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Activists, union members to rally against fare hikes and cuts to greater Cleveland's RTA public transportation services at 5:30 pm on March 12, 2018 on Public Square in downtown Cleveland....RTA provides transportation services to over 150,000 people daily, many of whom are Black, and poor....The theme of the rally, spearheaded by the Cuyahoga County Progressive Caucus, Amalgamated Transit Union Local 268 and five other organizations, is "The Bus Stops Here"....By editor Kathy Wray Coleman of 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

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. 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 . CLEVELANDURBANNEWS.COM-CLEVELAND, Ohio -Community activists and union members will rally from 5:30pm-7pm on Monday, March 12, 2018 on Public Square in downtown Cleveland against slated cuts to the Regional Transit Authority (RTA) services that provide access to public transportation via buses, the Rapid Transit and other affilated transportation venues to thousands of greater Clevelanders and others, an ev

Ohio Supreme Court orders city of Cleveland to put Q- Deal to renovate the Cleveland Cavaliers arena before voters, putting arena renovations on hold, a win for Q-Deal opposers SEIU, the Cuyahoga County Progressive Caucus, Greater Cleveland Congregations, and some city council members, including Councilmen Reed, Jeff Johnson and Polensek....The court ruling is a loss to Cavs owner Dan Gilbert, Cuyahoga County Executive Armond Budish, Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson and Council President Kevin Kelley, proponents of the controversial Q-Deal....By editor Kathy Wray Coleman of Clevelandurbannews.com, Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com, and Imperialwomencoalition.com, Ohio's Black digital news leaders

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Cleveland Black contractors rally in April shortly before Cleveland City Council seals funding for the Q- Deal with its contribution of $88 million toward a $282 million project to renovate the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio that houses the Cleveland Cavaliers NBA basketball team. While the Black contractors were happy with the deal that Cavs owner Dan Gilbert, Cuyahoga County Executive Armond Budish, Mayor Frank Jackson and City Council President Kevin Kelley say will benefit the city and the county, community activists in general , some members of Cleveland City Council, and others,  led by the Cuyahoga County Progressive Caucus, SEIU, and the Greater Cleveland Congregations, called the Q-Deal a raw deal that has few consessions to benefit the inner city of Cleveland and poor people, among others. ClevelandUrbanNews.Com  and the    KathyWrayColemanOnlineNewsBlog.Com  , Ohio's most read digital Black newspapers with some 4.8 million readers on Google Plus alone.

Anti Jeff Sessions for U.S. attorney general Cleveland rally: Activist groups to rally from 11 am-1 pm in Cleveland today, January 24, 2017, against Jeff Sessions becoming U.S. attorney general near the Cleveland office of U.S. Senator Rob Portman in downtown Cleveland, a protest sponsored by the Ohio Revolution group and the Cuyahoga County Progressive Caucus....By editor Kathy Wray Coleman of www.clevelandurbannews.com and www.kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com, Ohio's Black digital news leaders

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View image on Twitter National NAACP CEO and President Cornell William Brooks, (top at far left) and five others were arrested Jan 3 following a sit-in at the Mobile, Alabama office of U.S. Senator Jeff Sessions, the attorney general nominee of President Donald Trump, and of whom national Civil Rights organizations like the NAACP say is 'hostile' towards Civil Rights gains United States Senator Rob Portman of Oho, a Cincinnati Republican ( www.clevelandurbannews.com ) /   ( www.kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com ). Ohio's most read Black digital newspaper and Black blog.Tel: (216) 659-0473 and Email: editor@clevelandurbannews.com By Editor-in-Chief  Kathy Wray Coleman, a-24-year journalist who trained at the Call and Post Newspaper in Cleveland, Ohio for 17 years, and who interviewed former President Barack Obama one-on-one when he was campaigning for president. As to the Obama interview,   CLICK HERE TO READ THE ENTIR