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The Rev. Al Sharpton Kelley Williams-Bolar Ohio Gov John Kasich From the Metro Desk of the DeterminerWeekly.Com and the Kathy Wray Coleman Online News Blog.Com (www.kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com and www.determinerweekly.com) In the wake of a felony conviction and the jailing of an Akron, Oh. parent for sending her two children to a neighboring predominantly White school district with the hope of getting them a better education, the Rev. Al Sharpton is calling on Ohio Republican Gov. John Kasich to push the state legislature to comply with a longstanding mandate by the Ohio Supreme Court to revise its unconstitutional system of funding public education. That mandate was issued nearly 14 years ago when the Ohio Supreme Court ruled in the state's landmark constitutional case of DeRolph. vs State of Ohio that its system of funding education partially through property taxes is unconstitutional. In its unprecedented decision Ohio's high court said that the state legislature'

Cleveland Municipal Court Judge Lynn McLaughlin-Murray From the Metro Desk of the DeterminerWeekly.Com and the Kathy Wray Coleman Online News Blog.Com (www.kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com and www.determinerweekly.com) The Imperial Women are calling for the resignation of Cleveland Municipal Court Judge Lynn McLaughlin-Murray, who replaced Kathleen Ann Keough on the bench in Jan. pursuant to an appointment by former Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland to complete the unexpired term left by the Keough's election to the Ohio Eighth District Court of Appeals in Nov. Strickland was defeated by Republican Ohio Gov. John Kasich. A former Cleveland Municipal Court magistrate and assistant law director for the City of Cleveland, McLaughlin-Murray must run for the seat this year to hold on to it since Keough's unexpired term ends in Jan 2012. “We want her immediate resignation and we urge the Black community, grassroots factions and others not to vote for Judge McLaughlin-Murray either relative

Cleveland Ward 8 Councilman Jeff Johnson Ohio State Rep Bill Patmon (D-10) Cleveland Ward 7 Councilman TJ Dow Ohio State Rep. John Barnes Jr. (D-12) Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson Cleveland Criminal Defense Attorney Terry Gilbert Cleveland Ward 6 Precinct Committeeman John Boyd Community Activist Art McKoy From the Metro Desk of the DeterminerWeekly.Com and the Kathy Wray Coleman Online News Blog.Com (www.kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com and www.determinerweekly.com) The Imperial Avenue Murders have prompted Cleveland City Council to pass a resolution in support of a crime bill drafted by State Rep Bill Patmon (D-10) that would amend a state law to eliminate a stipulation that denies crime victims and their family members reparations if the victims have been convicted of a felony within the last 10 years. The reparations come from Ohio's Crime Victims Compensation Fund and provide up to $50 thousand for things such as counseling and even funeral expenses for crime victims families

Ohio Congresswoman Marcia L. Fudge (D-11) To: Linda Matthews, Scheduler and office manager for Congresswoman Marcia Fudge From: Kathy Wray Coleman, the Imperial Women Coalition Date: February 14, 2011 Re: Scheduled meeting with the Congresswoman of Feb. 24, 2011 at 6 pm at the district office (Address is 4834 Richmond Rd, Suite 150, Warrensville Hts, Oh. Park at side of building. Congresswoman Fudge's district telephone number is 216-522-4900. To reach the Imperial Women call 216-932-3114). Dear Ms. Matthews: We thank Congresswoman Marcia Fudge, you and other members of the Congresswoman's staff for embracing the grassroots community on pertinent issues of public concern. The Imperial Women, the Northeast Ohio Poor People's Economic Human Rights Campaign, Black on Black Crime and Carl Stokes Brigade members, the People's Forum, the Oppressed People's Nation, Ohio Family Rights, the MLK Coalition, the Greater Cleveland Immigrant Support Network, Stop Targeting Ohio&#

Plain Dealer online photo of billionaire businessman Robert E. Rich Jr., newly named chairman of Cleveland Clinic's board of directors Plain Dealer online photo of Cleveland Clinic President and CEO Dr. Delos "Toby" Cosgrove speaking at at a City Club gathering in Cleveland From the Metro Desk of the DeterminerWeekly.Com and the Kathy Wray Coleman Online News Blog.Com (www.kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com and www.determinerweekly.com) A Valentine's Day rally to urge Cleveland Clinic officials to rethink the decision to close the trauma center at its Huron Hospital in E. Cleveland that, among others cities of greater Cleveland, serves the predominantly Black and impoverished cities of Cleveland and E. Cleveland will be held Feb. 14 from 8:00am-10:00 am at E. 93rd and Euclid Ave in Cleveland at the Clinic's main campus. The Clinic's all non-Black board of directors, with the urging of Clinic President and CEO Dr. Delos “Toby” Cosgrove, said it plans to move

Cleveland Ward 8 Councilman Jeff Johnson Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson Collinwood High School graduate Destini Bronaugh (rt) and her mother, Tina Bronaugh From the Metro Desk of the DeterminerWeekly.Com and the Kathy Wray Coleman Online News Blog.Com (www.kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com and www.determinerweekly.com) Cleveland Ward 8 Councilman Jeff Johnson says he supports initiatives of the Imperial Women as to the group's requests for an investigation around the Imperial Ave. Murders, judicial reform, and the dismissal of all criminal charges brought by the City of Cleveland against a Black girl for protesting last year with student peers at Cleveland's Collinwood High School over teacher layoffs and school closings. About 15 members from the organization founded around the tragedy where the remains of 11 Black women where uncovered in 2009 at the home of serial killing suspect Anthony Sowell met with Johnson to seek his support on community issues. They want Cleveland cit

Ohio Congresswoman Marcia L. Fudge (D-11) From the Metro Desk of the DeterminerWeekly.Com and the Kathy Wray Coleman Online News Blog.Com (www.determinerweekly.com and www.kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com) Leaders of the Imperial Women, Black on Black on Black Crime, the Carl Stokes Brigade, the Immigrant Support Network, Stop Targeting Ohio's Poor, Ohio Family Rights, the MLK Coalition, the County Grand Jury.Org and a host of others grassroots affiliates will meet with U.S. Rep Marcia L. Fudge (D-11) at her district office in Warrensville Hts , Oh on Thurs., Feb 24 at 6 pm (Address is 4834 Richmond Rd, Suite 150, Warrensville Hts, Oh. Park at side of building. Congresswoman Fudge's district telephone number is 216-522-4900. To reach the Imperial Women call 216-932-3114). “The meeting is confirmed for Feb 24,” said Linda Matthews, the scheduler and office manager for Fudge, whose district includes parts of Cleveland and its eastern suburbs. “We are pleased that the congresswo