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From left: Steve Dettelbach, the newly confirmed director of  the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF), Ohio 11th Congressional District Congresswoman Shontel M. Brown, and U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown of Cleveland WASHINGTON, D.C - U.S. Sen Sherrod Brown of Cleveland and U.S. Rep. Shontel M. Brown (OH-11), a Warrensville Hts. Democrat whose largely Black 11th Congressional district in Ohio includes Cleveland and several of its eastern suburbs of Cuyahoga County, issued statements after the U.S. Senate last week confirmed Steve Dettelbach as the director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) A Cleveland native, Dettelbach's 48-46 confirmation by the Senate makes him only the second Senate-confirmed director in the gun regulatory agency’s history. Republicans Rob Portman, an Ohioan who is retiring at the end of the year and did not seek reelection this year, and Susan Collins of Maine joined Democrats, including Sherrod Brown, in voti...

Former Cleveland councilman Basheer Jones Clevelandurbannews.com and Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com   By Kathy Wray Coleman, associate publisher, editor CLEVELAND, Ohio — Former Cleveland Ward 7 Councilman Basheer Jones, who ran unsuccessfully for mayor last year instead of reelection, is under attack by the FBI and the mainstream media, a reminder of how Black elected officials are subjected to a double standard. And it appears that the only one's shielded are the five new members of city council and new mayor Justin Bibb, Cleveland's fourth Black mayor who, like the new city council members, took office in January. "It's racist," said one council person, who spoke on condition of anonymity "He [Jones] is a Black man and has not even been indicted and they did not give this much attention to former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder, who was indicted and is accused of participating in a $60 million pay-to-play scheme." A Democrat, to date Jones...

  Jayland Walker Clevelandurbannews.com and   Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com   AKRON, Ohio -Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon in Akron, Ohio for Jayland Walker, the 25-year-old Black man from Akron whom eight Akron cops unceremoniously gunned down late last month with 94 bullets as he tried to get away from police. Walker' s home-going celebration, which drew hundreds to an Akron theater, included family members, community activists, Black elected officials and Civil Rights leaders from the NAACP in attendance, and it went forward with an open casket. The day prior city officials deemed the day a day of citywide mourning for the police shooting victim.   Akron is a city some 30 miles south of Cleveland It has a population of some 200,000 people and is the hometown of NBA megastar and Los Angeles Laker LeBron James Services began with musical performances and speeches, followed by a touching eulogy “Jayland was a kind and gentle soul who loved t...

  Timothy Russell and Malissa Williams Jayland Walker Clevelandurbannews.com and   Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com     By Kathy Wray Coleman, associate publisher, editor in chief CLEVELAND, Ohio-   The "137 shots" Cleveland police shooting deaths of unarmed Blacks Malissa Williams and Timothy Russell, which occurred the deadly night of Nov. 29, 2012  when Cleveland police chased the duo via the car Williams was driving from downtown Cleveland to neighboring East Cleveland and gunned them down execution style, still haunts the two largely Black cities. And the recent shooting by eight Akron, Ohio cops of unarmed Jayland Walker, 25, whom they gunned down with 90 bullets late last month, is a reminder of what Blacks routinely face when confronted by trigger-happy cops, regardless of the city, cops who are hellbent on gunning down unarmed Black people.   Community activists and other community members generally protest annua...

Thousands of protesters, led by Women's March National, converge outside of the White House in Washington, D.C. on Sat, July 9, 2022 to seek support from President Joe Biden in the aftermath of the decision last month by the U.S. Supreme Court that overturned Roe v. Wade. Photo compliments of Women's March National. While there the protesters did a sit in and hundreds were arrested after refusing to disperse per police orders.   Led by head organizer Kathy Wray Coleman, Women's March Cleveland led a similar and smaller protest when Biden visted Cleveland, Ohio on July 6 to discuss the economy but nobody got arrested, a rally covered by Cleveland 19 News and other local media Clevelandurbannews.com and Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com WASHINGTON, D.C.- I n the aftermath of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade last month, Women’s March National led thousands of pro-choice marchers via a rally in front of the White House in Washington, D.C., on Sat July 9, 2...

Women's March Cleveland head organizer Kathy Wray Coleman at the rally for reproductive rights and against gun violence at President Joe Biden's July 6, 2022 visit to Max Hayes High School in Cleveland, Ohio By  Aria Janel Published: Jul. 6, 2022 at 6:30 PM EDT, Cleveland 19 News CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - Tons of protesters stood outside of  Max Hayes High School. They were hoping to get the attention of President Biden on his way inside to speak about the economy. Most of the protesters were there asking Biden to do something pertaining to reproductive rights, and the overturning of  Roe V. Wade. “It’s my body its my choice, I don’t understand why people  are trying to take that  right away from us,” said Alysa Cooper.  “It’s very important, if we don’t have rights to our own body  what do we have rights to?” But not all protesters shared her cry, one man held signs  fighting for the legalization of marijuana, while another held  a si...