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CLEVELAND, Ohio - Cleveland City Council learned earlier today of Operation 216, a planned partnership announced this afternoon between the Cleveland Division of Police and the U.S. Marshals Office to combat violent crime. The rise in violent crime this summer has unnerved many community members in the largely Black major American city of Cleveland.    Council President Blaine A. Griffin, an east side councilman,  said in a city council press release issued on Tuesday that he has confidence in U.S. Marshalsand  the city's police department and its leadership team under Police Chief Wayne Drummond and Mayor Justin M. Bibb. , "I have a longstanding relationship with Chief Drummond and U.S. Marshal Elliot. I am confident they will build a comprehensive plan to apprehend the bad actors and that they will effectively get to the root of violent crime in our city. Clevelanders deserve safe neighborhoods. Safety is the top priority that our city can provide." ...

Former President Trump  was  indicted on four counts   Tuesday by a grand jury convened by   special counsel  Jack Smith  over alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 election. He was arraigned in federal district court in Washington, D.C. on Thursday and pleaded not guilty to all counts.  Clevelandurbannews.com and   Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com   the most read Black digital newspaper and blog in Ohio and in the Midwest T el: (216) 659-0473. Email: editor@clevelandurbannews.com.  We interviewed former president Barack Obama one-on-one when he was campaigning for president. As to the Obama interview, CLICK HERE TO READ THE ENTIRE ARTICLE AT CLEVELAND URBAN NEWS.COM, OHIO'S LEADER IN BLACK DIGITAL NEWS .

Former Cleveland Muncipal Court Judge Pinkey Carr Clevelandurbannews.com and   Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com     By Kathy Wray Coleman, associate publisher, editor-in chief.....Investigative article below CLEVELAND, Ohio — Black Cleveland activists are calling out the city of Cleveland for bringing misdemeanor falsification charges against former Cleveland Judge Pinkey Carr, whom the Ohio Supreme court disbarred and removed from the bench last year, and leaving corrupt White judges alone . "it is symptomatic of the prejudice we routinely see against Blacks in our courts, whether the people they are after are politicians or ordinary people." said activist Alfred Porter Jr of Black on Black Crime Inc and the Black Man's Army . Porter said that activists want White crooked judges prosecuted too, or the charges against Carr dropped. Porter added that "we do not intend to permit a double standard in Cleveland where Black judges are prosecuted and crooked White ju...

  WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Shontel Brown (D-OH), and Sens.Cory Booker (D-NJ), and Alex Padilla (D-CA) have reintroduced a Senate Resolution to declare racism a public health crisis nationally. Brown  first   introduced  the legislation in July 2020, and   reintroduced   it again in  April 2021   and  December 2022 .   “This resolution is an important step toward recognizing the racial disparities in healthcare that have existed for far too long, while also outlining concrete action we can take now to help reverse them,”  said Rep Brown. a greater Cleveland Democrat out of Warrensville Hts/, Ohio and one of three Blacks in Congress from Ohio, all of them women.  “Your background or the color of your skin shouldn’t determine whether you get quality, respectful care, or whether your air and water are clean, or whether there’s a good hospital nearby. This declaration will help to lay the foundation for change, so that all Ameri...

Ohio Senate Minority Leader Leader Nickie J. Antonio (D-Lakewood) COLUMBUS, Ohio – Today,  Ohio Senate Minority Leader Nickie J. Antonio (D-Lakewood)  issued a keen statement after Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose, her public policy nemesis among some other anti-abortion Republicans in Ohio,  announced that a proposed amendment to codify abortion access in the state constitution submitted enough valid signatures to qualify for the November ballot. "I applaud the dedicated citizens who tirelessly gathered signatures to place this proposed amendment on the November ballot," said Sen. Antonio, a Lakewood Democrat whose 23rd state Senate district of Ohio also includes 14 of Cleveland's 17 wards. "This is a critical step in ensuring that every individual can make personal healthcare decisions without government interference. The hard work and determination of Ohio citizens have made this important milestone possible. Today, the results of their efforts showc...

  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 on June 24, 2023 outside of Cleveland City Hall, a year after the U.S. Supreme Court, on June 24, 2022,  overturned Roe v Wade. Clevelandurbannews.com and Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com CLEVELAND,Ohio- - Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose has certified petitions for a ballot initiative in November in Ohio where voters will determine whether to enshrine the legal right to an abortion in the Ohio Constitution.  Ohio advocates for rep...