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Public funeral for March 21 for Cleveland biker Lee "Shonuff" Dickson to go forward, Dickson the only fatality among 18 shot during a biker's anniversary party in Cleveland, activist and biker Donna Walker-Brown calling the killing "tragic and unprecedented"....Dickson's public funeral will proceed in spite of the coronavirus....By editor Kathy Wray Coleman of Clevelandurbannews.com and Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com, Ohio's most read digital Black newspaper and Black blog, both also at the top in Black digital news in the Midwest

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Lee "Shonuff" Dickson  Clevelandurbannews.com and Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com , Ohio's most read digital Black newspaper and Black blog, both also at the top in Black digital news in the Midwest. Tel: (216) 659-0473. Email: editor@clevelandurbannews.com By Kathy Wray Coleman, associate publisher, editor-in-chief CLEVELAND, Ohio.  –Public funeral services for Cleveland biker Lee "Shonuff" Dickson, the only fatality among 18 people shot during an anniversary event at a private club in Cleveland earlier this month, will go forward on Sat., March 21 in spite of the coronavirus Dickson died March 7 following a mass shooting at a private party sponsored by the Cleveland Chapter of the Omens Motorcycle Club on the city's largely Black east side at East 93rd Street and Way Avenue. The wake is set for 9:30 am at Mount Sinai Baptist Church on Woodland Avenue in Cleveland, followed by a 10 am funeral.  Services are entrusted to Lucas Memorial

Black Ohio Congresswoman Marcia Fudge slams Governor Mike DeWine for postponing Ohio's primary election over the coronavirus as Biden sweeps primaries that went forward in Florida, Arizona and Illinois where hundreds of poll workers stayed home and some polls did not open....Fudge's largely Black 11th congressional district includes Cleveland and she said that DeWine is "the new face in the effort to stop people from voting"....Coronavirus deaths in the U.S. are up from 97 earlier this week to 125...By editor Kathy Wray Coleman of Clevelandurbannews.com and Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com, Ohio's most read Black digital newspaper and Black blog.Tel: (216) 659-0473 and Email: editor@clevelandurbannews.com

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Ohio 11th Congressional District Congresswoman Marcia L. Fudge, a Warrensville Heights Democrat whose largely Black congressional district includes Cleveland, and Ohio GOP Governor Mike DeWine Clevelandurbannews.com and Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com , Ohio's most read digital Black newspaper and Black blog, both also at the top in Black digital news in the Midwest. Tel: (216) 659-0473. Email: editor@clevelandurbannews.com By Kathy Wray Coleman, associate publisher, editor-in-chief CLEVELANDURBANNEWS.COM, COLUMBUS, Ohio- Ohio 11th Congressional District Congresswoman Marcia L. Fudge, a Warrensville Heights Democrat whose largely Black congressional district includes Cleveland and several of its eastern suburbs of Cuyahoga County, is condemning the decision on Monday by Ohio Gov Mike DeWine, a Republican elected to office in 2018, to close polls in Ohio on Tuesday, March 17 for the state's Democratic presidential primary, DeWine doing so, he says, in response

Ohio's March 17 primary election postponed over coronavirus and after Black activists and Black leaders complained that going forward might compromise the Black vote and violate the Voting Rights Act of 1965....Ohio now has 97 coronavirus....By editor Kathy Wray Coleman of Clevelandurbannews.com and Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com, Ohio's most read digital Black newspaper and Black blog, both also at the top in Black digital news in the Midwest

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Clevelandurbannews.com and Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com , Ohio's most read digital Black newspaper and Black blog, both also at the top in Black digital news in the Midwest. Tel: (216) 659-0473. Email: editor@clevelandurbannews.com By Kathy Wray Coleman, associate publisher, editor-in-chief Ohio GOP Governor Mike DeWine CLEVELANDURBANNEWS.COM, COLUMBUS, Ohio- Ohio Gov Mike DeWine, a Republican elected to office in 2018 and a former U.S. senator, announced late Monday night that polls will be closed in Ohio on Tuesday, March 17 for the state's Democratic presidential primary in spite of a ruling by a Democratic judge against the measure, DeWine citing health concerns as to the coronavirus outbreak, particularly regarding the elderly. It follows orders by the governor to close K-12 schools, effective Monday, and that forbid eating inside restaurants, coupled with a host of other precautionary measures suggested by state officials and the Centers for Di

During Sunday's Democratic debate Joe Biden said he will select a woman as his vice presidential running-mate, if he wins the nomination for president, the coronavirus the focal point of the debate that comes two days before Ohio's March 17 primary election...Cleveland activist Kathy Wray Coleman said that "women are pleased that a woman will be on the Democratic ticket this year for vice president if Joe Biden wins the nomination for president" Coleman the head organizer for Women's March Cleveland and International Women's March Cleveland who, for International Women's Day on March 8, led the last major rally and march in Cleveland before the coronavirus outbreak in greater Cleveland.... "This is why we march," said Coleman, who is Black...By Clevelandurbannews.com and Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com, Ohio's most read Black digital newspaper and Black blog.Tel: (216) 659-0473 and Email: editor@clevelandurbannews.com

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Democratic presidential candidates former vice president Joe Biden and U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont Clevelandurbannews.com and Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com , Ohio's most read digital Black newspaper and Black blog, both also at the top in Black digital news in the Midwest. Tel: (216) 659-0473. Email: editor@clevelandurbannews.com CLEVELANDURBANNEWS.COM, WASHINGTON, D.C.- The 11th Democratic Primary Debate, the last one before the primaries on March 17 for Arizona, Illinois, Florida, and Ohio took place Sunday evening in Washington D.C., the event moved from Phoenix, Arizona to D.C. in response to the coronavirus, which was the focal point of the debate between Democratic presidential hopefuls former vice president Joe Biden and U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont. Both candidates said a multi-billion dollar bail out is needed in response to the virus, and "for individuals not banks and oil companies." No coronavirus deaths have

Sunday's Democratic presidential debate moved from Phoenix to Washington, D.C. due to coronavirus and 60 U.S. deaths, President Trump announcing that he has tested negative....Ohio's primary election is March 17 and will go forward as planned....By editor Kathy Wray Coleman of Clevelandurbannews.com and Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com, Ohio's most read digital Black newspaper and Black blog, both also at the top in Black digital news in the Midwest

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Democratic presidential candidates former vice president Joe Biden and U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont By Kathy Wray Coleman, editor-in-chief at Clevelandurbannews.com and Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com , Ohio's most read digital Black newspaper and Black blog, both also at the top in Black digital news in the Midwest. Tel: (216) 659-0473. Email: editor@clevelandurbannews.com CLEVELANDURBANNEWS.COM, WASHINGTON, D.C.- Due to coronavirus concerns, Democratic presidential hopefuls former vice president Joe Biden and U.S. Sen Bernie Sanders of Vermont will debate Sunday in Washington D.C. rather than in Phoenix Arizona as previously scheduled, the Democratic National Committee announced Thursday, a debate that comes two days before Ohio's March 17 primary election. The debate airs live at 8pm ET on CNN, CNN en Español, CNN International, and Univision  and will go forward at CNN's Washington Bureau headquarters without a live studio audience, unli

All 4 UFCW food and commercial unions in Ohio endorse Joe Biden for president ahead of Ohio's March 17 primary election, as do others, including elected officials....Clevelandurbannews.com and Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com, Ohio's most read digital Black newspaper and Black blog, both also at the top in Black digital news in the Midwest

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Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden Clevelandurbannews.com and Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com , Ohio's most read digital Black newspaper and Black blog, both also at the top in Black digital news in the Midwest. Contact us for advertisements or otherwise at: Tel: (216) 659-0473. Email: editor@clevelandurbannews.com for ads or otherwise CLEVELANDURBANNEWS.COM, CLEVELAND, Ohio- Today, all four Ohio United Food and Commercial Workers International Union (UFCW) locals — UFCW Local 17-A, Local 880, Local 1059, and Local 75 — released a joint statement announcing their endorsement of Joe Biden for president, Biden a former vice president under former president Barack Obama, and the front-runner for the Democratic nomination for president. Ohio's Democratic primary is March 17 with both Biden and his Democratic opponent, U.S. Rep Bernie Sanders, who lags in delegates, on the ballot. "All across Ohio, workers from our food packing and processing centers