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Muslim Congressman Keith Ellison loses bid to lead the national Democratic Party to Tom Perez, a former labor secretary and former assistant U.S. attorney general who visited Cleveland in 2013 relative to excessive force killings by police that resulted in a consent decree for police reforms....Obama and Valerie Jarrett backed Lopez, while U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders backed Ellison....Whom did the Ohio Democratic congressional delegation support between Ellison and Perez, if at all, including U.S. Reps Fudge, Kaptur, Ryan and Beatty, and U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown?....Perez is the first Latino-American chair of the DNC, and Ellison lost the DNC chairmanship fight following President Trump's on-hold Muslim band.....By editor Kathy Wray Coleman of www.clevelandurbannews.com and www.kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com, Ohio's Black digital news leaders

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U.S. Representative Keith Ellison of Minnesota  (left), who is Black and the first Muslim elected to congress, lost his bid for chair of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) on Saturday, Feb 25, to former U.S. Labor Secretary Thomas Perez, a Civil Rights lawyer and a former U.S. assistant attorney general under former attorney general Eric Holder. The first Latino-American to lead the National Democratic Party, Perez was supported in his bid by former president Barack Obama and former Obama senior adviser Valerie Jarrett, among others, while Ellison was supported by the Old Guard and  some liberal-minded congressional Democrats like Vermont U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders, whom he supported over Hillary Clinton regarding Sanders' failed bid for president in 2016. The Democratic nominee, Clinton lost to now President Donald Trump, the Republican, nominee,  in the November general election, an unprecedented election that has rocked the Democratic Party. ( www.clevelandurbanne

Moonlight wins Oscar for best picture and of the six Blacks nominated for 2017 Oscars acting roles, Viola Davis wins best supporting actress for 'Fences' and Mahershala Ali wins best supporting actor for 'Moonlight,' a Black coming of age film....Washington and Negga lose out for best actor and actress respectively, among others, as Harris and Spencer and others lose as best supporting nominees to Davis.... La La Land was mistakenly announced the winner for best picture over 'Moonlight,' one of the worst blunders in Oscar history, critics say....By editor Kathy Wray Coleman of www.clevelandurbannews.com and www.kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com, Ohio's Black digital news leaders

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"Moonlight' was nominated for an Oscar for best picture with Barry Jenkins nominated as to best director and best screenplay, Naomi Harris was nominated for best supporting actress, and Mahershala Ali as best supporting actor.  The coming of age film did win the best picture award and Ali won for best supporting actor, though Harris lost to Viola Davis for 'Fences,' and Jenkins was outdone for director by 'La La Land's' Damian Chazelle.  Posing from left are Alex Hibbert, the young star of the Oscar nominated film 'Moonlight,'  Oscar winning actor   Mahershala  Ali,  Oscar nominated director Barry Jenkins, and Oscar nominated actress Naomi Harris.  Viola Davis and Denzel Washington (pictured) were both nominated for their starring roles in the motion picture film 'Fences,' Washington for best actor, and Davis for best supporting actress, Davis winning and Washington going home empty handed, though he has won Oscars previously for

Democratic Judge Sherrie Miday, the first Egyptian-American elected to the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas bench, to host victory party and "retire the debt' event on February 28, 2017 from 4:30 pm-6:30 pm at the Barley House restaurant in Cleveland....Miday is Cleveland-born and won election with strong support from Black voters, including Democratic Congresswoman Marcia Fudge, other greater Cleveland Black elected officials, and community activists....The judge says she brings a set of values to the bench rooted in her upbringing that include "fairness, compassion and treating others with dignity and respect"....By editor Kathy Wray Coleman of www.clevelandurbannews.com and www.kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com, Ohio's Black digital news leaders

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Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas Judge Sherrie Mikhail Miday, the first Egyptian-American elected to common pleas bench in Ohio who is Cleveland-born, is sworn in by Ohio 8th District Court of Appeals Judge Larry Jones ( www.clevelandurbannews.com ) /   ( www.kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com ). Ohio's most read Black digital newspaper and Black blog with some 3.6 million views on Google Plus alone.Tel: (216) 659-0473 and Email: editor@clevelandurbannews.com. Kathy Wray Coleman, editor-in-chief, and who trained for 17 years at the Call and Post Newspaper in Cleveland, Ohio. We interviewed former president Barack Obama one-on-one  when he was campaigning for president. As to the Obama interview,   CLICK HERE TO READ THE ENTIRE ARTICLE AT CLEVELAND URBAN NEWS.COM, OHIO'S LEA DER IN BLACK DIGITAL NEWS .  By Kathy Wray Coleman, editor-in-chief Judge Sherrie Miday CLEVELAND URBAN NEWS.COM-CLEVELAND, Ohio -Judge Sherrie Mikhail Miday, the first and only Egyptian

Ohio Congresswoman Marcia Fudge to host greater Cleveland town hall forum on February 25, 2017, days before the March 4 pro-President Trump protest in downtown Cleveland....Unrest continues as to the president's on-hold Muslim ban, the repealing of LGBT initiatives, and proposals to roll back policies impacting the Black community, women, children, senior citizens, immigrants, and other vulnerable groups....By editor Kathy Wray Coleman of www.clevelandurbannews.com and www.kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com, Ohio's Black digital news leaders

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Ohio Congresswoman Marcia L. Fudge (D-11), a Warrensville Heights Democrat whose largely Black 11th congressional district includes major parts of the city of Cleveland and several of its eastern suburbs. By editor Kathy Wray Coleman. Tel : (216) 659-0473. Email: editor@clevelandurbannews.com  ( www.clevelandurbannews.com ) /   ( www.kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com ). Coleman, with 3.6 million Google Plus readers alone, is a Black Cleveland journalist and community activist, and the most read reporter in Ohio on Google Plus. And she interviewed former president Barack Obama one-on-one.  CLICK HERE TO READ THE ENTIRE ARTICLE AT CLEVELAND URBAN NEWS.COM, OHIO'S LEA DER IN BLACK DIGITAL NEWS .  CLEVELAND URBAN NEWS.COM-CLEVELAND, Ohio -Ohio 11th Congressional District  Congresswoman Marcia L. Fudge, a Warrensville Heights Democrat whose largely Black congressional district includes major parts of Cleveland and its eastern suburbs, invites constituents and others to a town ha

Trump's on-hold Muslim ban getting heat from U.S. Rep Fudge of Ohio, who will meet with Muslim leaders in Cleveland on February 21 at 2 pm and February 22 at 10 am in open-to-the-public forums....Other speakers at the forums include Muslim community leaders Khalid Samad, Basheer Jones, and Julia Shearson, and affiliates of the Ohio ACLU....Don Bryant of the Greater Cleveland Immigrant Support Network said he will attend too.... Read more information here, including how to schedule affiliated media interviews with Rep. Fudge, who leads Ohio's largely Black 11th congressional district, which includes Cleveland....Fudge said that "it is time for the president to do what is right and live up to the promise of America"....By www.clevelandurbannews.com and www.kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com, Ohio's Black digital news leaders

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Ohio Congresswoman Marcia L. Fudge (D-11), a Warrensville Heights Democrat whose largely Black 11th congressional district includes major parts of the city of Cleveland and several of its eastern suburbs. The congresswoman will meet with Muslim leaders and affiliates of the Ohio ACLU in Cleveland this week in forums open-to-the public, and in response to President Trump's on-hold Muslim ban. By editor Kathy Wray Coleman. Tel : (216) 659-0473. Email: editor@clevelandurbannews.com  ( www.clevelandurbannews.com ) /   ( www.kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com ). Coleman, with 3.6 million Google Plus readers alone, is a Black Cleveland journalist and community activist, and the most read reporter in Ohio on Google Plus. And she interviewed former president Barack Obama one-on-one.  CLICK HERE TO READ THE ENTIRE ARTICLE AT CLEVELAND URBAN NEWS.COM, OHIO'S LEA DER IN BLACK DIGITAL NEWS .  CLEVELAND URBAN NEWS.COM, CLEVELAND, Ohio  – Ohio  Congresswoman Marcia L. Fudge  (OH-11