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20th anniversary of Million Man March draws thousands to Washington, D.C., Minister Louis Farrakhan gives keynote address....Farrakhan denounces abortion and human trafficking, demands Civil and human rights, and says that the Black Lives Matter activists are the Civil Rights leaders of the future....12-year-old Cleveland police fatal shooting victim Tamir Rice is mentioned in this article....Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Tim McGinty, who is White, pro-cop, and a former county judge, is accused by community activists of racism and of allegedly manipulating expert witness reports designed to deter a county grand jury from indicting Cleveland police in the Rice shooting....By Cleveland Urban News.Com Editor-in-Chief Kathy Wray Coleman www.clevelandurbannews.com

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The 20th anniversary celebration of the 1995 historic Million Man March drew thousands to the nation's capital in Washington D.C. on Saturday, Oct 10, 2015. The original march occurred on October 16, 1995. 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. Tel: 216-659-0473. Email:  editor@clevelandurbannews.com . Coleman is a 22-year political, legal and investigative journalist who trained for 17 years, and under six different editors,  at the Call and Post Newspaper in Cleveland, Ohio.    ( www.clevelandurbannews.com ) /   ( www.kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com ).  The Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan WASHINGTON, D.C.- Thousands gathered on Saturday on Mall A in Washington D.C. at the nation's capital to commemorate the 20th Anniversary of the Million Man March, an event centered around police killings and civil and human rights, and sp
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Congresswoman Marcia Fudge of Ohio announces more than $184,000 awarded by USDA to the Northeast Ohio local food industry....Fudge says the funds increase access to healthier foods....Data show that African-Americans, strapped by economic disparities, are less likely to have access to healthier foods.... By Cleveland Urban News.Com, Ohio's leader in Black digital news

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Ohio 11th Congressional District Congresswoman Marcia L. Fudge, a Cleveland area Democrat By Cleveland Urban News. Com and the Cleveland Urban News.Com Blog, Ohio's Most Read Online Black Newspaper and Newspaper Blog. Tel: 216-659-0473. Email:  editor@clevelandurbannews.com .     ( www.clevelandurbannews.com ) /   ( www.kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com ).  WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Marcia L. Fudge (OH-11), who leads Ohio's largely Black 11th congressional district, which includes the city of Cleveland and several of its eastern suburbs, announced Thursday that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)   has awarded   more than $184,000 to Northeast Ohio food producers and farmers markets.  Famicos Foundation (Famicos) received $100,000, North Union Market (North Union) was given $59,302, and Hattie Larlham Community Services (Hattie Larlham) received $25,000. “I applaud the USDA for recognizing the need for more access to healthy foods in Ohio,” said F
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Black federal judge Solomon Oliver denies Cleveland NAACP's request for changes in consent decree between city and DOJ on police reforms.... U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch, Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson and district attorney Steve Dettelbach say everything is just fine, while Cleveland NAACP Attorney James Hardiman and other groups demand more community input, bias- free community policing, and the removal of blanket testimony immunity for cops, among other request for changes.... By Cleveland Urban News.Com Editor-in-Chief Kathy Wray Coleman

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Chief U.S. District Court Judge Solomon Oliver, who oversees the consent decree between the city of Cleveland and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) on police reforms 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. Tel: 216-659-0473. Email:  editor@clevelandurbannews.com . Coleman is a 22-year political, legal and investigative journalist who trained for 17 years, and under six different editors,  at the Call and Post Newspaper in Cleveland, Ohio.    ( www.clevelandurbannews.com ) /   ( www.kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com ).  U.S.  Attorney General Loretta Lynch CLEVELAND, Ohio — The Cleveland NAACP, the Collaborative for a Safe, Fair, and Just Cleveland, and the Ohio Chapter of the National Lawyers Guild on Tuesday lost an official request to chief U.S. District Court Judge Solomon Oliver, who is Black, for changes in the consent decree fo
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Former Cleveland anchorwoman Eleanor Hayes hosts' fundraiser for South Euclid, Ohio Councilwoman Ruth Gray's mayoral bid...A Democrat, Gray is qualified, Black, and female....South Euclid is a Cleveland suburb....By Cleveland Urban News.Com Field Reporter Johnette Jernigan.... www.clevelandurbannews.com, Ohio's leader in Black digital news

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South Euclid, Ohio Councilwoman Ruth Gray, Democratic  candidate in the non-partisan race for mayor. Vote Tuesday, November 3, 2015.  CLICK HERE TO TO GO TO RUTH GRAY FOR MAYOR.COM  and  CLICK HERE TO TO GO TO THE FACEBOOK PAGE OF RUTH GRAY FOR MAYOR OF SOUTH EUCLID, OHIO By Johnette Jernigan, Cleveland Urban News.Com staff and field reporter. Reach Johnette Jernigan  by email at jernigan@clevelandurbannews.com and by phone at (216) 659-0473.  Cleveland Urban News. Com and the Cleveland Urban News.Com Blog, Ohio's Most Read Online Black Newspaper and Newspaper Blog. Tel: 216-659-0473.    ( www.clevelandurbannews.com ) /   ( www.kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com ).  Eleanor Hayes S outh Euclid, Ohio - Eleanor Hayes, a 21 -year South Euclid resident and award winning Cleveland anchorwoman, formerly of Fox 8 (WJW-TV),  WVIZ/PBS ideastream   and the Ohio News Network, recently hosted a fundraiser at her home in South Euclid, Ohio  for councilwoman Ruth G
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Three babies dead by gunfire in Cleveland....Five month-old Aavielle Wakefield shot and killed in drive-by shooting in Cleveland, possible riots emerging as gangs are on stand-by if police try to ambush Black community, sources say....Racism is also to blame, some say, as tensions mount and Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Tim McGinty offers $25,000 reward for information....Black Police Chief Calvin Williams brought to tears, and he and Mayor Jackson call for calm....Wakefield's murder follows recent deadly drive-by shootings in Cleveland of three-year-old Major Howard and five-year-old Raymon Burnett....State Representative Bill Patmon calls it the demolition of the Black community and says that the National Guard is not coming in, activist Art McKoy blames City Hall, and activist Pierre Napier tells Cleveland Urban News.Com that police are to blame...Mayor Jackson promises more police on the streets as demanded by councilmen Zack Reed and Jeff Johnson, though some activists say that more police means more trouble following police shootings of Black people... The underlying reasons for the baby killings are a submissive Black community, racial and economic injustices, induced poverty, struggling public schools, and police apathy, some say....By Cleveland Urban News.Com Editor-in-Chief Kathy Wray Coleman

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Five month-old Cle veland drive- by shooting victim Aavielle Wakefield , who was shot and killed on Thursday, October 1 Three-year-old Cleveland drive- by shooting victim Major Howard, who was laid to rest on Tuesday, September 22 Five-year-old Cleveland drive- by shooting victim Ramon Burnett, who was laid to rest on Saturday, September 18 Front row from left:  Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson, Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Tim McGinty, Cleveland Police Chief Calvin Williams, and state Representative Bill Patmon (D-10) Bottom row from left: Cleveland Ward 2 Councilman Zack Reed, Cleveland Ward 10 Councilman Jeff Johnson, and greater Cleveland community activist and Black on Black Crime Inc. founder Art McKoy. Community activists Pierre Napier and Valerie Robinson, who are also among those quoted din the article below, are not pictured. By Kathy Wray Coleman, editor-in-chief, Cleveland Urban News. Com and the Cleveland Urban News.Com Blog, Ohio's Most Read O
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President Obama signs spending bill into law that averts a government shutdown and defunds Planned Parenthood that the president supports, the new law follows the announcement by House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio that he will resign from Congress next month....Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky says he hopes to reach a long-term funding deal with Obama and the Democrats in coming weeks....By Cleveland Urban News.Com Editor-in-Chief Kathy Wray Coleman

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United States President Barack Obama  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. Tel: 216-659-0473.  Email:  editor@clevelandurbannews.com . Coleman is a 22-year political, legal and investigative journalist who trained for 17 years, and under six different editors,  at the Call and Post Newspaper in Cleveland, Ohio.   ( www.clevelandurbannews.com ) /   ( www.kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com ).   WASHINGTON, D.C. - President Barack Obama on Wednesday night, and shortly before the midnight deadline, signed a  spending bill into law that will avert a government shutdown by extending funds to government agencies until Dec. 11. The  U.S. House of Representatives voted 277-151 late Wednesday night to pass the controversial bill, which originated in the Senate and comes following weeks of infighting between the Democrats and the Republicans that control
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New national poll has Republican presidential candidate Dr. Ben Carson, the only Black in the race, neck and neck with Donald Trump, with Ohio Governor John Kasich gaining ground at sixth place.... Hillary Clinton remains the front-runner for the Democratic nomination for president....Kasich says that he can beat Clinton in Ohio hands down....By Cleveland Urban News.Com, Ohio's leader in Black digital news

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Republican  presidential candidates and front-runners Dr. Ben Carson (right) and Donald Trump Democratic presidential candidates Sen Bernie Sanders, and front-runner Hillary Clinton Republican presidential candidate Ohio Governor John Kasich, whose standing has increased since the first GOP debate held in Cleveland 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. Tel: 216-659-0473.  Email:  editor@clevelandurbannews.com . Coleman is a 22-year political, legal and investigative journalist who trained for 17 years, and under six different editors,  at the Call and Post Newspaper in Cleveland, Ohio.   ( www.clevelandurbannews.com ) /   ( www.kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com ).   CLEVELAND, Ohio-  Dr Ben Carson, a retired neurosurgeon and the only Black in the race for president, is now neck and neck with front-runner Donald Trump for the GOP nomin
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