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Cleveland Ward 1 Councilman Joe Jones (left) and Ward 6 Councilman Blaine Griffin Ohio 11th Congressional District Candidates Nina Turner (left) and Shontel Brown Clevelandurbannews.com and Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com By Kathy Wray Coleman, editor, associate publisher CLEVELAND, Ohio — Cleveland Ward 1 Councilman Joe Jones has endorsed Shontel Brown and Ward 6 Councilman Blaine Griffin, Nina Turner relative to the special election for Congress in Ohio's majority Black 11th congressional district, which includes Cleveland, a largely Black pocket of Akron and staggering suburbs of Cuyahoga and Summit counties. Both Jones and Grifffin are Black. Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has set the primary election for Aug. 3 and the general for Nov, 2 as there are seven declared candidates thus far who hope to replace former congresswoman Marcia L. Fudge, Fudge now the secretary of Housing and Urban Development in President Joe Biden's cabinet. Griffin is city's council's public s

  Ohio 11th Congressional District Candidate Shontel Brown, also chair of the Cuyahoga County Democratic Party and a county councilwoman Clevelandurbannews.com and Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com CLEVELAND, Ohio — The United Auto Workers Region 2B, which covers Ohio and Indiana, has endorsed Shontel Brown, the chair of the Cuyahoga County Democratic Party and a county councilwoman, in the special election for Congress in Ohio's majority Black 11th congressional district, which includes Cleveland, a largely Black pocket of Akron and staggering suburbs of Cuyahoga and Summit counties. The UAW has some 2800 members in the 11th congressional district, and Brown has the support of more labor unions than all of the other candidates combined, her campaign said in a press release. "Shontel Brown has stood with us on picket lines. She listens and brings people together, and that makes her a compassionate and effective leader," said Wayne Blanchard, the Director of UAW Region

Activist Kathy Wray Coleman of Women's March Cleveland and the Imperial Women Coalition leads hundreds of protesters as to the Stop Asian Hate march held in AsiaTown in Cleveland on March 28, 2021 Photo by Randy Blackford Activist Kathy Wray Coleman of Women's March Cleveland and the Imperial Women Coalition leads hundreds of protesters as to the Stop Asian Hate march held in AsiaTown in Cleveland on March 28, 2021 Photo by Randy Blackford Activist Kathy Wray Coleman of Women's March Cleveland and the Imperial Women Coalition leads hundreds of protesters as to the Stop Asian Hate march held in AsiaTown in Cleveland on March 28, 2021 Photo by Randy Blackford The crowd at the Stop Asian Hate march held in AsiaTown in Cleveland on March 28, 2021 Photo by Randy Bradford   Women's March Cleveland and the Imperial Women Coalition participated in the Stop Asian Hate march held in AsiaTown in Cleveland on March 28, 2021 Behind the banner are activist Alfred Porter Jr. of Bla

Fired Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin Protesters in Cleveland who rallied for justice for George Floyd on May 30 torched  police cars as violence erupted in the largely Black major American city Thousands gather at the Free Stamp next to Cleveland City Hall in downtown Cleveland on Sat., May 30 for a rally for  justice for Minneapolis police murder victim George Floyd, a rally that turned violent and erupted into riots. Photo by Tristan Rader Clevelandurbannews.com and Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com ,  the most read Black digital newspaper in Ohio and in the Midwest.   Tel: (216) 659-0473. Email: editor@clevelandurbannews.com.  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 LEADER IN BLACK DIGITAL NEWS . By Kathy Wray Coleman, associate publisher, editor-in-chief (A longtime Cleveland activist and community organizer,

From left: Actress and academy award-winner Susan Sarandon, Ohio 11th Congressional District Candidate Nina Turner, and Democratic U.S. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York Clevelandurbannews.com and Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com ,  the most read Black digital newspaper in Ohio and in the Midwest, and the most read independent digital news in Ohio.   Tel: (216) 659-0473. Email: editor@clevelandurbannews.com.  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 LEADER IN BLACK DIGITAL NEWS . By Kathy Wray Coleman, associate publisher, editor in chief. Coleman trained for 17 years as a reporter with the Call and Post Newspaper and is an investigative and political reporter with a background in legal and scientific reporting. She is also a former 15-year public school biology teacher. CLEVELAND, Ohio- Coming off of a Zo