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Women's March Cleveland leads some 2,500 women and their supporters via a protest for reproductive rights and abortion access held on Oct. 2, 2021 at Market Square Park in Cleveland, Ohio, a sister march to marches held in cities across the country that day spearheaded by Women's March National out of Washington, D.C. ( Photo by David Petkiewicz of the Cleveland Plain Dealer Newspaper and Cleveland.com). Ohio's largest grassroots women's rights group, Women's March Cleveland and its supporters  rallied and marched again, on June 24, 2023 outside of Cleveland City Hall, a year after the Supreme Court, on June 24, 2022,  overturned Roe v Wade Organizers also have a Nov 4, 20203 noon rally and march planned for the steps of Cleveland City hall, according to Facebook the date is three days before Ohio voters vote on issue 1 that, if passed would enshrine the legal right to abortion and other reproductive measures into the Ohio constitution.  Clevelandurbannews.com ...

Ohio 13th Congressional District Congresswoman  Emilia Sykes (D-OH), an Akron Democrat  New U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Rep Mike Johnson WASHINGTON, D.C.  — U.S. Rep. Emilia Sykes (OH-13), an Akron Democrat and one of three Black women in congress from Ohio, denounced House Republicans' choice on Wednesday of Rep. Mike Johnson (LA-04) as the new speaker of the House.    After weeks of political infighting and a House of Representatives that has been at a standstill since congressional Republicans ousted then House Speaker Kevin McCarthy earlier this month, Johnson won with unanimous support from fellow Republican lawmakers over House Minority Leader Rep. Hakeen Jefferies, 220-209. His win, however, came steeped in controversy and claims by naysayers that he is  a 2020 election denier and radial right extremist who is staunchly against women's reproductive rights and medicare and medicaid for the nation's seniors and margin...

Ohio Congresswoman Shontel Brown (D-11) Washington, DC – Ohio Congresswoman Shontel Brown (OH-11) on Tuesday announced that Ohio has been awarded $153.6 million in funding for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)rom the federal government as some Clevelanders in the largely Black urban  city  deal with high energy bills and heightened poverty during a still existing global pandemic. "No Ohio family should be cold this winter, or have to choose between paying for heat and buying groceries," said Rep. Brown, a Warrensville Hts Democrat and one of three Black women in congress from Ohio. "That's why I've continued to support the LIHEAP program and part of why it was so important to keep the government open. Thanks to the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, this key program receives additional funding to help meet increased needs." The congresswoman went on to say that "I encourage my constituents who need help with heating bills to visit energ...

Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb CLEVELAND, Ohio -The City of Cleveland , in collaboration with ParkMobile , has officially launched a new digital parking solution in downtown Cleveland, in what city officials say is an effort to revolutionize the parking experience for both residents and guests of the largely Black major American city. This launch will phase out approximately 2,500 coin-based parking meters, which will transition into the uniform ParkMobile app-based parking system. The transition is also aligned with Mayor Justin Bibb’s vision to modernize operations throughout the City of Cleveland - improving efficiency and enforcement.     "We are thrilled to partner with ParkMobile to introduce this advanced technology and provide both residents and visitors with a much-improved parking experience in our city, said Mayor Bibb, 36, the city's fourth Black mayor, its second youngest, and an obviously progressive mayor.     With this new system, users can di...

Former U.S. president Barack Obama, the nation's first Black president CLEVELAND, Ohio - Former President Barack Obama, the nation's first Black president and a former U.S. senator,  urged  Ohioans on social media late Thursday afternoon to vote for Issue 1, the proposed abortion rights constitutional amendment on the Nov. 7 ballot that would legalize abortion in Ohio, a pivotal state for presidential elections that Obama won in 2008 and again for reelection in 2012 Early voting is currently underway. “Ohio, there’s an important election happening right now,” the former Democratic president   said on X,  formerly known as Twitter. “If you want to protect abortion rights by making them part of your state Constitution, vote yes on Issue 1.” Women's March Cleveland, a greater Cleveland grassroots activist group for women founded in 2017, was elated, saying Obama, a former constitutional lawyer, has been a longtime advocate for women's rights and Civil Rights. " We ...