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President Trump bows to pressure from Congresswoman Kaptur, others, and reverses on separating immigrant families at the border, Kaptur saying that Trump must "stop the barbaric tactics and stop breaking up working families and come to the table for a productive solution that regularizes labor flow across North America and renegotiates bad trade deals that punish workers both here and abroad," a comment issued to ClevelandUrbanNews.Com and the KathyWrayColemanOnlineNewsBlog.Com, Ohio's most read digital Black newspapers, Tel: (216) 659-0473. Email: editor@clevelandurbannews.com....By editor Kathy Wray Coleman

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  United States President Donald Trump and Ohio Ninth Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur, a Toledo Democrat whose ninth congressional congressional district extends to Cleveland, Ohio, and an outspoken critic of Trump's immigration policies that have caused a national uproar in recent weeks ClevelandUrbanNews.Com and the   KathyWrayColemanOnlineNewsBlog.Com , Ohio's most read digital Black newspapers with some 5 million readers on Google Plus alone. And the ClevelandUrbanNews.Com website stats reveal some 26 million hits since 2012. Tel: (216) 659-0473. 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 LEA DER IN BLACK DIGITAL NEWS . CLEVELANDURBANNEWS.COM-WASHINGTON, D.C.

Congresswoman Marcia Fudge names Bernadette Williams Stallings as her new communications director for the 11th congressional district of Ohio, which includes the majority Black city of Cleveland, a largely Black pocket of neighboring Akron, Ohio, and staggering suburbs of Summit and Cuyahoga counties....By editor Kathy Wray Coleman of ClevelandUrbanNews.Com and the KathyWrayColemanOnlineNewsBlog.Com, Ohio's most read digital Black newspapers with some 5 million readers on Google Plus alone. And the ClevelandUrbanNews.Com website stats reveal some 26 million hits since 2012. Tel (216) 659-0473

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  Ohio 11th Congressional District Congresswoman Marcia L. Fudge, a Warrensville Heights Democrat and one of two Blacks in congress from Ohio, and Bernadette Williams Stallings, whom Fudge has named as her new communications director for her Washington, D.C. office ClevelandUrbanNews.Com and the   KathyWrayColemanOnlineNewsBlog.Com , Ohio's most read digital Black newspapers with some 5 million readers on Google Plus alone. And the ClevelandUrbanNews.Com website stats reveal some 26 million hits since 2012. Tel: (216) 659-0473. 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 LEA DER IN BLACK DIGITAL NEWS . By editor Kathy Wray Coleman CLEVELANDURBANNEWS.COM-CLEVELAND, Oh

Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur meets with immigrant women detained in Ohio's ICE raid at detainment facility in Battle Creek, Michigan...Kaptur is a Toledo Democrat whose ninth congressional district extends to Cleveland, Ohio... Kaptur's visit also included a briefing from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials, Calhoun County Sheriff Matt Saxton, and members of Homeland Security.... By ClevelandUrbanNews.Com and the KathyWrayColemanOnlineNewsBlog.Com, Ohio's most read digital Black newspapers with some 5 million readers on Google Plus alone.Tel: (216) 659-0473. Email: editor@clevelandurbannews.com

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Photo by Getty Images ClevelandUrbanNews.Com and the   KathyWrayColemanOnlineNewsBlog.Com , Ohio's most read digital Black newspapers with some 5 million readers on Google Plus alone. And the ClevelandUrbanNews.Com website stats reveal some 26 million hits since 2012. Tel: (216) 659-0473. 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 LEA DER IN BLACK DIGITAL NEWS . Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur CLEVELANDURBANNEWS.COM-TOLEDO, Ohio - This morning Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), dean of the Ohio delegation and a Toledo Democrat whose ninth congressional district extends to Cleveland, paid a visit to the sheriff's office in Battle Creek, Michigan where several mi

Ohio Democratic Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur leads Ohio's Democratic congressional delegation in denouncing Supreme Court ruling that upholds Ohio's purging of voter rolls....Kaptur's congressional district includes Cleveland, and she is the longest serving woman in congress...."This decision by the Trump era Supreme Court emboldens those who want to disenfranchise voters and put up barriers to citizens exercising their constitutional right to vote," said Kaptur....By ClevelandUrbanNews.Com and the KathyWrayColemanOnlineNewsBlog.Com, Ohio's most read digital Black newspapers with some 5 million readers on Google Plus alone. And the ClevelandUrbanNews.Com website stats reveal some 26 million hits since 2012. Tel: (216) 659-0473. Email: editor@clevelandurbannews.com

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Ohio Ninth Congressional District Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur ClevelandUrbanNews.Com and the   KathyWrayColemanOnlineNewsBlog.Com , Ohio's most read digital Black newspapers with some 5 million readers on Google Plus alone. And the ClevelandUrbanNews.Com website stats reveal some 26 million hits since 2012. Tel: (216) 659-0473. 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 LEA DER IN BLACK DIGITAL NEWS . CLEVELANDURBANNEWS.COM-Washington, D.C. - Ohio Ninth Congressional District Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur, dean of the Ohio delegation and the longest serving woman in congress, issued a statement after the U.S. Supreme Court last week ruled that the State of Ohio can conti

Remembering Louis Farrakhan, Jr, brother, father, friend, soldier, and the eldest son of the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan...ClevelandUrbanNews.Com and the KathyWrayColemanOnlineNewsBlog.Com, Ohio's most read digital Black newspapers with some 5 million readers on Google Plus alone. And the ClevelandUrbanNews.Com website stats reveal some 26 million hits since 2012. Tel: (216) 659-0473. Email: editor@clevelandurbannews.com

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By Richard B. Muhammad and Eric Ture Muhammad Remembering Louis Farrakhan, Jr. - Brother, Believer, Father, Friend, Soldier  and the Eldest Son of the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan The Nation, family and friends remember the life and contribution of Louis Farrakhan, Jr. Share   on Facebook By   Finalcall.com CHICAGO - Light shone through the domed ceiling of Mosque Maryam and what had been a rainy and overcast day became bright. The sunshine and its energy reflected the spirit buzzing in the sanctuary at the homegoing service of Louis E. Farrakhan, Jr., the eldest  on Facof the internationally known Nation of Islam minister Louis Farrakhan and his wife Khadijah Farrakhan. The sanctuary was filled with family, Muslims, well-wishers and old friends to celebrate and remember a man known for his brotherhood, brilliance and humor. While there was certainly sadness and a few tears shed, there was no grief as the Muslim funeral service and fond memories kept a great loss bal

San Francisco elects its first African-American woman mayor, a Democrat

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This is a CNN article San Francisco (CNN) For the first time, an African-American woman has been elected mayor of the city of San Francisco. London Breed reached the milestone on Wednesday, when her opponent conceded a tight mayoral race. Breed will serve until 2020, finishing the term of the late Mayor  Ed Lee, who died in December  at age 65. At a short news conference, Breed, 43, praised Lee and thanked her supporters, as well as the other candidates, including Mark Leno, a former state senator who conceded the race hours earlier. She struck an optimistic tone about the city's future.  CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE AT CNN.COM ClevelandUrbanNews.Com and the   KathyWrayColemanOnlineNewsBlog.Com , Ohio's most read digital Black newspapers with some 5 million readers on Google Plus alone. And the ClevelandUrbanNews.Com website stats reveal some 26 million hits since 2012. Tel: (216) 659-0473. Email: editor@clevelandurbannews.com. Kathy Wray Coleman, editor-i

Pro-immigrant Cleveland activists, others to march today, June 14, 2018, 4pm-7pm on Public Square against ICE, racist Washington, D.C. policies against immigrant communities and President Trump's actions in breaking up American immigrant families....Today's march in Cleveland is in cooperation with marches nationwide this 14th day of June, 2018..... "They have ripped over 700 children from their parents’ arms in just over two weeks," said Kathleen Moser, a key organizer of Cleveland's rally and march ....By editor Kathy Wray Coleman of ClevelandUrbanNews.Com and the KathyWrayColemanOnlineNewsBlog.Com, Ohio's most read digital Black newspapers with some 5 million readers on Google Plus alone. And the ClevelandUrbanNews.Com website stats reveal some 26 million hits since 2012. Tel: (216) 659-0473. Email: editor@clevelandurbannews.com

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  ClevelandUrbanNews.Com and the   KathyWrayColemanOnlineNewsBlog.Com , Ohio's most read digital Black newspapers with some 5 million readers on Google Plus alone. And the ClevelandUrbanNews.Com website stats reveal some 26 million hits since 2012. Tel: (216) 659-0473. 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 LEA DER IN BLACK DIGITAL NEWS . By editor Kathy Wray Coleman CLEVELANDURBANNEWS.COM-CLEVELAND, Ohio- Activists, under the leadership of   ( familiesbelong.org ), faith-based groups, and others,  will rally and march today, June 14, 2018, from 4pm-7pm on Public Square in downtown Cleveland as part of a day of opposition across the country to Presiden