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Republican Governor John Kasich talks jobs, education, tax cuts and community-police relations during State of the State address, compliments Black Democratic state legislators, speech suggests a run for president, Kasich salutes former state senator Nina Turner ...... By Cleveland Urban News.Com, Ohio's leader in Black digital news

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Ohio Governor John Kasich Pictured are Republican Ohio Governor John Kasich (R-OH) (wearing brown suit), Ohio state Senator Sandra Williams (D-22) (in Black suit), state Representative Alicia Reese (D-33) (in red blouse), state Representative John Barnes Jr. (D-12) (in gold suit), and Nina Turner (in teal suit), a former state senator and the chair of political engagement for the Ohio Democratic Party. Turner, Reese, Williams and Barnes are all Democrats, Reese of Cincinnati and the other three of whom are Cleveland Democrats. By Kathy Wray Coleman, editor-in-chief, Cleveland Urban News.Com, and the Kathy Wray Coleman Online News Blog.com, Ohio's most read digital Black newspaper and newspaper blog. Tel: (216) 659-0473.  Coleman is a community activist and 21-year investigative journalist who trained for 17 years at the Call and Post Newspaper in Cleveland, Ohio.   ( www.clevelandurbannews.com ) /   ( www.kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com )  WILMINGTON, Ohio -Ohio  Go

Girlfriend accused of killing the brother of Cleveland Police Chief Calvin Williams has died...By Cleveland Urban News.Com, Ohio's leader in Black digital news

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Dana Johnson William Williams By Kathy Wray Coleman, editor-in-chief, Cleveland Urban News.Com, and the Kathy Wray Coleman Online News Blog.com, Ohio's most read digital Black newspaper and newspaper blog. Tel: (216) 659-0473.  Coleman is a community activist and 21-year investigative journalist who trained for 17 years at the Call and Post Newspaper in Cleveland, Ohio.   ( www.clevelandurbannews.com ) /   ( www.kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com )  Cleveland Police Chief  Calvin Williams CLEVELAND, Ohio- Dana Johnson, 36, the girlfriend of the younger brother of Cleveland  Police Chief Calvin Williams who was  accused of shooting and killing her estranged boyfriend and baby daddy on Tuesday  with a bullet to the head,  has died,  the Allegheny County Medical Examiner's Office confirmed earlier today. William Williams, 34, was shot and killed early Tuesday morning at the home the couple shared  on the city's largely Black east side , and Johnso

Oscars 2015: The full list of winners, John Legend talks incarceration of Black men and voting rights during his Oscar acceptance speech, Legend also talked voting rights in a one-on-one- interview with Cleveland Urban News.Com in 2012 as he campaigned in Ohio for the reelection of President Obama....Watch the moving Oscar performance of 'Glory' by Legend and Common here at Cleveland Urban News.Com, Ohio's leader in Black digital news

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John Stephens (John Legend) (right) and Lonnie Lynn (Common) won the Oscar for best original song for 'Glory,' from the film Selma. During his acceptance speech, Legend spoke on voting rights and the high rate of incarceration of Black men in America. Selma lost in the category of best picture to Birdman. (Photo by Getty Images). Watch the 2015 Oscars performance of 'Glory' by Legend and Common in the video below, a moving performance that drew a standing ovation . By Kathy Wray Coleman, editor-in-chief, Cleveland Urban News.Com, and the Kathy Wray Coleman Online News Blog.com, Ohio's most read digital Black newspaper and newspaper blog. Tel: (216) 659-0473.  Coleman is a community activist and 21-year investigative journalist who trained for 17 years at the Call and Post Newspaper in Cleveland, Ohio.   ( www.clevelandurbannews.com ) /   ( www.kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com )  LOS ANGELES, California- Ohio native John Legend and hip hop artist Com

Cleveland police union president Steve Loomis, Councilman Reed to host community forum today, February 25 at 7 pm at New Sardis Primitive Baptist Church, 3474 East 147th Street, Black Shield and Hispanic police associations are also affiliated with event, Fraternal Order of Police president to attend too, Loomis regained union presidency last year after ousting Jeffery Follmer...By Cleveland Urban News.Com, Ohio's leader in Black digital news

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Cleveland Police Patrolmen's Association President Steve Loomis Cleveland Ward 2 Councilman Zack Reed Black Shield Police Association President Lynn Hampton By Kathy Wray Coleman, editor-in-chief, Cleveland Urban News.Com, and the Kathy Wray Coleman Online News Blog.com, Ohio's most read digital Black newspaper and newspaper blog. Tel: (216) 659-0473.  Coleman is a community activist and 21-year investigative journalist who trained for 17 years at the Call and Post Newspaper in Cleveland, Ohio.   ( www.clevelandurbannews.com ) /   ( www.kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com )  CLEVELAND, OHIO- Cleveland Ward 2 Councilman Zack Reed and  Cleveland Police Patrolmen's Association President Steve Lommis, whose collective bargaining union represents some 1450 non-supervisory patrol officers, detectives, and radio dispatchers of the Cleveland Police Department, have invited the community to a forum today, February 25, from 7 pm to 8:30 pm .  at New Sardis Primitiv