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Shontel Brown and John Barnes Jr. speak on wanting to replace Marcia Fudge in Congress as Brown garners support from Warrensville Heights Mayor Brad Sellers and Barnes Jr. says he intends to win the seat.... Congresswoman Fudge has been nominated by President-elect Joe Biden for HUD secretary.... Fudge currently leads Ohio's largely Black 11th congressional district, which includes Cleveland....By Clevelandurbannews.com field reporter Rhonda Crowder....Edited by Kathy Wray Coleman.... Clevelandurbannews.com and Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com, the most read Black digital newspaper in Ohio and in the Midwest

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From left: Ohio 11th Congressional District Congresswoman Marcia L. Fudge, Cuyahoga County Councilwoman Shontel Brown, who is also chair of the county Democratic party, former Ohio state representative John Barnes Jr., and Warrensville Heights Mayor Brad Sellers By Rhonda Crowder, field reporter for Clevelandurbannews.com. Edited by Kathy Wray Coleman   Clevelandurbannews.com and Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com ,  the most read Black digital newspaper in Ohio and in the Midwest, and the most read independent digital news in Ohio.   Tel: (216) 659-0473. Email: editor@clevelandurbannews.com.  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, Ohio- With U.S. Rep. Marcia Fudge (D-11) being nominated by President-elect Joe Biden to serve as U.S. secretary of Housing and Urban Development, at le

' NAACP, Blacks oppose Ohio lawmakers bill to amend and expand 'Stand Your Ground' ...By editor Kathy Wray Coleman of Clevelandurbannews.com and Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com

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  Clevelandurbannews.com and Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com ,  the most read Black digital newspaper in Ohio and in the Midwest, and the most read independent digital news in Ohio.   Tel: (216) 659-0473. Email: editor@clevelandurbannews.com.  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, associate publisher, editor in chief. Coleman trained for 17 years as a reporter with the Call and Post Newspaper and is an investigative and political reporter with a background in legal and scientific reporting. She is also a former 15-year public school biology teacher. COLUMBUS, Ohio– House Republicans on Thursday passed a   controversial “stand your ground” bill that amends and expands a previous 'stand your ground' law adopted by lawmakers in 2008 and  eliminates  any “duty to

New Cleveland City Council safety committee chair Blaine Griffin promises to demand more transparency from Mayor Jackson's administration as the crime rate for Cleveland in 2020 supersedes 2019 and the city remains a party to a consent decree for police reforms with the federal government... Clevelandurbannews.com and Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com

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                                                       Cleveland Ward 6 Councilman Blaine Griffin, the newly appointed chair of Cleveland City Council's safety committee who says he intends to demand more transparency from the administration of Mayor Frank Jackson, his longtime ally Clevelandurbannews.com and Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com ,  the most read Black digital newspaper and blog in Ohio and in the Midwest, and the most read independent  digital  news sites in Ohio.   Tel: (216) 659-0473. Email: editor@clevelandurbannews.com.  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, associate publisher, editor in chief. Coleman trained for 17 years as a reporter with the Call and Post Newspaper and is an investigative and political reporter with a background in legal and s

Cleveland Indians to change team's name

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Clevelandurbannews.com and Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com ,  the most read Black digital newspaper in Ohio and in the Midwest, and the most read independent digital news in Ohio.   Tel: (216) 659-0473. Email: editor@clevelandurbannews.com.  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, Ohio – Cleveland Indians will fully phase out the team's name by 2022 and replace it with a new nick name that is not offensive to Native-Americans and people of color, franchise officials announced Monday. The $1.5 billion major league football team franchise, however,  will keep the  Indians name and uniforms for the 2021 season while the name-changing transition process takes place. The decision for a new nickname, which has not yet been chosen, follows a previous decision to scrap the team's