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Thomasha Ussery Staff article EAST CLEVELAND, Ohio—  Community activists, friends and family members  of the 22-year-old Black Cleveland woman who was gunned down in East Cleveland on Sun, July 9 will hold a rally and prayer vigil for justice for the woman at 5 pm  on Tuesday, July 18 at 1885 North Taylor Road where the fatal shooting occurred. Thomasha Ussery 22, was beaten and shot and killed early last Sunday morning following an alleged fight in East Cleveland, a small majority Black and impoverished Cleveland suburb where crime, poverty and police malfeasance are rampant. Her mother, Bertha Ussery, is among the speakers at today's vigil, organizers said, as are women's rights activists, and  the community in general.  "These heinous crimes against Black women of Cleveland have got to stop and instead of solutions, all we get from Black and other leaders on this issue are small talk, infighting and grandstanding," said activist and organizer Kathy ...

Ohio 11th congressional District Congresswoman Shontel Brown (D-OH) WASHINGTON, D.C. –  Today, Ohio  Congresswoman Shontel Brown  (OH-11), a Warrensville Ht. Democrat whose 11th congressional district includes most of Cleveland, voted against the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), H.R. 2670, which passed the House on a largely party-line vote. In an unprecedented action, House Republicans added a number of provisions to the NDAA, The measure angered some Democrats by  limiting access to reproductive and gender-affirming care for the nation's military and curtailing efforts to increase diversity, equity, and inclusion in the military.  The annual  defense policy  bill passed the House of Representatives on Friday afternoon after Republicans added provisions on abortion and transgender surgeries —  The legislation passed 219-210 and now heads to the U.S. Senate for review  Rep. Brown, one of three Blacks in Congress from Ohio, all ...

Women's March Cleveland leads some 2,500 women and their supporters via a protest for reproductive rights and abortion access held on Oct. 2, 2021 at Market Square Park in Cleveland, Ohio, a sister march to marches held in cities across the country that day spearheaded by Women's March National out of Washington, D.C. ( Photo by David Petkiewicz of the Cleveland Plain Dealer Newspaper and Cleveland.com). Ohio's largest grassroots women's rights group, Women's March Cleveland and its supporters  rallied and marched again, and  on June 24, 2023 outside of cleveland City Hall, a year after the Supreme Court, on June 24, 2022,  overturned Roe v Wade. Clevelandurbannews.com and Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com   CLEVELAND,Ohio--As the July 5 deadline ends  Ohio advocates sekking to get abortion enshrined in the Ohio constitution  have submitted some 710,000 signatures to Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose in an effort to get the  issue ...

  CLEVELAND, Ohio –  Congresswoman Shontel Brown (OH-11),  a Warrensville Hts Democrat whose 11th congressional district includes the city of Cleveland,  will welcome U.S.Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra to Cleveland on Thursday July 6, the congresswomen said in a press release on Wednesday. One of two Blacks in Congress from Ohio, Brown and Secretary Becerra will hold a roundtable discussion at MetroHealth Hospital and tour the Lincoln-West School of Science and Health facilities located there. The round-table discussion will include Steed, MetroHealth President and CEO Dr. Africa Steed, and Lincoln-West Principal Juliette King, a recent graduate of the program and other officials.  Lincoln-West is the only high school in the nation located inside a hospital.  Secretary Becerra is a member of President Joe Biden's cabinet and is the first Latino in american history to hold such office  Media are asked to RSVP to  w...

  COLUMBUS, Ohio —Today, Ohio  Sen. Nickie Antonio (D-Cleveland), a Cleveland area De molcrat who's 23rd state legislative district includes 14 of Cleveland's 17 wards,  issued a statement against the state budge after the Republican-dominated Ohio Senate approved it on Friday via a vote along party lines.  The controversial &!91 billion operating budget , dubbed House Bill 33, includes $1.3 billion in income tax cuts for private school vouchers, which has upset Democrats and teachers unions. among other budget provisions thry say the monies can be put to better use   "It is the responsibility of the Ohio General Assembly to create a fair and transparent budget that works for all Ohioans," said Antonio after voting againt the state operating budget. "We had a chance to pursue a bipartisan budget in conference committee, but instead, we have proposed a partisan budget that fails to prioritize the needs of all Ohioans. This budget puts Ohio on a path...

  Women's March Cleveland leads some 2,500 women and their supporters via a protest for reproductive rights and abortion access held on Oct. 2, 2021 at Market Square Park in Cleveland, Ohio, a sister march to marches held in cities across the country that day spearheaded by Women's March National out of Washington, D.C. ( Photo by David Petkiewicz of the Cleveland Plain Dealer Newspaper and Cleveland.com). Ohio's largest grassroots women's rights group, Women's March Cleveland and its supporters  rallied and marched again, and  on June 24, 2023 outside of cleveland City Hall, a year after the Supreme Court, on June 24, 2022,  overturned Roe v Wade. Clevelandurbannews.com and Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com   CLEVELAND,Ohio--As the July 5 deadline for submitting signatures to the secretary of state nears Ohio advocates for reproductive rights and abortion access made their last big push collecting petition signatures over the weekend. The coalition...

WASHINGTON, D. C- The  Supreme Court  ruled Thursday that colleges and universities  can no longer take race  into consideration as a specific basis in admissions — a landmark decision that overturns long-standing precedent that has benefited Black and Latino students in higher education. Chief Justice John Roberts, who  wrote the opinion  for the conservative majority, said Harvard and University of North Carolina admissions programs violated the Equal Protection Clause because they failed to offer “measurable” objectives to justify the use of race. CLICK HERE TO READ THIS ARTICLE AT CNN.COM

  Former Ohio House of Representatives speaker Larry Householder Clevelandurbannews.com and Kathywraycolemanonlinnewsblog.com   By Kathy Wray Coleman, associate publisher, editor in chief. CINCINNATI, Ohio – Former Ohio House of Representatives speaker Larry Householder,convicted last year by a Cincinnati jury of their peers in what prosecutors say was a $60 million GOP bribery scheme involving House Bill 6, two nuclear power plants, and greedy right wing politicians and GOP businessmen, was sentenced to 20 years behind bars on Thursday. by U.S. District Court Judge Timothy Black, the maximum sentence available for his notorious crimes . His lawyers sought a lighter sentence while persecutors sought the maximum. Lat year, a federal jury in Cincinnati found the former state lawmaker and Matt Borges. a lobbyist and former chair of the Ohio Republican Party, guilty of conspiracy to participate in a racketeering enterprise involving bribery and money laundering in Ohio's larg...