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Kamala Harris destroys Joe Biden on race for the first Democratic debate part two

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United States Senator and Democratic presidential candidate Kama Harris (D-CA) By   RYAN BORT  MIAMI, FLORIDA- The   opening night   of the first Democratic primary debates didn’t feature many confrontations. The same can’t be said for the second night, which featured several tense moments, most notably a fierce back-and-forth on race between   Kamala Harris   and   Joe Biden . After agreeing with Marianne Williamson that reparations haven’t been talked about “truthfully and honestly,” Harris turned her attention to Biden, whose history regarding bussing and, more recently, his  praise of a segregationist senator  he worked with decades ago, has come under fire. “I do not believe you are a racist,” Harris said, “and I agree with you when you commit yourself to the importance of finding common ground. But I also believe — and it’s personal, it was hurtful — to hear you talk about two United States senators who built their reputations and careers on the segregation of race in

Activists, community to remember Diane Madison, the mother of Cleveland serial killer Michael Madison, at a vigil today, June 27, 2019, in front of the home where she was murdered...."We invite the community to join us," said activist Art McKoy, who said Diane Madison, and not her son, is the focus.... Activist Kathy Wray Coleman, who leads the Imperial Women Coalition and led rallies relative to the murders of his victims, said the murder of Diane Madison is "just another reminder that violence against women and girls remains an epidemic locally, statewide and nationally, and as the 2020 election nears not one presidential candidate has put forth a proposal to address this growing problem."....By Clevelandurbannews.com and Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com, Ohio's most read Black digital newspaper and Black blog

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Diane Madison 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.comWe 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 and Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com -CLEVELAND, Ohio – CLEVELAND, Ohio- The Cleveland community, led by activists' groups Black on Black Crime Inc and Imperial Women Coalition, will hold a vigil today, Thursday, June 27, 2019, at 6 pm at 19612 Chickasaw Avenue on Cleveland's east side in front of the home where serial killer Michael Madison's mother was stabbed to death on June 22 to remember the her.  CLICK HERE TO READ OUR FULL COVERAGE ON THE MURDER OF

Senator Cory Booker shines in first Democratic debate, says Blacks, transgender, LGBTQ communities need more attention as to public policy issues

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New Jersey Congressman Cory Booker (D-NJ) by  Julio Rosas  | June 26, 2019 11:18 PM MIAMI, FLORIDA- Cory Booker lamented during the Democratic debate that African American trans Americans are not included enough on the conversation of civil rights. "Look, civil rights is someplace to begin, but in the African American civil right community, another place to focus was to stop the lynching of African Americans. We do not talk enough about trans Americans, New Jersey Congressman Coryespecially African American trans Americans and the incredibility high rates of murder now," the New Jersey senator said. "We don't talk enough how many children, about 30% of LGBTQ kids, who do not go to school because of fear. It’s not enough to be on the Equality Act...we need to have a president that will fight to protect LGBTQ Americans every single day from violence," he said. CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL STORY AT WASHINGTON EXAMINER.COM Clevelandurbannews

First 2019 Democratic debate held and Ohio Congressman Tim Ryan says the Democratic Party is not connecting with the working class, poor people, Ryan among a crowded field of Democratic presidential hopefuls

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MIAMI- FLORIDA- The moderates are fighting back. After candidates spent most of the  Democratic presidential debate Wednesday  touting progressive policies like restrictive gun control and Medicare-for-all, one of the few centrists on the stage came out swinging. On a question about how to address climate change, Ohio Rep. Tim Ryan said Democrats won't be able to confront big problems  like a warming planet  until they win over the entire country, not just the elites in big cities. “We have a perception problem with the Democratic party," he said. "We are not connecting to the working-class people in the very states I represent, in Ohio, in the industrial Mid-West. We’ve lost all connection."  CLICK HERE TO GO TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE AT USA.COM 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@c

Former DNC chair Donna Brazile keynotes the 2019 Cleveland NAACP Freedom Fund Dinner and says Ohio and Cleveland are pivotal to the 2020 presidential election that will be won by "a razor thin margin"....Cleveland Channel 5 News Anchor Danita Harris was the mistress of ceremonies for the fundraising event and Danielle Sydnor is president of the Cleveland NAACP....View the event pictures here, including Black people and others dressed to the nines....They include judges, Cleveland NAACP members, Black greater Cleveland mayors, political affiliates, attorneys, P.h.D's, and Black "beauty queens".....By editor Kathy Wray Coleman of Clevelandurbannews.com and Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com, Ohio's most read Black digital newspaper and Black blog

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Pictured is former Democratic National Committee  (DNC)  chair and veteran political strategist Donna Brazile, who was the keynote speaker at the annual Cleveland NAACP Freedom Fund Dinner on Saturday, June 22, 2019 at the  Grand Ballroom of the Cleveland Renaissance Hotel in downtown Cleveland The crowd at the annual Cleveland NAACP Freedom Fund Dinner in Cleveland, Ohio, on June 22, 2019 Former Cleveland NAACP president and Cleveland Judge Michael Nelson Sr, his wife, Donna Kelso Nelson, Cleveland Channel 5 News Anchor Anita Harris, who was the mistress of ceremonies for the event, and Yvonne Pointer- Triplett at the reception before the Cleveland NAACP Freedom Fund Dinner on June 22, 2019 in Cleveland, Ohio The judges Sheehan, Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas Judge Brendan Sheehan and his wife, 8th District Court of Appeals Judge Michelle Sheehan Ariane Kirkpatrick, Dr. Jacklyn  Chisholm, and Yolanda Armstrong  Maple Heights Mayor Annette Black

Mother of serial killer Michael Madison murdered and activist Kathy Wray Coleman led rallies as to his serial murders of 3 Black women, at least one rally covered by CNN....The suspect in his mother's murder has been charged and is being held in the Cuyahoga County jail on a $2 million bond...."We do not condone violence against women in any form or fashion, even the mother of serial killer Michael Madison whose killer we want brought to justice while we wait for the death penalty against Mr Madison to be carried out and of whom we hope rots in hell for the senseless murders of three young Black women whose remains he wrapped in plastic bags and tossed like trash around the community," said Coleman, who leads the Imperial Women Coalition, the women's rights organization founded in 2009 around the murders of 11 Black women on Imperial Avenue in Cleveland by serial killer and death row inmate Anthony Sowell....By Clevelandurbannews.com and Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com, Ohio's most read Black digital newspaper and Black blog

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 From left: Angela Deskins,   Shirellda Terry and  Shetisha Sheeley, all of Cleveland, and the murder victims of serial  killer and death row inmate Michael Madison of East Cleveland , whose mother,  Diane   Madison,  was murdered June 21, 2019 at a home on Cleveland's largely Black east side. Police have said that to date there is not enough evidence to link her murder to her son's killing spree (Updated June 27, 2019) Live video below by video journalist Fred Brkley of the activists' June 27, 2019 vigil to remember Diane Madison, the mother of serial killer Michael Madison, in front of the home  at the 19000 block of Chickasaw Avenue   where the older Madison was stabled to death and three children injured  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.comWe interviewed forme