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Former President Obama rallies for Cordray, Dems in Cleveland, says President Trump is dangerous, that Blacks and others must vote the Democratic ticket, and that voting will not stop poverty and racism but it will help....Black leaders and elected officials there include Cuyahoga County Democratic Party Chairperson Shontel Brown, also a county councilwoman, Cleveland Councilmen Joe Jones, Kevin Conwell and Basheer Jones of Ward 7, former councilmen Jeff Johnson and Zack Reed, County Councilwoman Yvonne Conwell, Warrensville Heights Mayor Brad Sellers, Cleveland Judge Charles Patton, and state Reps. Stephanie Howse and Janine Boyd.....Cleveland City Council President Kevin Kelley was also in attendance as were union members of SEIU, other labor organizations, and community activists from across Northeast Ohio, among others....By editor Kathy Wray Coleman and field reporter Johnette Jernigan 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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Former president Barack Obama at a campaign rally on Cleveland's east side on Sept 13, 2018 for Ohio Democratic gubernatorial nominee Richard Cordray (pictured at right), his former consumer watchdog, and for fellow Democrats in general. The former president said current president Donald Trump is dangerous at best, and that Blacks and others must vote the Democratic ticket. Voting won't stop poverty and racism, Obama said, "but it helps." Barack Obama 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@clevelandurbanne ws.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 ARTICL

Rev Dr. Ralph David Abernathy III, a son of the Rev. Ralph D. Abernathy Sr. that marched with the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and led The Southern Christian Leadership Conference, visits Cleveland to push early voting, to support Obama, speaks at Mt. Olive Missionary Baptist Church in Cleveland with singer John Legend performing, says some Blacks get "Romnesia" and forget about the struggle for Civil Rights, says Obama is a change agent for America, Black community, famous Blacks have toured Cleveland in support of Obama as Ohio remains pivotal

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The Rev. Dr. Ralph David Abernathy III, an evangelist, Civil Rights leader, motivational speaker and a son of the late Rev. Ralph D. Abernathy Sr. His father, Abernathy Sr.,  was the partner of the late Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr during the Civil Rights movement who assumed the leadership role of The Southern Christian Leadership Conference after the assassination of King in 1968. The younger Abernathy visited Cleveland, Oh. on Sunday to stomp for the reelection of President Obama The Rev. Ralph D. Abernathy Sr. (left) and The Rev.  Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at a press conference during the height of the Civil Rights Movement JACK E. CANTRELL, MEMPHIS PRESS-SCIMITAR: COURTESY MISSISSIPPI VALLEY COLLECTION / UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS  LIBRARIES By Marc R. Churchill and Kathy Wray Coleman, Cleveland Urban News.Com and The Cleveland Urban News.Com Online Blog, Ohio’s Most Read Online Black Newspaper  ( www.clevelandurbannews.com ) CLEVELAND, Ohio-The Rev. Dr

An interview with Cuyahoga County Democratic Party Vice Chair Blaine Griffin, community relations director for Mayor Jackson, Griffin talks, Obama, voter issues, politics, Dimora's 28 year prison sentence, Griffin is on temporary leave from his city job to head the Cleveland schools 15 mill property tax levy campaign

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Blaine Griffin B y Johnette Jernigan and Kathy Wray Coleman Cleveland Urban New.Com ( www.kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com ) and ( www.clevelandurbannews.com ) CLEVELAND, Ohio- Cleveland Urban News.Com has snagged the exclusive below interview with Blaine Griffin, the highest ranking Black as the elected vice chairperson of the Cuyahoga County Democratic Party, and a ranking member of Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson's administrative cabinet as the director of the city's community relations board. ( Editor's note : The mayor announced last week that Griffin is on leave until after the November 6 election from his city job to lead the campaign for the 15 mill property tax levy for Cleveland schools that is on the November ballot. Under state law the city mayor controls the schools and appoints the Cleveland Board of Education).  A married father of three Cleveland schools students who lives in the city's Larchmere neighborhood sandwiched by street between

Editorial by Cleveland Urban News.Com Reporter Johnette Jernigan, Can felons vote in Ohio? Yes, but under what conditions, if any? Can mentally incompetent people vote? What 2 states barred voting lifelong to felons?

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Editorial by Johnette E. Jernigan, Cleveland Urban News.Com Reporter   ( www.clevelandurbannews.com ) Cleveland Urban News.Com Reporter and Editorial Writer Johnette Jernigan (left) poses with Obama for America  Campaign Regional Press Secretary Laura Allen before a campaign visit by First Lady Michelle Obama to Progressive Field in Cleveland on May 21, 2012 By Johnette Jernigan: Editorial Writer As battle grounds are drawn here in the state of Ohio and voter turnout is  anticipated to be high in a neck and neck race between President Barack Obama and  republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney, it is important to not only register  new voters, but to also give disenfranchised voters accurate information on the right  to vote. Former offenders could be taking themselves out of the political process  inadvertently due to misinformation. Knowledge is no doubt power, particularly when it pertains to voting in a close election.  Ohio is one of 13 states along with the Distr

Unofficial voting ballot of The Imperial Women endorsements for the March 6, 2012 primary in Cuyahoga County, Ohio

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From the Metro Desk of The Kathy Wray Coleman Online News Blog.Com and Cleveland Urban News.Com ( www.kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com ) and ( www.clevelandurbannews.com ) UNOFFICIAL VOTING BALLOT OF THE IMPERIAL WOMEN FOR THE MARCH 6, 2012 PRIMARY ELECTION IN CUYAHOGA, COUNTY FEDERAL OFFICES: PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA- Barack Obama (D) U.S. SENATE - Sherrod Brown (D) U.S. REPRESENTATIVE TO CONGRESS 9TH DISTRICT - Dennis Kucinich (D) U.S. REPRESENTATIVE TO CONGRESS 11TH DISTRICT - Marcia L. Fudge (D) U.S. REPRESENTATIVE TO CONGRESS 14TH DISTRICT -Dale Blanchard (D) U.S. REPRESENTATIVE TO CONGRESS 16TH DISTRICT - Betty Sutton (D) STATE OFFICES: STATE REPRESENTATIVE-8TH DISTRICT - Armond Budish (D) STATE REPRESENTATIVE-9TH DISTRICT - Barbara Boyd (D) STATE REPRESENTATIVE-10TH DISTRICT - Bill Patmon (D) STATE REPRESENTATIVE- 11TH DISTRICT - Sandra Williams (D) STATE REPRESENTATIVE-12TH DISTRICT - John Barnes Jr. (D) STATE REPRESENTATIVE- 13TH DISTRICT - Nickie Antonio