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Lee "Shonuff" Dickson  Clevelandurbannews.com and Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com , Ohio's most read digital Black newspaper and Black blog, both also at the top in Black digital news in the Midwest. Tel: (216) 659-0473. Email: editor@clevelandurbannews.com By Kathy Wray Coleman, associate publisher, editor-in-chief CLEVELAND, Ohio.  –Public funeral services for Cleveland biker Lee "Shonuff" Dickson, the only fatality among 18 people shot during an anniversary event at a private club in Cleveland earlier this month, will go forward on Sat., March 21 in spite of the coronavirus Dickson died March 7 following a mass shooting at a private party sponsored by the Cleveland Chapter of the Omens Motorcycle Club on the city's largely Black east side at East 93rd Street and Way Avenue. The wake is set for 9:30 am at Mount Sinai Baptist Church on Woodland Avenue in Cleveland, followed by a 10 am funeral.  Services are entrusted to Lucas Memorial...

Ohio 11th Congressional District Congresswoman Marcia L. Fudge, a Warrensville Heights Democrat whose largely Black congressional district includes Cleveland, and Ohio GOP Governor Mike DeWine Clevelandurbannews.com and Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com , Ohio's most read digital Black newspaper and Black blog, both also at the top in Black digital news in the Midwest. Tel: (216) 659-0473. Email: editor@clevelandurbannews.com By Kathy Wray Coleman, associate publisher, editor-in-chief CLEVELANDURBANNEWS.COM, COLUMBUS, Ohio- Ohio 11th Congressional District Congresswoman Marcia L. Fudge, a Warrensville Heights Democrat whose largely Black congressional district includes Cleveland and several of its eastern suburbs of Cuyahoga County, is condemning the decision on Monday by Ohio Gov Mike DeWine, a Republican elected to office in 2018, to close polls in Ohio on Tuesday, March 17 for the state's Democratic presidential primary, DeWine doing so, he says, in response...

Clevelandurbannews.com and Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com , Ohio's most read digital Black newspaper and Black blog, both also at the top in Black digital news in the Midwest. Tel: (216) 659-0473. Email: editor@clevelandurbannews.com By Kathy Wray Coleman, associate publisher, editor-in-chief Ohio GOP Governor Mike DeWine CLEVELANDURBANNEWS.COM, COLUMBUS, Ohio- Ohio Gov Mike DeWine, a Republican elected to office in 2018 and a former U.S. senator, announced late Monday night that polls will be closed in Ohio on Tuesday, March 17 for the state's Democratic presidential primary in spite of a ruling by a Democratic judge against the measure, DeWine citing health concerns as to the coronavirus outbreak, particularly regarding the elderly. It follows orders by the governor to close K-12 schools, effective Monday, and that forbid eating inside restaurants, coupled with a host of other precautionary measures suggested by state officials and the Centers for Di...

Democratic presidential candidates former vice president Joe Biden and U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont Clevelandurbannews.com and Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com , Ohio's most read digital Black newspaper and Black blog, both also at the top in Black digital news in the Midwest. Tel: (216) 659-0473. Email: editor@clevelandurbannews.com CLEVELANDURBANNEWS.COM, WASHINGTON, D.C.- The 11th Democratic Primary Debate, the last one before the primaries on March 17 for Arizona, Illinois, Florida, and Ohio took place Sunday evening in Washington D.C., the event moved from Phoenix, Arizona to D.C. in response to the coronavirus, which was the focal point of the debate between Democratic presidential hopefuls former vice president Joe Biden and U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont. Both candidates said a multi-billion dollar bail out is needed in response to the virus, and "for individuals not banks and oil companies." No coronavirus deaths have ...

Democratic presidential candidates former vice president Joe Biden and U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont By Kathy Wray Coleman, editor-in-chief at Clevelandurbannews.com and Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com , Ohio's most read digital Black newspaper and Black blog, both also at the top in Black digital news in the Midwest. Tel: (216) 659-0473. Email: editor@clevelandurbannews.com CLEVELANDURBANNEWS.COM, WASHINGTON, D.C.- Due to coronavirus concerns, Democratic presidential hopefuls former vice president Joe Biden and U.S. Sen Bernie Sanders of Vermont will debate Sunday in Washington D.C. rather than in Phoenix Arizona as previously scheduled, the Democratic National Committee announced Thursday, a debate that comes two days before Ohio's March 17 primary election. The debate airs live at 8pm ET on CNN, CNN en Español, CNN International, and Univision  and will go forward at CNN's Washington Bureau headquarters without a live studio audience, unli...

Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden Clevelandurbannews.com and Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com , Ohio's most read digital Black newspaper and Black blog, both also at the top in Black digital news in the Midwest. Contact us for advertisements or otherwise at: Tel: (216) 659-0473. Email: editor@clevelandurbannews.com for ads or otherwise CLEVELANDURBANNEWS.COM, CLEVELAND, Ohio- Today, all four Ohio United Food and Commercial Workers International Union (UFCW) locals — UFCW Local 17-A, Local 880, Local 1059, and Local 75 — released a joint statement announcing their endorsement of Joe Biden for president, Biden a former vice president under former president Barack Obama, and the front-runner for the Democratic nomination for president. Ohio's Democratic primary is March 17 with both Biden and his Democratic opponent, U.S. Rep Bernie Sanders, who lags in delegates, on the ballot. "All across Ohio, workers from our food packing and processing centers ...