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Third Women's March In Cleveland Hopes To Increase Diversity....Pictured to the far right is Women's March Cleveland organizer Kathy Wray Coleman leading the women's march in Cleveland in January of 2018....To Coleman's direct left is Women's March Northeast Ohio executive director Kenyona Sunny Matthews of Akron..... Article by Lee McKinstry of Cleveland Magazine

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Women's march Cleveland organizer Kathy Wray Coleman (far right) leads the women's march in Cleveland in January of 2018. To Coleman's direct left is Kenyona Sunny Matthews of Akron, executive director of Women's march Northeast Ohio CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE AT CLEVELANDMAGAZINE.COM Story by: Lee McKinstry, Cleveland Magazine January 15, 2019 The Jan. 19 Cleveland Women's March hopes to attract a crowd that represents the city.  In a wave of pink pussyhats and punny posters, 5 million protestors took to America’s streets for the inaugural Women’s March in 2017, including 15,000 on Public Square.  Yet as a record 113 women serve in Congress this year, much work remains for the movement, says Women’s March Cleveland organizer Kathy Wray Coleman, who hopes turnout for this year’s Jan. 19 event sets a new mark.  “We’re going to continue to lead until they realize that women are people, too,” she says.  Flagship marches were criticiz

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

Cleveland activists to protest President Trump and Vice President Pence on Saturday, November 4, 2017 at 1 pm on Public Square and on November 18 at 1pm, also on Public Square, rallies organized by Refusefacism.org.....Activist Bill Swain of Refusefacism.org says the Trump-Pence regime must go and that "millions must hit the streets and protest as they did to get Blacks the right to vote"....By editor Kathy Wray Coleman of ClevelandUrbanNews.Com and the KathyWrayColemanOnlineNewsBlog.Com, Ohio's most read digital Black newspaper and Black blog with some 5 million readers on Google Plus alone. Tel: (216) 659-0473. 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 LEA DER IN BLACK DIGITAL NEWS . CLEVELAND URBAN NEWS.COM-CLEVELAND, Ohio- Greater Cleveland community activists, led by Refusefacim.org Cleveland chapter, will protest President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence on Public Square in downtown Cleveland at 1pm on Saturday, Nov. 4, 2017, an event scheduled in cooperation with rallies that day elsewhere throughout the country. (For more information on the rally call (216) 225-2267.  C

Community activists to protest today, April 4, at 5 pm on Public Square in downtown Cleveland over the 137 bullets shooting deaths by a group of White Cleveland police officers of Malissa Wiliams and Timothy Russell, other victims of violence are encouraged to attend

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Malissa Williams and Timothy Ray Russell By Kathy Wray Coleman, editor-in-chief, Cleveland Urban News. Com and The Cleveland Urban News.Com Blog, Ohio's Most Read Online Black Newspaper ( www.clevelandurbannews.com ) CLEVELAND,Ohio-Community activists will protest today, April 4, at 5 pm on Public Square in downtown Cleveland over fatal police shootings, including the shooting deaths late last year by Cleveland police of unarmed Blacks Malissa Wiliams, 30, and Timothy Russell, 43, both gunned down with a hail of some 137 bullets following a police chase from downtown Cleveland that ended near a middle school in the neighboring city of East Cleveland.  The rally will also address other victims of violence in Greater Cleveland, organizers said. For more information contact Khalid Samad at 216-538-4043 or Griot Y-Von at 216-355-3374. Some 65 police cars were involved in a 28 minute police chase with 13 all non-Black Cleveland police officers participating in the deadl

Reprint Of Nov 4, 2011 Article: Mayor Jackson Tells Occupy Cleveland That He, Not Them, Led The Fight Against Corporate Greed, Corruption, But Says No To Camping On Public Square, Since This Article 5 Members of Occupy Cleveland Have Been Indicted For Allegedly Attempting To Blow Up A Cleveland Bridge, All 5 Pleaded Not Guilty To The Charges On May 7, 2012

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Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson Ken Silliman, Chief of Staff for Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson U.S. Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) Leatrice Tolls of Occupy Cleveland Erin McCardle of Occupy Cleveland Occupy Cleveland protesters at a rally in front of Cleveland City Hall last month Editors' note: This is a reprint of an article published by Cleveland Urban News.Com on November 4, 2011. Since that time five members or affiliates of Occupy Cleveland have been indicted and charged with allegedly planning to blow up a Cleveland bridge, among other charges.  All five pleaded not guilty to numerous criminal charges  in federal district court on Mon., May 7, 2012. They remain in jail and Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson did not renew the group's Public Square permit last week. The accused, all of whom are White and male, are Douglas L. Wright, 26, of Indianapolis; Brandon L. Baxter, 20, of Lakewood, Ohio; Anthony Hayne,