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Above: Women's March Cleveland on Oct. 2, 2021 at a march from Market Square Park in Cleveland that drew some 2,500 people. Photo by David Petkiewicz of Cleveland.com CLEVELAND, Ohio -Women's March Cleveland will host its "Third Anniversary of Roe Reversal March and Leave Women Alone Rally" on Sat., June 21, 2025 with a noon rally and 1 pm march from the steps of City Hall in downtown Cleveland. Facebook event page link:  https://www.facebook.com/event.. Organizers say the event is a rally and mass march for reproductive and Civil Rights and an effort to continue the fight for choice for women in Cleveland and Northeast Ohio, including Black women. "We must keep up the fight for Civil Rights for women and the fight for Black and other women to have a choice to decide what to do with their bodies," said Women's March Cleveland head organizer Kathy Wray Coleman, a seasoned Black Cleveland activist and community organizer who leads Women's March Clevela...

Protesters rally in downtown Cleveland, Ohio on Sat., June 14, 2025 as part of "No Kings" rallies and marches, a national day of action against President Donald Trump's agenda Clevelandurbannews.com and   Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com Breaking and quality news straight out of Cleveland, Ohio from Ohio's Black digital news leader Staff article CLEVELAND, Ohio- "No Kings"  ra llies and marches were held in Washington, D.C. and across the country on Sat., June 14, 2025 to protest President Donald Trump's policy agenda, nationwide events that coincided with the president's $45 million military parade held in D.C. Saturday evening. It was notably the president's 79th birthday. The president's parade is to commemorate 250 years of service by the U.S. Army and to showcase the nation's military, though his critics say he is merely grandstanding and wasting taxpayer money on unnecessary events. Hundreds of “No Kings” demonstrations were plan...

Clevelandurbannews.com and   Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com By Kathy Wray Coleman, editor, associate publisher EDITOR'S NOTE: Since the publication of the article below on Sun., June 8, 2025, President Donald Trump has begun to mobilize some 700 U.S. Marines to join the more than 2000 members of the National Guard that he has deployed to Los Angeles, California in the midst of ongoing protests there LOS ANGELES, California - Protests in Los Angeles, California that began last week over President Donald Trump's immigration policies have reached the third day, with the president deploying more than 2,000 members of the federal National Guard to the city to quell what he says are violent outbursts and rioting in America's second largest city. Protesters, however, claim they are not rioting but simply exercising their free speech rights and the right to peacefully assemble. A local police convoy has stopped traffic on the major freeway in downtown LA as the protest gains...

Clevelandurbannews.com and Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com Staff article CLEVELAND, Ohio -   Pride in the CLE, an annual parade and festival held in downtown Cleveland by the Greater Cleveland LGBTQ+ Center, stepped off on Sat., June 7, 2025,  with a morning parade followed by a festival at Public Square. It was the 50th anniversary of the existence of the Greater Cleveland LGBT+ Center. Thousands came out to the popular event, including the Cleveland Pride Marching Band, dignitaries, community organizations, activists, vendors, and a host of local mainstream and other media. This year's event highlighted anti-LGBTQ+ legislation coming out of Washington, D.C. under President Donald Trump. The festivities took place from 11 a.m. - 6 p.m. and are part of month-long Pride activities taking place across Northeast Ohio. Clevelandurbannews.com and Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com ,   the most read Black digital newspaper and blog in Ohio and in the Midwest T el: (216) ...

                               Former East Cleveland mayor Brandon King and former East Cleveland councilman Ernest Smith Clevelandurbannews.com and   Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com By Kathy Wray Coleman, editor, associate publisher EAST CLEVELAND, Ohio - A Cuyahoga County jury on Thursday found suspended East Cleveland mayor Brandon King and former councilman Ernest Smith guilty of public corruption charges.  The trial followed months of legal manoeuvrings and claims of corruption by judges and prosecutors from the defense team. East Cleveland is a neighboring Black suburb of Cleveland of some 15,000 residents, and one of the poorest cities in the nation. King, 57, was convicted of three fourth-degree felonies – theft in office and two counts of having an unlawful interest in a public contract – as well as misdemeanor offenses. He faces up to 18 months in prison on the felony convictions alo...

                                           Former President Joe Biden Clevelandurbannews.com and   Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com By Kathy Wray Coleman, editor, associate publisher CLEVELAND, Ohio — Former President Joe Biden has been diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate cancer that has spread to his bones, mainstream news media like the New York Times and ABC News reported Friday, raising further concerns about the former president's health. Health issues and troubling campaign poll numbers forced him to relinquish his 2024 bid for a second term in the White House. A loyal Democrat, Biden, 82, was a two-term vice president under former President Barack Obama, the country's first Black president, and won the presidency in his own right over now President Donald Trump in 2020. But he bowed out of his 2024 reelection bid amid plummeting poll numbers, pressure fr...

Clevelandurbannews.com and   Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com By Kathy Wray Coleman, editor, associate publisher CLEVELAND, Ohio — After losing Games 1, 2, and 4, the Cleveland Cavaliers fail to the Indiana Pacers 114-105 Tuesday night at the the Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse arena in downtown Cleveland, losing Game 5 of Round 2 of the 2025 Eastern Conference playoffs, a best-of-seven-games series that put to rest their quest to win the Conference Finals and, ultimately,  the NBA Finals.   The Pacers won all of the Round 2 games in Cleveland, to the disheartening of Cleveland fans.  The NBA playoffs are presented by Google, an Internet giant, and one of the BIG Four tech companies. The No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference, Cleveland outdid the Miami Heat with a four-game sweep in Round 1, but struggled in Games 1, 2, 4 and 5 of Round 2 against the Pacers, the series ending 4-1, Pacers. Led by head coach Kenny Atkinson, the Cavaliers had their eyes on the NBA Cha...

Clevelandurbannews.com and   Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com By Kathy Wray Coleman, editor, associate publisher CLEVELAND, Ohio — After losing Games 1 and 2, the Cleveland Cavaliers defeated the Indiana Pacers 126-104 Friday night at the the Gamebridge Fieldhouse arena in downtown Indianapolis, winning Game 3 of Round 2 of the 2025 Eastern Conference playoffs, a best-of-seven-games series leading up to their quest to win the Conference Finals and, ultimately,  the NBA Finals.   The NBA playoffs are presented by Google, an Internet giant, and one of the BIG Four tech companies. The No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference, Cleveland outdid the Miami Heat with a four-game sweep in Round 1, but struggled in Games 1 and 2 of Round 2 against the Pacers, the series now 2-1, Pacers, after Cleveland's most-needed win on Friday.  The Cavs led throughout the game, with key players  Darius Garland, Evan Mobley, and DeAndre Hunter returning for Game 3 after being sidel...

Clevelandurbannews.com and   Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com By Kathy Wray Coleman, editor, associate publisher CLEVELAND, Ohio — After losing Games 1 on Sunday, the Cleveland Cavaliers fail to the Indiana Pacers 120-119 Tuesday night at the the Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse arena in downtown Cleveland and lost Game 2 of Round 2 of the 2025 Eastern Conference Playoffs, a best-of-seven-games series leading up to their quest to win the Conference Finals and, ultimately,  the NBA Finals.   The Cavs led throughout the game, primarily, and by as much as 14 points during the first quarter. But they could not hold off the Pacers overall, losing in a fourth-quarter stunner by one point. Key Cavs players  Darius Garland, Evan Mobley and DeAndre Hunter were sidelined with injuries, which did not help, particularly the absence of Mobley, who was instrumental relative to their Round 1 four-game sweep against the Miami Heat. Star shooting guard Donovan Mitchell carried the ...

Clevelandurbannews .com and Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com , Ohio's most read Black digital newspaper and Black blog.Tel: (216) 659-0473 and Email: editor@clevelandurbannews.com. By Kathy Wray Coleman, associate publisher, editor-in-chief CLEVELANDURBANNEWS.COM, LOUISVILLE, Kentucky- Thousands of Derby fans gathered at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky. on Saturday with post time for the 151st Derby at 7pm. Ridden by jockey Jurior Alvarado,   Sovereignty won the 151th running of the Kentucky Derby on a muddy racetrack, winning the first leg of the coveted Triple Crown.    The Bill Mott-trained horse won with a time of 2:02.31 after closing at 7-1 odds, with race favorite Journalism placing and late entry Baeza showing. "I want to thank my lord Jesus for giving me this Derby win," jockey Alvarado, a Venezuelan immigrant, told reporters after winning his first Derby, with Mott adding that  " it's great, and I think it will probably take a while to sink in....