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United States President Barack Obama takes the oath of office for a second term as president next to First Lady Michelle Obama at a swearing in ceremony on Jan 21, the day that Americans also celebrated the national holiday of slain Civil Rights leader the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.     (Editor's Note: Below is the article on the swearing in of President Obama in January of this year, 2013, for a second term, and the inaugural festivities  Cleveland Urban News.Com reprints the article as the government remains shut down because Republicans in Congress are against the Affordable Care Act, also known as "ObamaCare," and they do not want all people to have healthcare, Obama says. Read the article, unedited, as Obamacare is a part of it. Cleveland Urban News.Com reiterates its support of President Barack Obama, the first Black president of the United States of America).  Led by Chief Justice John Roberts, a sharply divided U.S. Supreme Court last year upheld the

Associated Press Facebook 34   Twitter 151   LinkedIn 0 FILE: Jan. 16, 2012: NAACP president Ben Jealous speaks during an event at the South Carolina State House in Columbia, South Carolina. AP WASHINGTON,D.C.– National  NAACP President and CEO Benjamin Jealous, who is credited with boosting the finances and helping to stabilize the nation's largest civil rights organization, said Sunday that he plans to step down at the end of the year. The Baltimore-based National Association for the Advancement of Colored People said that its rosters of online activists and donors have grown tremendously during his five-year tenure. Jealous was the group's youngest-ever leader when he was hired as its president at age 35 in 2008. In a written statement Sunday, Jealous, now 40, said he plans to pursue teaching at a university and wants to spend time with his young family. "The NAACP has always been the largest civil rights organization in the streets, and today

By Kathy Wray Coleman, editor-in-chief,  Cleveland Urban News.Com and The Kathy Wray Coleman Online News Blog.Com, Ohio's No 1 and No 2 online Black news venues  ( www.clevelandurbannews.com )  Reach Cleveland Urban News.Com by email at editor@clevelandurbannews.com and by phone at 216-659-0473 EAST CLEVELAND, Ohio-The Ohio Eighth District Caucus group, an organization founded by former East Cleveland City councilman Charles Bibb, a longtime affiliate of the Cuyahoga County Democratic Party, will host a candidates debate forum on community issues for those seeking election or reelection to one of three of five city council seats up for grabs in November in East Cleveland on  Saturday, October 5, 2013.The event begins at 1 pm at the East Cleveland Public Library, 14101 Euclid Avenue. A majority  impoverished suburb of Cleveland, the city has some 18,000 residents. For more information contact Senior Spokesman Charles E. Bibb at 216-659-4619. The election is November 5 as no pr

 Karl Kimbrough (pictured), Cleveland Urban News.Com Sportswriter (kimbrough@clevelandurbannews.com).   Cleveland Urban News.Com and The Kathy Wray Coleman Online News Blog.Com, Ohio's No 1 and No 2 online Black news venues  ( www.clevelandurbannews.com )  Reach Cleveland Urban News.Com by email at editor@clevelandurbannews.com and by phone at 216-659-0473 CLEVELAND, Ohio-The Cleveland Browns beat the Cincinnati Bengals 17-6 at the home game game on Sunday at FirstEnergy Stadium. Every team in the National Football League is in constant search of play makers. Play makers are those players who stand out in the moments of each game were plays need to be made to help their team rise above the competition. Players who fit this description and make plays on a consistent basis are usually the more physically and mentally talented team leaders that are hard to come by. For the Cleveland Browns in previous years finding players who step up and make winning plays has been as rare as w

East Cleveland Mayor Gary Norton and East Cleveland City Council President Dr. Joy Jordan By Kathy Wray Coleman, editor-in-chief,  Cleveland Urban News.Com and The Kathy Wray Coleman Online News Blog.Com, Ohio's No 1 and No 2 online Black news venues  ( www.clevelandurbannews.com )  Reach Cleveland Urban News.Com by email at editor@clevelandurbannews.com and by phone at 216-659-0473 EAST CLEVELAND, Ohio-East Cleveland voters retained incumbent East Cleveland Mayor Gary Norton in a Democratic primary election on Tuesday.  With all 18 precincts counted  Norton garnered 1385 votes, or two-thirds of the 2099 ballots cast, and East Cleveland City Council President Dr. Joy Jordan got 563 votes, or about 27%, unofficial results from the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections reveal. Political novice Vernon Robinson  came in third place  with 151 votes. Norton ousted former mayor Eric Brewer four years ago as the then city council president, and Brewer had endorsed Jordan. Wi

East Cleveland Mayor Gary Norton and East Cleveland City Council President Dr. Joy Jordan By Kathy Wray Coleman, editor-in-chief,  Cleveland Urban News.Com and The Kathy Wray Coleman Online News Blog.Com, Ohio's No 1 and No 2 online Black news venues  ( www.clevelandurbannews.com )  Reach Cleveland Urban News.Com by email at editor@clevelandurbannews.com and by phone at 216-659-0473 EAST CLEVELAND, Ohio-East Cleveland voters will decide in a primary election today, Tuesday, Oct. 1,  whether to keep incumbent Mayor Gary Norton, who ousted Eric Brewer four years ago as the then city council president, or to install East Cleveland City Council President Dr. Joy Jordan as the new mayor, also a popular figure in the majority Black impoverished suburb of Cleveland. Also in the race, which is a partisan primary of three Democrats with no Republican opponent for the November 5 general election, is Vernon Robinson. Polls open at 6:30 am, and close at 7:30 pm. "It is going

Former Cleveland Browns Quarterback Bernie Kosar By Kathy Wray Coleman, editor-in-chief,  Cleveland Urban News.Com and The Kathy Wray Coleman Online News Blog.Com, Ohio's No 1 and No 2 online Black news venues  ( www.clevelandurbannews.com )  Reach Cleveland Urban News.Com by email at editor@clevelandurbannews.com and by phone at 216-659-0473 CLEVELAND, Ohio- Former Cleveland Browns quarterback Bernie Kosar was arrested on suspicion of OVI early Sunday morning in Solon, Ohio, an upper middle class suburb of Cleveland. Police said that Kosar was speeding on U.S. Route 422 in Solon and allegedly smelled of alcohol. He also allegedly failed sobriety tests. He posted a $500 bond and was released. He is scheduled to appear in Bedford Municipal Court on Tuesday at 1:30 pm. Bedford court is plagued with documented corruption where data show that Blacks deemed indigent are repeatedly harassed and denied representative counsel by White Democratic judges Harry Jacob and Brian