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Janece Jackson Frank Q. Jackson, the grandson of Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson. The younger Jackson was  shot and killed on, Sept 19  and his assailant remains at large Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson and his longtime wife, Edwina Jackson Clevelandurbannews.com and Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com By Kathy Wray Colemnan, associate publisher, editor-in-chief CLEVELANDURBANNEWS.COM-CLEVELAND, Ohio- Janece Jackson, the stepdaughter of Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson and the mother of the mayor's 24-year-old slain grandson, Frank Q. Jackson, has died. Police said Janece Jackson was found unresponsive on Friday and that the cause of her death has not been made public. Other sources say the cause of her death is unknown. She is the only daughter of Jackson's longtime wife, Edwina Jackson. Mayor Jackson is a Democrat and the city's four-term Black mayor who is retiring at the end of the year after opting not to seek an unprecedented fifth term. Voters will determine his succe...

  Clevelandurbannews.com and Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com     By Kathy Wray Coleman, associate publisher, editor-in-chief Cleveland, Ohio- Fifth Third Bank and Enterprise Community Partners recently announced the establishment of a $20 million neighborhood program to support and revitalize the Buckeye neighborhood in Cleveland , an effort initiated as part of Mayor Frank Jackson's Neighborhood Transformation Initiative. The monies for the program are being made available through Fifth Third Foundation, which was established in 1948 and is one of the first charitable foundations created by a financial institution. The investment will include $2 million in grants and $18 million in affordable financing from housing to small business loans. The  $20 million Neighborhood Investment Program for the Buckeye community is part of Fifth Third’s $2.8 billion commitment that will provide $2.2 billion in lending, $500 million in investments, $60 million in financial acce...

This is an announcement from    Coolcleveland.com   where Mansfield Frazier wrote a weekly column as to his memorial service on Oct 23 CLEVELAND, Ohio- A public memorial service for Cleveland journalist, activist and Hough vintner Mansfield Frazier will take place on  Sat, Oct 23, 2021  at the Maltz Performing Arts Center, 1855 Ansel Road in Cleveland on the campus of Case Western Reserve University. Admission is free and open to the public. Free public parking is available. All guests, staff, and speakers must show proof of vaccination or produce a negative test result within 72 hours of entering to be admitted into the venue. Masks are required at all times for visitors. Viewing: 11:30AM Memorial Service: 12:30PM Conclusion: 2:30PM Tickets  for the viewing and service are recommended.  Livestream  tickets are also available for those unable to attend in person. Both can be found  here . Rather than flowers  or gifts, the public is...

Clevel andurbannews.com and Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com BEDFORD HEIGHTS, Ohio- Led by organization president Elaine Gohlstin, the Black Women's Political Action Committee of greater Cleveland (BWPAC) is hosting its annual Candidates Meet & Greet Fundraiser this weekend. "We welcome everybody to this event," said Gohlstin, who added that the monies from fundraisers help the organization with events and any donations it might make to candidates the group of political Black women has endorsed. She said her group also educates women politically and  pushes for more Black women to become actively engaged in the political process. The fundraiser is $50 per person and is Sat, Oct 23, 2021 from 12pm - 4pm at the Mediterranean Party Center, 5021 Rockside Road. in Bedford Hts., Ohio, a Cleveland suburb Heavy hors d'oeuvres will be served. To purchase tickets call BJ at 216-990-1210 or Maria at 216-406-0597. Interested persons can also visit the BWPAC website to buy...

From left: Cleveland Mayoral Candidate Kevin Kelley, Cleveland activist Kathy Wray Coleman, who leads Imperial Women Coalition and Women's March Cleveland, Cleveland African American Museum Executive Director Frances Caldwell, and Cleveland Mayoral Candidate Justin Bibb. Kelley and Bibb participated in an inner city debate on Oct 16, 2021 at the museum, an event sponsored by Black Cleveland activists that Coleman and Caldwell organized, Coleman the lead organizer for the event. The nonpartisan runoff election for Cleveland mayor is Tues., Nov 2, 2021 (Photos by photojournalist Louie Moore) Cleveland activist Kathy Wray Coleman, who leads Imperial Women Coalition and Women's March Cleveland, speaks to the audience at the activists' debate for the Cleveland mayor candidates ( pictured as to Kevin Kelley (far right) and Justin Bibb) at the Cleveland African-American Museum, which is led by executive director Frances Caldwell (second from right) Community members pose for a pic...