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A Black History Moment From ClevelandUrbanNews.Com: Barack Obama became America's first Black president when he was elected in 2008, and Michelle Obama the country's first Black first lady....Kamala Harris is the first Black vice president of America and Lloyd Austin, the first Black secretary of defense....Crispus Attucks was the first Black man to die in a major American war, and Blacks still feel the vestiges of slavery through high unemployment and illegal incarceration rates, etc....Blacks were once deemed 3/5 of a person....Carl B. Stokes was the first Black mayor of Cleveland and of a major American city, and the late pop icon Michael Jackson remains a legendary figure....Blacks were first enslaved by their African ancestors before being brought to America in chains.... Other Black greats include Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Muhammad Ali, Nat King Cole, Maya Angelou, Garrett Morgan, Congresswoman Marcia L. Fudge of Ohio, and former congress persons the late Louis Stokes and the late Stephanie Tubbs Jones of Ohio....By www.clevelandurbannews.com and www.kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com editor-in-chief Kathy Wray Coleman, Ohio's most read Black newspaper and Black blog....Tel: (216) 659-0473. Email: editor@clevelandurbannews.com

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  Vice President Kamala Harris U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin Former United States president Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama Former president Barack Obama, the first Black president of the United States of America The late pop icon Michael Jackson The late former 11th congressional district congressman Louis Stokes, the first Black congressperson from Ohio The late Carl B. Stokes, the former mayor of Cleveland  and the first Black mayor of a major American city Current 11th Congressional District Congresswoman Marcia L. Fudge, a Warrensville Heights Democrat The late Stephanie Tubbs Jones, the former congresswoman of the 11th congressional district of Ohio 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 C

A Black History Moment From ClevelandUrbanNews.Com: Barack Obama is America's first Black president and Michelle Obama is the country's first Black first lady, Crispus Attucks was the first Black man to die in a major American war, and Blacks still feel the vestiges of slavery through high unemployment and high incarceration rates....Blacks were once deemed 3/5 of a person....Carl B. Stokes was the first Black mayor of Cleveland and of a major American city, and the late pop icon Michael Jackson remains a legendary figure....Blacks were first enslaved by their African ancestors before being brought to America in chains.... Other Black greats include Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Muhammad Ali, Malcolm X, Nat King Cole, Maya Angelou, Garrett Morgan, Congresswoman Marcia L. Fudge of Ohio, and former congress persons the late Louis Stokes and the late Stephanie Tubbs Jones of Ohio....By www.clevelandurbannews.com and www.kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com editor-in-Chief Kathy Wray Coleman....Tel: (216) 659-0473. Email: editor@clevelandurbannews.com

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Former United States president Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama Former president Barack Obama, the first Black president of the United States of America The late pop icon Michael Jackson The late former 11th congressional district congressman Louis Stokes, the first Black congressperson from Ohio The late Carl B. Stokes, the former mayor of Cleveland  and the first Black mayor of a major American city Current 11th Congressional District Congresswoman Marcia L. Fudge, a Warrensville Heights Democrat The late Stephanie Tubbs Jones, the former congresswoman of the 11th congressional district of Ohio 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

February 2014 Black History Month Flag Raising Ceremony at Cleveland City Hall

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February 2014 (Cleveland Urban News.Com promotes mastermind groups and small business coaching relative to bringing the news to the community on a regular basis) Members of the Underground Railroad Society, Coalition for a Better Life, dba Peace in the Hood and other community organizations marched outside of the Rotunda of Cleveland City Hall to see the African-American flag raised over Cleveland City Hall. This was the 40th annual Black History Month Flag Raising Ceremony at Cleveland City Hall.