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U.S. House of Representatives Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, the first Black to hold the post Staff article: Clevelandurbannews.com and   Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com WASHINGTON, D.C.   - After passing the Senate on Tuesday, the U.S. House of Representatives narrowly passed President Donald Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill" (The One Big Beautiful Bill Act) on Thursday, 218-214, with all Democrats voting "no " and all but two Republicans voting "yes." Dubbed a win for the president and Republicans, the reconciliation legislation now heads to the president's desk for his expected signature to become law. House Republicans broke out with applause after the "yes" votes were read. Notably, the tax and spending cuts legislation increases the national deficit by some $4 trillion, extends the president's 2017 pro-rich tax cuts, provides for more spending on defense and border security, and makes astronomical cuts to  Medicaid, healthcare ...

O hio 11th Congressional District Congresswoman Shontel Brown (OH-11) Clevelandurbannews.com and   Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com Staff article Washington, DC  – Ohio  Congresswoman Shontel Brown (OH-11), a Warrensville Hts. Democrat who represents Ohio's 11th congressional district , and one of three Black women in Congress from Ohio,  spoke in opposition to the Republican Reconciliation Bill on the U.S. House of Representatives floor Wednesday , calling attention to the bill's cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) (food stamps). The Senate-passed Reconciliation Bill ( The One, Big Beautiful Bill Act) includes a $186 billion federal funding cut to SNAP, the largest cut in the program's history. The Congressional Budget Office estimates that some five million Americans will lose SNAP benefits if the president's "big beautiful bill" becomes law, a disproportionate number of them Black and low-income single mothers. Congressional Demo...

Carl B. Stokes, the first Black mayor of Cleveland and of a major American city By Kathy Wray Coleman, editor, associate publisher CLEVELAND, Ohio-  The city of Cleveland officially recognized former mayor Carl B. Stokes on Mon., June 30, 2025 as the city's first Black mayor, naming it Carl B. Stokes Day, Stokes the first Black mayor of Cleveland and of a major American city.  June 30 is now Carl B. Stokes Day, and his life and legacy will be celebrated annually in Cleveland.  Current mayor Justin Bibb, who led Monday's event, pointed to the portrait of Stokes during a ceremony held in the Rotunda at City Hall that included family members of Stokes, community affiliates, and elected officials.  Bibb is Cleveland' fourth Black mayor, behind Frank Jackson, his immediate predecessor, Michael R. White, and Stokes, the city's 51st mayor who won office in 1967 when Cleveland, a majority Black major American city, was largely White. All of Cleveland's Black mayors were Dem...

CLEVELAND, Ohio- Nationwide "Good Trouble" rallies are planned for Thurs., July 17, 2025  to commemorate the legacy and the death date of the late Congressman John Lewis and Black-led groups of Cleveland, Ohio say Black activists and organizers are being shut out by White-led suburban groups with help from the mainstream media and others. The activists say this goes against the unity standard set by Lewis, a revered and respected congressman and Civil Rights advocate from Atlanta, Georgia who died on July 17, 2020. Lewis coined the term "Good Trouble" during his time in Congress. "We call for a unified, diverse, and inclusive coalition for any "Good Trouble" rallies in Cleveland, a largely Black major American city," said Black activist and organizer Kathy Wray Coleman, who leads the Cleveland-based groups Women's March Cleveland and Imperial Women Coalition, which fight for women's rights and against violence against women.  Activist Alf...

Ohio 13th Congressional District Congresswoman Emilia Sykes (D-13), an Akron Democrat Rep. Emilia Sykes Speaks on House Floor on June 24, 2025: "Dobbs Decision Set Wave of Chaos, Cruelty, and Control in Motion"    WATCH : Rep. Sykes' Full Remarks from the Floor of the United States House of Representatives   WASHINGTON, D.C.  — Tuesday, June 24, 2025 marked the third anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s June 24, 2022 decision to overturn Roe v. Wade per its controversial Dobbs decision. On this historic and tragic day three years ago, the nation's high court stripped women of federal protection for abortion access and gave respective states the authority to legislate abortion and reproductive rights. Ohio voters, in November of 2023, passed an Issue 1 referendum that enshrined the legal right to abortion in the Ohio Constitution, but proponents of Issue 1 fear that state and national measures are underway to undermine Issue 1 and that a national abortion ban is po...

Protesters rally and march on June 21, 2025 in Cleveland, the weekend before the June 24, 2025 third anniversary of the fall of Roe v Wade, a 1973 landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision that was reversed by the Supreme Court on June 24, 2022 via its Dobbs decision CLEVELAND, Ohio -Women's March Cleveland hosted its "Third Anniversary of Roe Reversal March and Leave Women Alone Rally" on Sat., June 21, 2025 with a noon rally on the steps of City Hall in downtown Cleveland and a march through city streets. About 500 people were in attendance Organizers said the event was a rally and march for reproductive and Civil Rights and an effort to continue the fight for choice for women in Cleveland and Northeast Ohio, including Black women. "We thank all who participated in this annual event," said Women's March Cleveland head organizer Kathy Wray Coleman, a seasoned Black Cleveland activist and community organizer who leads Women's March Cleveland. "The fall o...

Above: Women's March Cleveland on Oct. 2, 2021 at a march from Market Square Park in Cleveland that drew some 2,500 people. Photo by David Petkiewicz of Cleveland.com CLEVELAND, Ohio -Women's March Cleveland will host its "Third Anniversary of Roe Reversal March and Leave Women Alone Rally" on Sat., June 21, 2025 with a noon rally and 1 pm march from the steps of City Hall in downtown Cleveland. Facebook event page link:  https://www.facebook.com/event.. Organizers say the event is a rally and mass march for reproductive and Civil Rights and an effort to continue the fight for choice for women in Cleveland and Northeast Ohio, including Black women. "We must keep up the fight for Civil Rights for women and the fight for Black and other women to have a choice to decide what to do with their bodies," said Women's March Cleveland head organizer Kathy Wray Coleman, a seasoned Black Cleveland activist and community organizer who leads Women's March Clevela...

Protesters rally in downtown Cleveland, Ohio on Sat., June 14, 2025 as part of "No Kings" rallies and marches, a national day of action against President Donald Trump's agenda Clevelandurbannews.com and   Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com Breaking and quality news straight out of Cleveland, Ohio from Ohio's Black digital news leader Staff article CLEVELAND, Ohio- "No Kings"  ra llies and marches were held in Washington, D.C. and across the country on Sat., June 14, 2025 to protest President Donald Trump's policy agenda, nationwide events that coincided with the president's $45 million military parade held in D.C. Saturday evening. It was notably the president's 79th birthday. The president's parade is to commemorate 250 years of service by the U.S. Army and to showcase the nation's military, though his critics say he is merely grandstanding and wasting taxpayer money on unnecessary events. Hundreds of “No Kings” demonstrations were plan...