this month. At the onset of the third quarter on Monday against the Pistons, all five Cavs starters —Donovan Mitchell, Evan Mobley, Jarrett Allen, Sam Merrill, and Jaylan Tyson —were in double digits, and by the fourth quarter, the Cavs were up 90-66, a 24-point lead. They led by as much as 35 points during the second half.  By all standards, the game...

- Clevelandurbannews.com and Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com Staff article- COLUMBUS, Ohio – Today,  Co-Chair of the Ohio Redistricting Commission and Senate Minority Leader Nickie J. Antonio (pictured), a Lakewood Democrat,  released a statement after Republicans failed to present a congressional district map proposal at the first meeting of the Ohio Redistricting Commission. Antonio's 23rd state Senate district includes 14 of Cleveland's 17 wards, and Cleveland, a largely Black city, is part of the 11th congressional district in Ohio.  The Ohio Constitution requires that the Commission, which voters established in 2015 per a constitutional amendment, pass a bipartisan map by the end of October. Antonio is a member of the seven-member Commission due to her role as Minority Leader, a commission that also includes the governor, auditor and secretary of state.  The Ohio Supreme Court can review any map for compliance with the state constitution Ohio has 15 congress...