Dennis Kucinich article by Kathy Wray Coleman of Clevelandurbannews.com: Ohio candidate for governor Dennis Kucinich and his running mate Akron Councilwoman Tara Samples call for the grand jury process to be abolished in Ohio as they unveil their criminal justice platform in Cleveland along side of community activists and others in the historic Glenville neighborhood, both saying the criminal justice system in Ohio has a shameful record of targeting Blacks and Latinos, Black men in particular....Their proposal also addresses tackling the opioid crisis, ending the prison-industrial complex, putting more emphasis on rehabilitation and mental health issues relative to defendants, de-emphasizing deadly force by police, curbing the abuse of power by judges, prosecutors and law enforcement officials, and recognizing and rooting out institutional racism....Kucinich is a former congressman and former Cleveland mayor who ran unsuccessfully for president in 2004 and 2008.....By Kathy Wray Coleman, editor-in-chief 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
Ohio Democratic candidate for governor Dennis Kucinich (front row-fifth from left), a former congressman and former Cleveland mayor who has also run for president, and his running mate for lieutenant governor, Akron Councilwoman Tara Mosley Samples (front row-fourth from left), pose with Lakewood Councilman Tristan Rader (back row- fifth from left), and some of the several Cleveland community activists in attendance as they unveiled their platform for criminal justice reform in Cleveland on Feb. 15. Activists there included Kathy Wray Coleman of the Imperial Women Coalition (front row- second from right), Yvonka Hall (back row-far left), the Rev Pamela Pinkney Butts (front row-far left) and Alfred Porter Jr of Black on Black Crime Inc. (back row- second from right) Ohio Democratic candidate for governor Dennis Kucinich (front row-second from left), a former congressman and former Cleveland mayor who has also run for president, and his running mate for...