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  From left: State Representative Emilia Sykes, who is also the minority leader of the Ohio House of Representatives and leads the Ohio Legislative Black Caucus (OLBC), Dayton Mayor Nan Whaley and Cleveland activist Fatima Chui. All three are keynote speakers for the 5th Annual International Women's Day March Cleveland on Monday, March 8, 2021 in Cleveland, Ohio Clevelandurbannews.com and Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com , the most read Black digital newspaper and Black blog in Ohio and in the Midwest. 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- Greater Cleveland women will host the 5th Annual International Women's Day March Cleveland rally and march on Monday, March 8, 2021 beginning with a rally at 4:45 pm on Ma

  From left: Actress Andra Day, the late actor Chadwick Boseman, and actor Daniel Kaluuya Andra Day Golden Globes acceptance speech- "Best Actress in a Motion Picture Award" Daniel Kaluuya Golden Globes acceptance speech- "Best Actress in a Motion Picture Award" Chadwick Boseman’s widow, Taylor Simone Ledward, gives an acceptance speech on the actor’s behalf  for her late husband's Golden Globes win for "Best Actor in a Motion Picture" By Kathy Wray Coleman, associate publisher, editor-in-Chief   Clevelandurbannews.com and- Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com -  First time nominee Andra Day won the award for "Best Actress in a Motion Picture" at the 78th Golden Globes Awards on Sunday night for her brilliant portrayal of legendary jazz singer and Civil Rights icon Billie Holiday in the motion picture film "United States vs Billie Holiday," who was raped at 10-years-old  but went on to become a household name with an indistinguishabl

         U.S. President Joe Biden By Kathy Wray Coleman, associate publisher, editor-in-Chief   Clevelandurbannews.com and Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com , WASHINGTON, D.C.-  The U.S. House of Representatives on Saturday passed a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill crafted by President Joe Biden, and along partisan lines. "We have no time to waste," Biden said after the House approved the measure. "We can finally get ahead of this virus."  The controversial measure that polls show most Americans favor passed the House 219-212 with not one Republican voting in support of it, the $15 federal minimum  wage provision in the bill that was a sticking point for Republicans and some Democrats stripped away altogether prior to Saturday's House vote. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, a San Francisco Democrat, called the minimum wage increase “a financial necessity for our families, a great stimulus for our economy and a moral imperative for our country.”  The bill now head

Newly elected Ohio Republican Party Chairman  Bob  Paduchik By Kathy Wray Coleman, associate publisher, editor-in-Chief   Clevelandurbannews.com and Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com   Columbus, Ohio-  The Ohio Republican Party on Friday elected a former president Donald Trump ally to lead the state political party in the post Trump era, Trump losing the presidency last November to Democratic nominee Joe Biden, the nation's 46th president and a former vice president who served under former president Barack Obama, America's first Black president. Bob Paduchik, a political operative for more than three decades and a former longtime member of the Republican National Committee, will succeed Jane Timken as chairman of the ORP, a move lauded by Trump, sources said. “As a strong ally of President Trump, I look forward to leading the party through these coming years," Paduchik said Friday in a statement. He was the early favorite for party chair and won over former state repres

Cleveland activist and organizer Kathy Wray Coleman prepares to lead a rally against the war in Syria and in support of Women Syrian refugees and their families  on  Public Square in downtown Cleveland, Ohio, an event Coleman organized for Women's March Cleveland, for which she leads.  Go to  Cleveland19News      for the full story and video on rallies on the issue led by Coleman in Cleveland  (Photos by and at the courtesy of Sarah Parotti and Suzy Scullin)  A member of the greater Cleveland- based grassroots group Refuse Facsim.Org carries a sign in support of Syrian refugees and against the war in Syria  (Photos by and at the courtesy of Sarah Parotti and Suzy Scullin) The Rev Pamela Pinkney Butts of Cleveland prays for the Syrian refugees and for peace in Syria  (Photos by and at the courtesy of Sarah Parotti and Suzy Scullin) Valerie Robinson of Cleveland Heights, who leads Stop Targeting Ohio's Poor, was among the several speakers  (Photos by and at the courtesy of Sarah

Clevelandurbannews.com and Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com CLEVELAND, Ohio-  A 38-year-old Black Cleveland  woman was fatally stabbed 17 times by her boyfriend on Monday  at her apartment on the city's  largely Black east side following an argument, alarming community activists who say violence against women in Cleveland is out of control. "Something has to be done about this  escalating   violence  against Black and other women of Cleveland," said Cleveland activist Kathy Wray Coleman, who leads the Imperial Women Coalition and Women's March Cleveland  Antoinette   Harris  called 9-1-1 about 2:30 am Monday morning from her  apartment on East 151st Street  near Bartlett Avenue  in the city's Mount Pleasant neighborhood and told the dispatcher that  Carlton Knox, 55,  her boyfriend at the time, had hit her in the head. A police report says the woman lost consciousness while on the phone with the dispatcher and by the time police arrived at the scene she was d

Cleveland Ward 4 Councilman Kenneth Johnson By Kathy Wray Coleman, associate publisher, editor in chief. CLEVELANDURBANNEWS.COM, CLEVELAND, Ohio – Longtime Cleveland Ward 4 Councilman Kenneth Johnson was arrested Tuesday in connection with a federal grand jury indictment that accuses him of stealing $127,000 from the city by submitting false monthly expense reports for his ward over a period of years, Johnson the councilman of the largely Black east side ward since 1980.  A source, speaking on condition of anonymity, said Johnson is  among a host of Blacks under investigation and that its is "open season on Black elected officials by the White establishment." An ally of four-term mayor Frank Jackson, whom sources say will not seek reelection this year to a fifth term, Johnson, 74, was indicted on 15 counts, including filing false tax returns, falsification of records, witness tampering, and two counts of conspiracy to commit theft from a federal program.  The indictment was u