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Community activists postpone rally today, November 7, on murdered 12-year-old Cleveland girl Davia Garth to allow family to grieve before tomorrow's funeral, will meet with city officials, law enforcement leaders over the epidemic of violence against women and children

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12-year-old Davia Garth By Kathy Wray Coleman, editor-in-chief,  Cleveland Urban News. Com and The Cleveland Urban News.Com Blog,  O hio's Most Read Online Black Newspaper and Newspaper Blog   K a thy Wray Coleman is  a community activist and 21-year investigative journalist who trained for 17 years at the Call and Post Newspaper.  ( www.clevelandurbannews.com ) /   ( www.kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com ) Booking photo of suspected child murderer Rufus Gray CLEVELAND, Ohio  - Community activists have postponed a rally set for  5 pm today, Nov 7, in front of the house at 6909 Clement Avenue on Cleveland's east side where a Cleveland man last week shot and killed his 12-year-old  stepdaughter, Davia Garth, during a domestic dispute with her mother.  Activists say that they first want to give the family a chance to grieve before f uneral services for Garth that are set for Saturday, Nov 8 at 10 a.m. at  Body of Christ Church  on Miles Road. Also, City of Cle

Cleveland community activists to rally in front of home where 12-year-old girl was murdered on Friday November 7, 2014 at 5 pm at 6909 Clement Avenue on Cleveland's east side, call 216-659-0473 for more information, activist groups include the Imperial Women Coalition, Stop Targeting Ohio's Poor, Black on Black Crime Inc, and the Carl Stokes Brigade

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12-year-old Davia Garth By Kathy Wray Coleman, editor-in-chief,  Cleveland Urban News. Com and The Cleveland Urban News.Com Blog,  O hio's Most Read Online Black Newspaper and Newspaper Blog   K a thy Wray Coleman is  a community activist and 21-year investigative journalist who trained for 17 years at the Call and Post Newspaper.  ( www.clevelandurbannews.com ) /   ( www.kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com ) CLEVELAND, Ohio - Community activists will rally at 5 pm on Friday, Nov 7 in front of the house at 6909 Clement Avenue on Cleveland's east side where a Cleveland man last week shot and killed his 12-year-old  stepdaughter during a domestic dispute with her mother. (For directions, take Harvard Avenue to E. 71st St and turn right if coming from downtown and then go a couple of blocks and turn right on to Clement Avenue). Call the Imperial Women Coalition at 216-659-0473 for more information on Friday's upcoming rally. Booking photo of suspected child murde

Ohio Governor John Kasich wins reelection, Nina Turner loses, Republicans win a sweep of statewide offices

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Ohio Governor John Kasich (R-OH) By Kathy Wray Coleman, editor-in-chief,  Cleveland Urban News. Com and The Cleveland Urban News.Com Blog,  O hio's Most Read Online Black Newspaper and Newspaper Blog   K a thy Wray Coleman is  a community activist and 21-year investigative journalist who trained for 17 years at the Call and Post Newspaper.  ( www.clevelandurbannews.com ) /   ( www.kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com ) CLEVELAND, Ohio- Incumbent Ohio Gov. John Kasich, a Republican, swept to an easy  gubernatorial victory Tuesday evening, winning a second four-year term over Democratic Cuyahoga County Executive Fitzgerald, and the Republicans went on to win reelection to the entire statewide ticket, including treasurer, auditor, attorney general, and secretary of state. Cuyahoga County, which includes the majority Black major metropolitan city of Cleveland and 58 other municipalities, villages or townships, is the largest of Ohio's 88 counties and is roughly 29 percent Bl

Cleveland, Maple Heights traffic cameras lose, voters vote to get rid of them, the cameras disproportionately targeted the Black community

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By Kathy Wray Coleman, editor-in-chief,  Cleveland Urban News. Com and The Cleveland Urban News.Com Blog,  O hio's Most Read Online Black Newspaper and Newspaper Blog   K a thy Wray Coleman is  a community activist and 21-year investigative journalist who trained for 17 years at the Call and Post Newspaper.  ( www.clevelandurbannews.com ) /   ( www.kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com ) CLEVELAND, Ohio - Voters in the majority Black cities of Cleveland and Maple Heights, a Cleveland suburb, dismantled the red light and speed cameras that ticket motorists for speeding , red light and other infractions, and overwhelmingly supported a charter amendment to get rid of them,  a huge  lost for Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson and Cleveland City Council.   According to unofficial results of the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections,  Cleveland voters, at the polls on Tuesday, supported the charter amendment 78 percent to 23 percent, and Maple Heights voters voted against the cameras at nearly

Justice Judi French beats Judge John O'Donnell to retain her seat on the Ohio Supreme Court, Justice Sharon Kennedy wins too, French campaigned on upholding convictions of men convicted of raping and murdering children, O'Donnell ran into trouble for theft of homes via illegal foreclosures, accusations of bias on the bench, and breaking a pledge to the Ohio Supreme Court not to go negative

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Ohio Supreme Court Justice Judi French By Kathy Wray Coleman, editor-in-chief, Cleveland Urban News. Com and The  Cleveland Urban News.Com Blog, Ohio's Most Read Online Black Newspaper and Newspaper Blog Email:editor@clevelandurbannews.com, Tel: (216) 659-0473).   Ka thy Wray Coleman is  a community activist and 21- year investigative journalist who trained for 17 years under five different editors at the Call and Post Newspaper, Ohio's most prominent Black print press.  ( www.clevelandurbannews.com ) /   ( www.kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com ) CLEVELAND, Ohio- Ohio Supreme Court Justice Judith French won the support of  voters on Tuesday to retain her seat for a six-year term over Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas Judge John P. O'Donnell, who initially had a lead in the polls but ran into trouble when he was accused of theft of homes as a judge via illegal Cuyahoga County foreclosures,  bias in a controversial Cleveland police brutality criminal case

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell sweeps to victory over Alison Lundergan Grimes, Republicans win U.S. Senate

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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and his wife Elaine Chao ride in the Adairville Strawberry Festival parade while campaigning for the Republican primary May 17, 2014 in Adairville, Kentucky.  Win McNamee/Getty Images By  Kathy Wray Coleman, editor-in-chief,  Cleveland Urban News. Com and The Cleveland Urban News.Com Blog,  O hio's Most Read Online Black Newspaper and Newspaper Blog. Tel: 216-659-0473. (Kathy Wray Coleman is a 21-year investigative and political journalist and legal reporter who trained for 17 years under five different editors at the Call and Post Newspaper   ( www.clevelandurbannews.com ) /   ( www.kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com ) Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, a Kentucky Republican, and an aggressive President Obama foe, defeated Democratic challenger Alison Lundergan Grimes 56 percent to 41 percent on Tuesday, another win following his primary victory in May against Matt Bevin, a local businessman who once appeared to be  a threat be

First Lady Michelle Obama urges Democrats across the country to vote, Cuyahoga County voters to help decide governor's race, other statewide offices, including Ohio Supreme Court seats, some state legislature seats, county executive, and seats for Cuyahoga County Council, Cleveland voters also will decide on traffic cameras and the Cleveland schools renewal levy, the Democrats are fighting to retain control of the U.S. Senate with help from the Obama's

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First Lady Michelle Obama By Kathy Wray Coleman, editor-in-chief,  Cleveland Urban News. Com and The Cleveland Urban News.Com Blog,  O hio's Most Read Online Black Newspaper and Newspaper Blog   K a thy Wray Coleman is  a community activist and 21-year investigative journalist who trained for 17 years at the Call and Post Newspaper.  ( www.clevelandurbannews.com ) /   ( www.kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com ) WASHINGTON, D.C- First Lady Michelle Obama is urging registered Democratic voters from across the country to vote on Tuesday, Nov 4, the election day for many races throughout America,  including some congressional seats that could change the balance of power in Congress between Democrats and Republicans "Democrats are fighting on in tight races all over the country, and that's only possible because of your help," said Michelle Obama in a press release to Cleveland Urban News.Com, Ohio's most read digital Black newspaper.  "But with election