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Greater Cleveland Black Professionals Association Charitable Foundation names Attorney Robyn Minter Smyers its 2018 Black professional of the year....Smyers is a partner with the Thompson-Hine law firm....Previous honorees include Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson, former congress persons the late Louis Stokes and the late Stephanie Tubbs Jones, the Rev. Dr Otis Moss Jr., and former Cuyahoga County Community College presidents Drs. Nolen Ellison, Jerry Sue Thornton, and Alex Johnson....By Clevelandurbannews.com and Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com, Ohio's most read Black digital newspaper and Black blog with some 5 million views on Google Plus alone.Tel: (216) 659-0473 and Email: editor@clevelandurbannews.com

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Attorney Robyn Minter Smyers Clevelandurbannews.com and Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com , Ohio's most read Black digital newspaper and Black blog with some 5 million views on Google Plus alone.Tel: (216) 659-0473 and Email: editor@clevelandurbannews.com. Kathy Wray Coleman, editor-in-chief, and who trained for 17 years at the Call and Post Newspaper in Cleveland, Ohio. We interviewed former 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 . CLEVELANDURBANNEWS.COM-CLEVELAND, Ohio- Robyn Minter Smyers, an attorney and partner with the Thompson Hine law firm in Cleveland, was named Tuesday as the 2018 Black Professional of the Year  of the Black Professionals Association Charitable Foundation. The organization of Black professionals made the announcement at its meeting at Karamu Theatre House in Cleveland. 

Gladys Harrison Dunbar dies at 68, the wife of the late Lang Dunbar Jr. and a former Cuyahoga County Board of Elections employee and trained lawyer and former common pleas court judicial clerk who was active with the now defunct 11th congressional district caucus under the late former congressman Louis Stokes, Ohio's first Black congress person....By editor Kathy Wray Coleman of Clevelandurbannews.com and Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com, Ohio's most read Black digital newspaper and Black blog with some 5 million views on Google Plus alone.Tel: (216) 659-0473 and Email: editor@clevelandurbannews.com

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Gladys Harrison Dunbar, (sixth from left) poses with members of the Cuyahoga County Democratic Women's Caucus By Kathy Wray Coleman, editor-in-chief Clevelandurbannews.com and Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com , Ohio's most read Black digital newspaper and Black blog with some 5 million views on Google Plus alone.Tel: (216) 659-0473 and Email: editor@clevelandurbannews.com. Kathy Wray Coleman, editor-in-chief, and who trained for 17 years at the Call and Post Newspaper in Cleveland, Ohio. We interviewed former 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 . CLEVELAND URBAN NEWS.COM- CLEVELAND, Ohio -Gladys Harrison Dunbar, 68, the wife of the late  Lang Dunbar Jr., a member of the county Democratic party's executive committee and a long time union advocate, and herself, a former Cuyahoga County

Supporters of Andrea Nelson Moore for judge of Cuyahoga County to host fundraising prayer breakfast on March 10, 2018 from 9am to noon at Holy Trinity Cultural Arts Center in Cleveland, 7209 Woodland Avenue....Moore is a Black Democrat endorsed by the Cuyahoga County Democratic party, among others....The event keynote speaker is Dr. Sabrina J. Ellis....Only two judges (Judges Shirley Strickland Saffold and Cassandra Collier- Williams) of the 34 largely White general division common pleas court judges are Black while Cuyahoga County, which includes Cleveland, is roughly 29 percent Black....Among other legal matters, the common pleas judges hear felonies and civil lawsuits with damages sought above $15,000.... By editor Kathy Wray Coleman of Clevelandurbannews.com and Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com, Ohio's most read Black digital newspaper and Black blog with some 5 million views on Google Plus alone.Tel: (216) 659-0473 and Email: editor@clevelandurbannews.com

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Clevelandurbannews.com and Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com , Ohio's most read Black digital newspaper and Black blog with some 5 million views on Google Plus alone.Tel: (216) 659-0473 and Email: editor@clevelandurbannews.com. Kathy Wray Coleman, editor-in-chief, and who trained for 17 years at the Call and Post Newspaper in Cleveland, Ohio. We interviewed former 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 . Andrea Nelson Moore CLEVELANDURBANNEWS.COM-CLEVELAND, Ohio- Supporters of Cuyahoga County Court of common pleas judicial candidate Andrea Nelson Moore, who is Black and endorsed by the county Democratic party, among others, will host a fundraising prayer breakfast for Moore on Saturday, March 10, 2018 from 9 am to noon at the Holy Trinity Cultural Arts Center in Cleveland, 7209 Woodland Avenue. T

A Black History Moment From ClevelandUrbanNews.Com: Barack Obama is America's first Black president and Michelle Obama is the country's first Black first lady, Crispus Attucks was the first Black man to die in a major American war, and Blacks still feel the vestiges of slavery through high unemployment and high incarceration rates....Blacks were once deemed 3/5 of a person....Carl B. Stokes was the first Black mayor of Cleveland and of a major American city, and the late pop icon Michael Jackson remains a legendary figure....Blacks were first enslaved by their African ancestors before being brought to America in chains.... Other Black greats include Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Muhammad Ali, Malcolm X, Nat King Cole, Maya Angelou, Garrett Morgan, Congresswoman Marcia L. Fudge of Ohio, and former congress persons the late Louis Stokes and the late Stephanie Tubbs Jones of Ohio....By www.clevelandurbannews.com and www.kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com editor-in-Chief Kathy Wray Coleman....Tel: (216) 659-0473. Email: editor@clevelandurbannews.com

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Former United States president Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama Former president Barack Obama, the first Black president of the United States of America The late pop icon Michael Jackson The late former 11th congressional district congressman Louis Stokes, the first Black congressperson from Ohio The late Carl B. Stokes, the former mayor of Cleveland  and the first Black mayor of a major American city Current 11th Congressional District Congresswoman Marcia L. Fudge, a Warrensville Heights Democrat The late Stephanie Tubbs Jones, the former congresswoman of the 11th congressional district of Ohio Clevelandurbannews.com and Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com , Ohio's most read Black digital newspaper and Black blog with some 5 million views on Google Plus alone.Tel: (216) 659-0473 and Email: editor@clevelandurbannews.com. Kathy Wray Coleman, editor-in-chief, and who trained for 17 years at the Call and Post Newspaper

U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown of Cleveland endorses Kathleen Clyde for Ohio secretary of state, Clyde the only Democrat in the race...Senator Brown said that "Kathleen Clyde is a leader who will fight back against extreme gerrymandering"....State Representative Clyde said "I’m thrilled to earn Sherrod’s endorsement and look forward to working with him as Ohio’s next secretary of state to strengthen Ohio’s middle class and safeguard our elections"....By Clevelandurbannews.com and Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com, Ohio's most read Black digital newspaper and Black blog with some 5 million views on Google Plus alone.Tel: (216) 659-0473 and Email: editor@clevelandurbannews.com

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Clevelandurbannews.com and Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com , Ohio's most read Black digital newspaper and Black blog with some 5 million views on Google Plus alone.Tel: (216) 659-0473 and Email: editor@clevelandurbannews.com. Kathy Wray Coleman, editor-in-chief, and who trained for 17 years at the Call and Post Newspaper in Cleveland, Ohio. We interviewed former 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 State Representative Kathleen Clyde, the Democratic candidate for Ohio secretary of state CLEVELANDURBANNEW.COM-COLUMBUS, Ohio -Today, Ohio’s senior U.S. senator and former Ohio secretary of state Sherrod Brown announced his endorsement of state Rep. Kathleen Clyde (D-Kent) relative to her campaign this year for Ohio secretary of state. Clyde currently represents the 75th Ohio House dis

Imperial Women Coalition supports jury's recommendation for death for 14-year-old Alianna DeFreeze's murderer, Cleveland activist Kathy Wray Coleman saying that "convicted teen rapist and murderer Christopher Whitaker must be held accountable for his crimes against this young and innocent Black girl that he kidnapped, raped, tortured and dismembered and we hope he rots in hell".....Whitaker will be sentenced March 5 by Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas Judge Carolyn Friedland....By Clevelandurbannews.com and Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com, Ohio's most read Black digital newspaper and Black blog with some 5 million views on Google Plus alone.Tel: (216) 659-0473 and Email: editor@clevelandurbannews.com

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Fourteen-year-old Alianna DeFreeze of Cleveland, and her killer, 45-year-old Christopher Whitaker Clevelandurbannews.com and Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com , Ohio's most read Black digital newspaper and Black blog with some 5 million views on Google Plus alone.Tel: (216) 659-0473 and Email: editor@clevelandurbannews.com. Kathy Wray Coleman, editor-in-chief, and who trained for 17 years at the Call and Post Newspaper in Cleveland, Ohio. We interviewed former 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 . CLEVELAND URBAN NEWS.COM-CLEVELAND, Ohio -A Cuyahoga County jury on Friday recommended death for convicted murderer and teen rapist Christopher Whitaker, the sex offender who kidnapped, raped and dismembered 7th grader Alianna DeFreeze at an abandoned home in January of last year in the Kinsman neighbor