Congress passes U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown's bipartisan bill to showcase the Civil Rights Movement and the contributions of African-Americans, a bill dubbed 'The African-American Civil Rights Network Act' that provides for monies for research and education, and the development of historic sites to feature Civil Rights Movement highlights.... The bill is headed to President Trump for his signature to become law..... Brown's bill is supported by the National Trust for Historic Preservation....Brown is a Cleveland Democrat....Cleveland was a key part of the Civil Rights Movement, including the Hough Riots of 1966, 'the Glenville Shootout of 1968,' and the election, in 1967, of Carl B. Stokes as the first Black mayor of a major American city....The contentious Civil Rights Movement led to various legislation and precedent setting supreme court rulings, including Brown vs Board of Education, the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965....National Civil Rights icons include the late Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Rosa Parks, Medger Evers, Malcolm X, and Fannie Lou Hamer....By Clevelandurbannews.com and Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com, Ohio's most read Black digital newspaper and Black blog with some 5 million views on Google Plus alone.Tel: (216) 659-0473 and Email: editor@clevelandurbannews.com.
The late Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (left) and United States Senator Sherrod Brown (right), a Cleveland Democrat Clevelandurbannews.com and Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com , Ohio's most read Black digital newspaper and Black blog with some 5 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 LEADER IN BLACK DIGITAL NEWS . WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Senate unanimously passed U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown’s (D-OH) bipartisan bill to create a national network of historic sites, stories, research facilities and educational programs connected to the African American Civil Rights Movement. The bill, which passe...