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  Cleveland Mayor Justin M, Bibb Clevelandurbannews.com and Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com By Kathy Wray Coleman, associate publisher, editor-in-chief CLEVELAND, Ohio- Newcomer Justin Bibb, a former Barack Obama intern and progressive who won the Cleveland nonpartisan runoff election for mayor in November of 2021 over then Cleveland City Council President Kevin Kelley to become the city's fourth Black mayor and its second youngest behind former mayor Dennis Kucinich, gave his second State of the City address on Wednesday evening from a podium in the auditorium at East Technical High School, a forum hosted by the City Club that drew hundreds of students and other community members. The issues the 35-year-old Black mayor addressed ranged from the pandemic to the costly renovation of the West Side Market, public and student safety, lead poisoning, economic growth, and the selection process for the next Cleveland schools CEO to replace outgoing CEO Eric Gordon. He praised Gordon ...

Drs. Warren Morgan and Ricardo “Rocky” Torres, both of whom are finalists for CEO of the Cleveland Metropolitan School District, Cleveland's largely Black public school district Clevelandurbannews.com and   Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com   By Kathy Wray Coleman, associate publisher, editor-in-chief, and political, educational, and investigative  journalist CLEVELAND, Ohio - A Black man or a Hispanic man is poised to replace outgoing CEO Eric Gordon to lead Cleveland's largely Black 33,000 pupil public school district and for the first time in school district history the city's mayor, who controls the city's schools under state law, will directly screen the finalists, both of whom hold an earned doctorate like Gordon. It will also be the first time in more than a decade and a half that a minority man has led Cleveland schools. Warren Morgan, who is Black, and Ricardo “Rocky” Torres, a Hispanic man, will be interviewed for the top position in the Cleveland Me...

Clevelandurbannews.com and   Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com   COLUMBUS, Ohio - Ohio Sen Nickie J. Antonio (pictured at center) ( D-Lakewood), a Lakewood Democrat and House Minority Leader whose 23rd state senate district includes state legislative districts 13, 14 and 15, parts of the cities of Lakewood, Euclid and Parma, and 14 of Cleveland's 17 wards, was awarded the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) Distinguished Advocacy Award on Tuesday during Cancer Action Day at the capitol. ACS CAN bestowed this prestigious honor to recognize her commitment to health equity and reducing barriers to access to care.   "Sen. Antonio has been a driving force for health equity and reducing barriers to access to care," said Leo Almeida, Ohio government relations director, ACS CAN. "Last session, she supported HB 135, the co-pay accumulator legislation, which would require that all payments made by patients, directly or on their behalf, count toward their...

Ohio Senator Antonio (D-23) Clevelandurbannews.com and   Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com   COLUMBUS, Ohio - Today, state Sen Nickie J. Antonio (D-Lakewood), a Lakewood Democrat and House Minority Leader whose 23rd state senate district includes state legislative districts 13, 14 and 15, parts of the cities of Lakewood, Euclid and Parma, and 14 of Cleveland's 17 wards, provided sponsor testimony on Senate Bill 100, which she is jointly sponsoring with state Sen. Nathan Manning (R-North Ridgeville). The anti-stalking bill, if passed, would prohibit the installation of an electronic tracking device or app on someone else's property without consent and a conviction for doing so would constitute a first degree misdemeanor, which under Ohio law is punishable by a possible fine and up to six months in jail.   "Right now, Ohio's stalking code does not include the use of electronic tracking devices," Antonio said. "Clearly, that law was put into the code long bef...

From left: Jayland Walker, Ohio 13th Congressional District Congresswoman Emilia Sykes of Akron and Walker family attorney Bobby DiCello  Clevelandurbannews.com and   Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com   Staff article AKRON, Ohio -The lead attorney for the Jayland Walker family, Ohio 13th Congressional District Congresswoman Emilia Sykes and activists and Black clergy leaders expressed outrage at a press conference held Monday afternoon after a Summit County grand jury  refused to indict eight Akron cops who gunned down the 25-year old Walker shooting 94 bullets as he ran away from police on foot. Also on hand were leaders of the Akron chapter NAACP, which has also taken a stance in support of the Jayland Walker family relative to the celebrated police shooting.  The largely White, majority female county grand jury issued what is called a no bill after determining that the shooting death was justified and that criminal charges...

  State Rep Juanita Brent of Cleveland, also vice chair of the Cuyahoga County Democratic Party, poses in front of Walgreens pharmacy at East 101st Street and Chester Avenue in Cleveland on April 15, 2023 after a rally there that was hosted by Women's March Cleveland    to advocate for abortion rights and to denounce Walgreens for refusing to sell the abortion pill  ( Photo by CGTV) Clevelandurbannews.com and   Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com   Staff article  CLEVELAND, Ohio- Led by Women's March Cleveland, protesters shut down traffic for about an hour on Chester Avenue at East 101st Street on Cleveland's east side near Walgreens on Saturday, April 15, 2023 as part of a national demonstration in cities across the country called by Women's March National to advocate for abortion rights and to call out Walgreens for refusing to sell the abortion pill. Ward 9 Councilman Kevin Conwell and state Rep Juanita Brent, also vice chair of the Cuyahoga County...

From left : State Representative Juanita Brent of Cleveland, Cleveland Ward 9 Councilman Kevin Cowell and activist Lee Thompson are keynote speakers for Women's March Cleveland's  noon rally on Saturday , April 15, 2023 at 10001 Chester Avenue on Cleveland east side, a sister rally for reproductive rights under the umbrella of Women's March National  Clevelandurbannews.com and   Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com Staff article  CLEVELAND, Ohio- Cleveland Ward 9 Councilman Kevin Conwell, state Rep Juanita Brent of Cleveland and longtime grassroots activist Lee Thompson will keynote the emergency mobilization rally called by Women's March Cleveland as part of a national action under the umbrella of the national Women's March for Saturday April 15 in response to a Texas court decision that outlawed the abortion pill The rally is also a rally against Walgreens. Cleveland's sister rally is from noon-2 pm at 10001 Chester Avenue on Cleveland's east side near Wal...