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U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOG) to campaign in Cleveland for Nina Turner on Saturday, July 24 as the August 3 special Democratic primary nears, Turner, of Cleveland, the front runner in a crowded congressional primary race....By editor Kathy Wray Coleman of Clevelandurbannews.com and Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com, Ohio's Black and alternative digital news leader

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Clevelandurbannews.com and Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com ,  the most read Black digital newspaper in Ohio and in the Midwest.   Tel: (216) 659-0473. Email: editor@clevelandurbannews.com By Kathy Wray Coleman, associate publisher, editor-in-chief CLEVELAND, Ohio- U.S. Rep Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOG), a progressive New York Democrat and Sen. Bernie Sanders ally, and a member of the "Squad," a nickname given to AOC and a group of three other progressive congresswomen of color who are not afraid to challenge the status quo in Washington, will campaign with front-runner congressional candidate Nina Turner across Ohio's largely Black 11th congressional district on Sat, July 24., the Turner for Congress campaign announced in a press release on Thursday.    Volunteers can sign up here . "Nina Turner has shown through years of public service that she is an effective legislator who can build coalitions and get things done without sacrificing her principles," AOC

Nina Turner endorsed by Garfield Heights Councilman Michael Dudley Sr. for Congress....By Clevelandurbannews.com and Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com, Ohio's Black and alternative digital news leader

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U.S. Congressional Candidate Nina Turner Clevelandurbannews.com and Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com Tel: (216) 659-0473. Email: editor@clevelandurbannews.com. GARFIELD HEIGHTS, Ohio – Garfield Heights Councilman Michael Dudley Sr. on Wednesday released a video emphasizing his support for U.S. congressional candidate Nina Turner. Dudley says he reiterates that he never endorsed any other candidate and strongly supports Turner. Turner is one of 13 candidates running in the Democratic primary relative to a special election to replace former Ohio 11th congressional district congresswoman Marcia L. Fudge, who is now the U.S. secr etary of Housing and Urban Development.   The winners of the Democratic and Republican primaries, which are Aug 3, will square-off for the Nov 2. general election. In the video at issue Dudley, councilman for Garfield Heights Ward 1, says Turner is the proven leader with the record and vision to support his constituents in Garfield Heights and and those in Oh

Bernie Sanders supporter and Black scholar Dr. Cornel West resigns from Harvard University after being denied tenure, says his support of Palestinians in the Middle East strained his relationship with university officials....By editor Kathy Wray Coleman of Clevelandurbannews.com and Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com, Ohio's Black and alternative digital news leader

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Dr. Cornel West Clevelandurbannews.com and Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com Tel: (216) 659-0473. Email: editor@clevelandurbannews.com By Kathy Wray Coleman, associate publisher, editor-in-chief BOSTON, Massachusetts- Educator and Civil Rights Activist Dr. Cornel West announced on Twitter in a scathing resignation letter to the dean of the Harvard Divinity School that he is leaving the prestigious school after being denied tenure, and called the university a "spiritual rot." A tenured post is an indefinite academic appointment that brings a greater degree of job protection and can be terminated only for cause or under extraordinary circumstances, such as financial exigency or program discontinuation. "This is my candid letter of resignation to my Harvard Dean,"  West, 68, wrote in his letter. " I try to tell the unvarnished truth about the decadence in our market-driven universities! Let us bear witness against this spiritual rot! He went on to say "how

Cleveland mayoral candidate Zack Reed to unveil his safety plan on the front steps of City Hall, says crime is our of control in Cleveland....By editor Kathy Wray Coleman of Clevelandurbannews.com and Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com, Ohio's Black and alternative digital news leader

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Cleveland mayoral candidate Zack Reed Clevelandurbannews.com and Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com Tel: (216) 659-0473. Email: editor@clevelandurbannews.com By Kathy Wray Coleman, associate publisher, editor-in-chief (Cleveland, Ohio) -  Cleveland mayoral candidate Zack Reed will unveil his safety plan on Wed., July 14 at 10:30 am on the front steps of Cleveland City hall in downtown Cleveland, a plan he says will go a long way toward reducing crime in Cleveland.   "The plan addresses pressing needs of both the police department and the community at-large," Reed said. “We are not going to simply police our way out of the scourge of violence that has enveloped this city." He went on to say that "there must be acknowledgement of the symptoms that have caused this epidemic to spiral out of control in the first place, while also ensuring that our safety forces are staffed and equipped to deal with these issues in a constitutional manner.” The former Ward 2 councilman

Obituary: Funeral services announced for Cleveland restaurateur George Dixon, a former Greater Cleveland RTA board president, owner of the legendary and now defunct Lancer Steakhouse in Cleveland, and a former Cleveland School Board member...By editor Kathy Wray Coleman of Clevelandurbannews.com and Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com, Ohio's Black and alternative digital news leaders

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George Dixon The legendary Lancer Steakhouse in Cleveland, Ohio during its heyday Clevelandurbannews.com and Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com , Ohio's most read digital Black newspaper and  independent blog in Ohio and in the Midwest, and the most read independent digital  news site in Ohio.   Tel: (216) 659-0473. Email: editor@clevelandurbannews.com.  By Kathy Wray Coleman, associate publisher, editor-in-chief. Coleman is a former public school biology teacher and a seasoned Black journalist who trained for 17 years at the Call and Post Newspaper in Cleveland, Ohio. She is an experienced political and investigative reporter. CLEVELANDURBANNEWS.COM-CLEVELAND, Ohio- Funeral services have been announced for beloved Cleveland restaurateur George Dixon lll, the owner and operator of the now defunct and legendary Lancer Steakhouse in Cleveland and a former Cleveland School Board member and former president of the Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority Board of Trustees, a post

Cuyahoga County Jail in Cleveland corrections officer indicted for allegedly raping 3 inmates as activists continue to demand that Common Pleas Judge Nancy Fuerst is investigated by the FBI for documented malfeasance....By Clevelandurbannews.com and Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com, Ohio's Black and alternative digital news leader

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Clevelandurbannews.com and Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com , Tel: (216) 659-0473. Email: editor@clevelandurbannews.com.  Staff report CLEVELAND, Ohio -Sexual assault of women inmates is on the rise   in the  troubled and inhumane  Cuyahoga County Jail in Cleveland where some dozen inmates have died since 2018, many of the deaths questionable and still under investigation by authorities, and at least one of them involving the murder of an inmate. Indicted Cuyahoga County Corrections Officer Andre Julius Bacsa Corrections officer Andre Julius Bacsa, who is White and weights at least 300 lbs, was indicted by a county grand jury on three counts of rape, three counts of sexual battery, five counts of kidnapping, one count of sexual imposition and one count of intimidation of a crime victim.  He was arrested on June 29 and is now on administrative leave without pay.  He remains in jail on a $100,000 bond and will be arraigned on July 12. Hired in 2019, prosecutors say Bacsa sexually as