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United States President Barack Obama Ohio State Senator Nina Turner (D-Cleveland) Ohio State Repreentative Mike Foley (D-Cleveland) Cleveland Ward 8 Councilman Jeff Johnson By Kathy Wray Coleman, Executive Publisher, Editor, Cleveland Urban News. Com and The Cleveland Urban News.Com Blog ( www.clevelandurbannews.com ) CLEVELAND,Ohio-President Barack Obama will visit Cleveland, Oh. on Friday, Oct. 5 at Krenzler Soccer Field, Cleveland State University at E. 18th St and Chester Ave. to speak. The gates open at 11:00 am, said Nick Martin, executive director of the Cuyahoga County Democratic Party. (Editor's note: Reach the Cuyahoga County Democratic Party at 216-621-9750) The event  is free and open to the public but tickets are required. Tickets are available on a first-come first-serve basis at the following locations: 13100 Shaker Square, Cleveland (Phone number 216-416-2017) 5734 Ridge Road, Parma 11822 Detroit Ave., Lakewood 4071 Lee Road, Clev

First Lady Michelle Obama and her older brother Craig Robinson By Kathy Wray Coleman, Executive Publisher, Editor, Cleveland Urban News. Com and The Kathy Wray Coleman Online News Blog.Com  ( www.kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com ) and ( www.clevelandurbannews.com ) CLEVELAND,Ohio- Craig Robinson, the older and only brother of First Lady Michelle Obama, and also President Barack Obama's brother-in-law, will speak at 7 pm tonight, Oct 2, at Greater Abyssinia Baptist Church in Cleveland 1161 E. 105th St. for a get out the vote rally. Today marked early voting in Ohio, a pivotal state that determines presidential elections.  The event is free and open to the public. For more information contact Greater Abyssinia at 216-.795-1842. Robinson, 50, is the head men's basketball coach at Oregon State University.  Reach Cleveland Urban News.Com by telephone at 216-659-0473 and by email at editor@clevelandurbannews.com.

                 Ohio State Senator Shirley Smith (D-22) CLEVELAND, Ohio –Ohio State Sen. Shirley Smith (D-22) will lead a host of elected officials, community activists and registered- and non-registered voters in Cuyahoga County  in a march  beginning at 1 pm on Tuesday, Oct 2, at  the Urban League of Greater Cleveland, 2930 Prospect Ave in Cleveland, to a block away  to the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections, 2925 Euclid Ave., to vote.  (Editor's Note: For more information contact Smith's Senate office at 614-466-4857) Oct 2 is the first day of voting in Ohio and a number  of events are underway throughout the state. “There is nothing more important in our democracy than our right to vote,” said Smith, a Cleveland Democrat. “Starting Oct. 2, registered voters in  Ohio  will have the opportunity to choose candidates and decide on local and state issues.” Others expected to participate in  the rally include Congresswoman Marcia L. Fudge, South Euclid Ma

Ohio State Senator Nina Turner (D-25) 2012 GET OUT THE VOTE SLEEP OVER RALLY Start:  10/01/2012 7:00 pm End:  10/02/2012 8:00 am   Make your vote Ohio's first! Ohioans  and other community members are invited to join State Sen Nina Turner (D-25), community leaders, activists,  and your  fellow Ohioans to camp out on the night  of Oct. 1 to mark the start of early voting. Everyone will wake up early on Oct. 2 to cast his or her ballot on the first day of early voting in Ohio. What: Sleep Out The Vote When: Monday, Oct. 1 at 7pm to Tuesday Oct. 2 Where: Cuyahoga County Board of Elections, 2925 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, OH 44115 Reach Cleveland Urban News.Com by telephone at 216-659-0473 and by email at editor@clevelandurbannews.com.

Madeleine Albright By Kathy Wray Coleman, Executive Publisher, Editor, Cleveland Urban News. Com and The Kathy Wray Coleman Online News Blog.Com  ( www.kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com ) and ( www.clevelandurbannews.com ) CLEVELAND, Ohio- Madeleine Albright, the first female U.S. secretary of state who served under the Bill Clinton administration, will meet today, Oct 1., in Cleveland with a group of women for a round table discussion on behalf of the Obama for America Campaign. "She's a great woman and one who set the standard for women in politics," said Dr. James M. Coleman,  a retired Cleveland schools assistant superintendent recruited for his expertise on intra-group relations during the desegregation era as a member of the schools  desegregation team in 1980. (Editor's Note: Dr. Coleman is the father of Cleveland Urban News.Com Publisher and Editor-n-Chief Kathy Wray Coleman, who has been invited to event along with Cleveland Urban News.Com Report

CLEVELAND, Ohio- The Cleveland schools second levy debate, held Tues, Sept. 25 in Ward 1 at the Harvard Community Services Center, was informative and  got heated, with News Channel 3's Lynna Lai covering it, among other media, such as Cleveland Urban News.Com, Ohio's most read Black and urban online newspaper  ( www.clevelandurbannews.com ). (Editor's Note: Community activists thank Elaine Ghostin, CEO of the Harvard Community Services Center, for permitting the debate at the community facility). Watch the Channel 3 (WKYC) news video above and read Lai's story on the event below this story. (Editor's Note: Some people at the debate voted 39 to 13 against the levy  via a poll taken by The Imperial Women Coalition, the sponsoring group of the debate that drew more than 125 people to Cleveland's predominantly Black east side). Debating for the levy that, if passed by Cleveland voters, would bring some $67 million annually for four years,  were Debbie Kline a

Congresswoman Marcia L. Fudge (D-OH) By Kathy Wray Coleman, Executive Publisher, Editor, Cleveland Urban News. Com and The Kathy Wray Coleman Online News Blog.Com  ( www.kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com ) and ( www.clevelandurbannews.com ) CLEVELAND, Ohio- National Voter Registration Day residents, elected officials, union leaders, faith and civic leaders, and grassroots organizations will join Congresswoman Marcia L. Fudge (D-11) for a rally from 11 am to 1 pm on Tues, September 25 in front of the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections, 2925 Euclid Ave. in Cleveland, to encourage all eligible voters in Cuyahoga County to vote on November 6.  Speakers for the two hour voters day  rally include Fudge, State Senator Nina Turner (D-25),  Ohio House Minority Leader Armond Budish, Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson, Warrensville Heights Mayor Brad Sellers, South Euclid Mayor Georgine Welo Rev. Larry Harris Sr., Rev Timothy Eppinger, Rev. Rodney S. Thomas, Community Activist K