Posts

Remembering former Ohio Congresswoman Stephanie Tubbs Jones of Cleveland on the 10th anniversary of her death on August 20, 2008 and a reprint of the one-on-one interview by journalist Kathy Wray Coleman with Tubbs Jones, Ohio's first Black congresswoman, shortly before her untimely death, a cover story published by the Call and Post Newspaper, Ohio's most prominent Black print newspaper.....This was her last major interview before her death....Tubbs-Jones said in the interview that sexism is sometimes stronger than racism...."All you have to do is look at how many women there are in the senate, how many women there are in the house compared to the number of men, how many women governor's there are, women elected officials, women in the board rooms, and CEOs in large companies. We have come a long way, but we've got a long way to go," said Tubbs Jones....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

Image
The late former U.S. Congresswoman Stephanie Tubbs Jones (far left), a Cleveland Democrat, then U.S. senator Hillary Rodham Clinton of New York, a former first lady, former U.S. secretary of state, and the 2016 Democratic nominee for president who lost to now President Donald Trump, and former Democratic Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland at a campaign event in Ohio during Clinton's unsuccessful campaign for the Democratic nomination for president of the United States of America in 2008 against Barack Obama (Obama was elected president in 2008 and was the nation's first Black president. He was reelected for a second term in 2012) 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 in

Black Ohio State Reps. Barnes and Patmon of Cleveland speak on Aretha Franklin as to Barnes' sexual assault- respect your date bill in Franklin's honor and Patmon's personal relationship with Franklin and her father, the late Rev. C.L. Franklin, an interview by Kathy Wray Coleman ....John Barnes' bill, titled the 'Respect Your Date Act,' has passed the Ohio House and is awaiting approval by the Ohio Senate, and Bill Patmon, a native of Detroit, said Aretha Franklin "was a queen and a commoner, and could associate with common folks and then sing for the president," and that her father marched with MLK and opened his church in Detroit to community activists during the Civil Rights Movement of the 60s, including to the Black Panther Party......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

Image
From left: Ohio State Representative John Barnes Jr. (D-12),  a Cleveland Democrat, the late music legend Aretha Franklin, and Ohio State Representative Bill Patmon (D-10), a Detroit native and Cleveland Democrat 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 . By Kathy Wray Coleman, editor-in-chief CLEVELANDURBANNEWS.COM-CLEVELAND, Ohio- Ohio state Reps. Bill Patmon (D-10) and John Barnes Jr (D-12) interviewed last week with Clevelandurbannews.com an

'Queen of Soul' Aretha Franklin is dead at 76....Her funeral is set for August 31 in Detroit....Franklin sang at the 2009 inauguration of Democrat Barack Obama, America's first Black president.....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

Image
Aretha Franklin Aretha Franklin , the undisputed Queen of Soul, died Thursday at her Detroit home, the Associated Press reports, surrounded by family and friends. She had been battling   various undisclosed illnesses for years, and, in recent weeks, was receiving hospice care. Franklin was 76. Her funeral is set for Aug. 31 in Detroit. As news of her declining health spread over the past few days, visitors including Stevie Wonder and the Rev. Jesse Jackson reportedly paid their respects at her bedside.  Beyoncé  and  Jay-Z   dedicated their Monday concert in the Motor City to Franklin , declaring the iconic singer. “We love you,” Beyoncé said, adding a word of thanks for “the beautiful music.” Franklin singing at the 2009 inauguration of Barack Obama, America's first Black president Over the course of her nearly seven-decade career, Franklin established herself as one of the most important artists in music history, winning 18 Grammy Awards, selling more than 75 mil

Cleveland activists picket the Justice Center for justice for activist and investigative journalist Kathy Wray Coleman after Judge Nancy Fuerst attempts to hold an illegal trial against Coleman, who is falsely accused of assaulting but not touching four White cops....Fuerst attempted a trial without a written and journalized court order for a trial, Coleman's attorney, Brian McGraw, subsequently filing a motion saying Fuerst knows full well that the Ohio Supreme Court has ruled that orders by judges for trial and otherwise must be in writing and journalized on the case docket..... Led by Alfred Porter Jr. of Black on Black Crime Inc., activists also rallied against erroneous police killings of Black people, excessive bonds, malicious prosecutions and the overcrowding of the Cuyahoga County jail.... Speakers included Coleman, Gwendolyn Pitts, Cheryl Lessin, Brenda Adrine, Bill Swain, former Cleveland school board vice president Gerald C. Henley, Marva and David Patterson of the Carl Stokes Brigade, and Alicia Kirkman, whose son was erroneously killed by Cleveland police...The four cops at issue have refused to testify, a reason, in part, for Fuerst's illegal effort to hold trial without a written and journalized court order, their absence from a legally issued order for trial of which mandates dismissal of the case against Coleman, who is Black.....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

Image
Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas Judge Nancy Fuerst (left) and Cleveland activist and journalist Kathy Wray Coleman 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-  Led by Black on Black Crime Inc. President Alfred Porter Jr., community activists picketed the Cuyahoga County Justice Center in downtown Cleveland Monday afternoon in support of activist and investigative journalist Kathy Wray Coleman, who

Recall effort against Cleveland Ward 7 Councilman Basheer Jones fails as tensions remain in the largely Black east side ward after Jones defeated incumbent TJ Dow by 13 votes in a contentious election in 2017.....By editor Kathy Wray Coleman of www.clevelandurbannews.com and www.kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com, Ohio's Black digital news leaders, Tel: (216) 659-0473, Email: editor@clevelandurbannews.com

Image
Current Cleveland Ward 7 Councilman Basheer Jones (left), the first Muslim elected to Cleveland City Council, and former Ward 7 councilman TJ Dow, who lost a reelection bid to Jones in 2017 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 . By editor Kathy Wray Coleman CLEVELANDURBANNEWS.COM-CLEVELAND, Ohio- The recall effort against Cleveland Ward 7 Councilman Basheer Jones, an east side councilman and the first Muslim elected to Cleveland Coty Council,