Women's March Cleveland 2020 organizer Kathy Wray Coleman demands justice for 11 Black women murdered by Cleveland serial killer Anthony Sowell at the annual rally, and the march drew some 400 people.... Coleman said that "Other than Spectrum News 1, Cleveland's racist mainstream media chose to feature men and Whites in their television and newspaper coverage instead of Black women organizers and would not effectively address the serial murders of Black women, even though Anthony Sowell is currently seeking a new appeal in the 8th District Court of Appeals"...."Cleveland's racist mainstream media will snub Blacks just like the Oscars do," Coleman said.... By Clevelandurbannews.com and Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com, Ohio's most read digital Black newspaper and Black blog, both also at the top in Black digital news in the Midwest. Tel: (216) 659-0473

Women's March Cleveland 2020 head organizer Kathy Wray Coleman calls  for the Ohio 8th District Court of Appeals to deny the motion by attorneys of Cleveland serial killer Anthony Sowell for a new appeal at the event on Sat, Jan 18, 2020 on the steps of Cleveland City Hall, which was followed by a march to Public Square. Coleman has been a key organizer of the annual event that began in 2017 since 2018

Led by organizer and activist Kathy Wray Coleman and activists Yvonne McLoy, some 400 women and their supporters march through the streets of downtown Cleveland, Ohio for the fourth annual women's march on Sat., Jan 18 as part of a national march that began in 2017 after the inauguration of President Donald Trump

A large crowd gathered at Cleveland City Hall for the 4th annual women's march on Sat., Jan 18, 2020

Clevelandurbannews.com and Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com, Ohio's most read digital Black newspaper and Black blog, both also at the top in Black digital news in the Midwest. Tel: (216) 659-0473. Email: editor@clevelandurbannews.com. Coleman is an experienced Black political reporter who covered the 2008 presidential election for the Call and Post Newspaper in Cleveland, Ohio and the presidential elections in 2012 and 2016 As to the one-on-one interview by Coleman with Obama  CLICK HERE TO READ THE ENTIRE ARTICLE AT CLEVELAND URBAN NEWS.COM, OHIO'S LEADER IN BLACK DIGITAL NEWS.

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Women's March Cleveland 2020 organizer Kathy Wray Coleman, a key organizer of the women's march in Cleveland since 2018, called for the Ohio 8th District Court of Appeals to deny the motion by attorneys of Cleveland serial killer Anthony Sowell for a new appeal, at the  fourth annual event on Sat, Jan 18, 2020 on the steps of Cleveland City Hall.

Some 400 people attended the event, which began with speeches on the steps of City Hall and culminated in a march through the streets of downtown Cleveland to Public Square. 

Sowell murdered 11 Black women at his since demolished home on Imperial Avenue on Cleveland east side and was convicted in 2011 on 82 of 83 counts including 11 counts of aggravated murder and three counts of rape regarding three women who escaped his wrath.

After losing all appeals and failing to convince the U.S. Supreme Court to hear the case, his new attorneys have filed a motion in the 8th District Court of Appeals demanding a new appeal and saying his trial court and appellate attorneys were inept for failing to demand a brain scan at the trial court level while his then appeals court attorneys did not allege ineffective assistance of counsel by his trial court lawyers on appeal.  

Cleveland activist and Women's
 March Cleveland organizer
Kathy Wray Coleman,
who also leads the
 Imperial Women Coalition

"We demand that the three-judge panel of the Ohio 8th District court of appeals, Judges Eileen Gallagher, Patricia Ann Blackmon and Larry Jones, deny serial killer Anthony Sowell's motion for a new appeal and send him on his way," said Coleman, who also leads the Imperial Women Coalition, the grassroots women's rights group founded relative to the unprecedented murders. 

Coleman said that "Other than Spectrum News 1, Cleveland's racist mainstream media chose to feature men and Whites in their television and newspaper coverage instead of black organizers and would not effectively address the serial murders of Black women, even though Sowell and his attorney are currently seeking a new appeal in the 8th District Court of Appeals."

"Cleveland's racist mainstream media will snub Blacks just like the Oscars do," Coleman said.

As to Saturday's rally and march in Cleveland, Cleveland Channel 5 News interviewed a White man and White woman, and Channel 19 News coverage promoted Whites and men, Coleman said.

This too is a regular thing for them relative to the annual women's march, said Coleman, if they cover the event at all. 

And Cleveland Fox 8 News will push a Black who had nothing to do with organizing the event to undermine Black organizers.

This year, however, the conservative television station just simply featured Whites in covering the event, Coleman said.  

Women in greater Cleveland  joined women across the globe and nationally on Jan 18 for the annual march, which began in 2017 following the inauguration of President Trump, who dogged women during his 2016 campaign for president against Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton, the first woman Democratic nominee of a major American political party.  

Marches were also held in the Ohio cities of Akron, Delaware, Cincinnati, Canton and Dayton. 

In 2017 millions of United States women took to the streets in their fight for women and even today Women's March is one of the few groups remaining among some 32 that took on Trump since his inauguration three-years-ago, including the tax march, the march  for science, and the families belong together march. 

CLICK HERE TO GO TO THE FACEBOOK EVENT PAGE FOR WOMEN S MARCH CLEVELAND/NORTHEAST OHIO 2020-JANUARY 18, 2020 ON THE STEPS OUTSIDE OF CLEVELAND CITY HALL

The non-partisan anniversary event in Cleveland featured Cleveland Rape Crisis Center President and CEO Sondra Miller, state Rep Juanita Brent of Cleveland and the Rev Tony Minor as keynote speakers, and state Sen Nickie Antonio of Lakewood as the opening speaker.

Cleveland Councilmen Matt Zone and Joe Jones also spoke, and Zone announced that he will soon introduce an ordinance for a safe leave policy for paid leave from work were needed for victims of domestic violence and abuse.

Some 20 greater Cleveland activist groups participated  and activists were also be among the speakers. Those groups, or group members, included Black on Black Crime Inc., Imperial Women Coalition, National Congress of Black Women Cleveland Chapter, Black Lives Matter, Greater Cleveland Independent Black Journalist, International Women's Day March Cleveland,  League of Women Voters, Greater Cleveland Immigrant Support Network, Move to Amend, Peace Action, Women Speak Out for Peace and Justice, Carl Stokes Brigade, National Congress of Black Women, BEMAD, Protecting Our Children's Safety, Refuse Fascism Ohio, Northeast Ohio Poor People's Economic Human Rights Campaign, Organize Ohio, Badass Teachers, Coalition to Stop the Inhumanity in the Cuyahoga County Jail, Action Together Lakewood, Cuyahoga County Progressive Caucus, Stop Targeting Ohio's Poor, Planned Parenthood Advocates of Ohio,  Black Man's Army, and the Black Women's PAC of Greater Cleveland. 

The issues at the rally at City Hall ranged from the policies out of Washington, D.C. and civil, voting and reproductive rights to education, racism, sexism, climate change, equal pay, jobs, taxes, immigration and religious and other bigotry. 

Rally speakers also addressed healthcare, violence against women, criminal justice reform, excessive force, science and technology, and the LGBTQ community, among a host of other concerns.

Clevelandurbannews.com and Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com, Ohio's most read digital Black newspaper and Black blog, both also at the top in Black digital news in the Midwest. Tel: (216) 659-0473. Email: editor@clevelandurbannews.com. Coleman is an experienced Black political reporter who covered the 2008 presidential election for the Call and Post Newspaper in Cleveland, Ohio and the presidential elections in 2012 and 2016 As to the one-on-one interview by Coleman with Obama  CLICK HERE TO READ THE ENTIRE ARTICLE AT CLEVELAND URBAN NEWS.COM, OHIO'S LEADER IN BLACK DIGITAL NEWS.