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Funeral procession route for former Cleveland mayor George Voinovich, also a former governor and former U.S. senator, announced .....George Forbes, then the city council president, helped Voinovich win his first term as mayor in 1979, ousting Dennis Kucinich... Forbes, Black dignitaries of Congresswoman Fudge, state Representative Bill Patmon and Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson, and boxing promoter Don King, also the owner and publisher of the Call and Post Newspaper, comment on Voinovich, the mayor of Cleveland during the height of the Cleveland schools desegregation era....By editor-in-chief Kathy Wray Coleman of www.clevelandurbannews.com, Ohio's Black digital news leader

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Former  U.S. senator George Voinovich, also a former two-term Ohio governor who was Cleveland mayor from 1980-1989 when George Forbes was city council president Former longtime Democratic Cleveland City Council president George Forbes, a former longtime president of the Cleveland NAACP who helped catapult Voinvoich, a Republican, to mayor in a 1979. Forbes lost a bid to succeed Voinovich in 1989 to Michael R. White, who served three terms as mayor. The late former 11th congressional district congressman Louis Stokes (sitting), the Rev Jesse Jackson Sr. (standing first from left), the late political strategist Arnold Pinkney (standing second from left), and the late Carl B, Stokes (standing third from left), Louis' younger brother and the first Black mayor of Cleveland and of a major American city.  (archived photo of the group of powerful Black men and political power brokers during the good ole days) Former Cleveland mayor Michael R. White,  a
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Muhammad Ali laid to rest as funeral speakers include Bill Clinton, Obama senior adviser Valerie Jarrett, U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch, actor Billy Crystal, and Louisville Saint Stephen Church senior pastor Dr. Kevin Cosby, also a community activist, and who brought the house down.....Minister Louis Farrakhan was there and Mike Tyson and actor Will Smith were among the pallbearers....One speaker called racist judges and killer cops to task....By native Lousivillian and editor Kathy Wray Coleman of www.clevelandurbannews.com, Ohio's Black digital news leader

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The hearse that carried the casket of boxing great Muhammad Ali Yolanda "Lonnie" Ali, the widow of boxing great Muhammad Ali, at home-going services for the sports legend and Civil Rights activist on June 10 in Louisville, KY Former president Bill Clinton eulogizes boxing legend Muhammad Ali at funeral services in Louisville, KY The Rev. Dr. Kevin Cosby, senior pastor at Saint Stephen Church in Louisville's largely Black west end, brought the house down with a speech on Civil Rights and Black empowerment at funeral services for Muhammad Ali, a Louisville native Louisvillians and sisters Beverly Johnson and Trina Metcalf pose at the Yum Center in Louisville, KY at  funeral services for Muhammad  Ali Muhammad Ali (sitting) with his father, the late Cassius Clay Sr. (at top and third from left), his mother, the late Odessa Grady Clay, and his younger brother, Rahman Ali ( www.clevelandurbannews.com ) /   ( www.kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.
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Hillary Clinton to speak in Cleveland on June 13, a free public event that comes on the heels of Obama's endorsement and her primary victories on Tuesday that made her the presumptive nominee of the Democratic Party and the first woman to reach such milestone....By editor Kathy Wray Coleman of www.clevelandurbannews.com

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Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton, who will speak in Cleveland, OH on June 13 and will discuss her vision for America and what is at stake relative to the upcoming November election. The event is free and open-to-the-public ( www.clevelandurbannews.com ) /   ( www.kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com ). Tel: (216) 659-0473 and Email:  editor@clevelandurbannews.com By Editor-in-Chief  Kathy Wray Coleman, a-23-year journalist who trained at the Call and Post Newspaper in Cleveland, Ohio for 17 years, and who interviewed now President Barack Obama one-on-one when he was campaigning for president. As to the Obama interview,   CLICK HERE TO READ THE ENTIRE ARTICLE AT CLEVELAND URBAN NEWS.COM, OHIO'S LEADER IN BLACK DIGITAL NEWS Kathy Wray Coleman is the most read reporter in Ohio on Google Plus.  CLICK HERE TO GO TO GOOGLE PLUS WHERE KATHY WRAY COLEMAN HAS 2.7 MILLION READERS OR VIEWERS UNDER HER NAME AND IS OHIO'S
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The Cleveland Cavaliers trounce Golden State in Game 3 of the NBA Finals with an all Black starting lineup of LeBron James, Kyrie Irving, JR Smith, Tristan Thompson and Richard Jefferson, who scored 32, 30, 20, 14 and nine points respectively....Game 4 is Friday night in Cleveland and tensions mount as to whether Jefferson will continue starting in place of Kevin Love....Greater Clevelander Charles E. Bibb Sr. says Love should rest and the current starting lineup, including Jefferson, should stay intact....By www.clevelandurbannews.com editor-in-chief Kathy Wray Coleman

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LeBron James (right) and Kyrie Irving of the Cleveland Cavaliers. Photo compliments of Getty Images Richard Jefferson of the Cleveland Cavaliers Kevin Love of the Cleveland Cavaliers Cleveland Cavaliers head coach Tyronn Lue ( www.clevelandurbannews.com ) /   ( www.kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com ). Tel: (216) 659-0473 and Email:  editor@clevelandurbannews.com   By Editor-in-Chief  Kathy Wray Coleman, a-23-year journalist who trained at the Call and Post Newspaper in Cleveland, Ohio for 17 years, and who interviewed now President Barack Obama one-on-one when he was campaigning for president. As to the Obama interview,   CLICK HERE TO READ THE ENTIRE ARTICLE AT CLEVELAND URBAN NEWS.COM, OHIO'S LEADER IN BLACK DIGITAL NEWS Kathy Wray Coleman is the most read reporter in Ohio on Google Plus.  CLICK HERE TO GO TO GOOGLE PLUS WHERE KATHY WRAY COLEMAN HAS 2.7 MILLION READERS OR VIEWERS UNDER HER NAME AND IS OHIO'S MOST READ REPOR
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