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Congresswoman Marcia Fudges' annual 11th Congressional District Caucus Labor Day Parade is Monday, September 1, it begins on Kinsman Road in Cleveland and ends with community event, political speeches at Luke Easter Park, Labor Day originated from Ohio legislation writes Robert Saffold, Fudge's stepfather, the "Father Of Labor Day" was from Cleveland, Ohio and was Ohio's first Black attorney says Robert Saffold

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11th Congressional District Congresswoman Marcia L. Fudge, a Warrensville Heights Democrat who also chairs the Congressional Black Caucus of Blacks in Congress, waives to the crowd last year at the annual 11th Congressional District Caucus Parade.    This year's parade kicks off on Monday, September 1 on Cleveland's east side at 11:00 am from E. 149th Street and Kinsman Road and ends at Luke Easter Park where the picnic will begin. The event will be replete with political speeches and entertainment from various sources, including local musicians and bands. The well-attended caucus parade was initiated by Democrat Louis Stokes, the retired congressman before Fudge, and the tradition was furthered by the late Democratic Congresswoman Stephanie Tubbs Jones, Fudges' predecessor. Stokes was the first Black congressperson from Ohio and Tubbs Jones was the first Black congresswoman from Ohio. A former Warrensville Heights mayor and past national president of Delta Sigma Theta