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The late Colin Powell, America's first Black secretary of state and chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and former president Barack Obama, the nation's first Black president  Clevelandurbannews.com and Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com , By Kathy Wray Coleman, associate publisher, editor-in-chief BETHESDA, Maryland- Colin Powell, the former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and U.S. Secretary of State under former president George W. Bush, and the first Black in those prestigious roles, has died. He was 84.  Powell was an American politician, diplomat and statesman par excellence' whose decorated military career spanned several decades, including four Republican administrations at the White House. He was a retired four-star  general  who served as the  65th   United States secretary of state  from 2001 to 2005 He endorsed Democrat Barack Obama for president in 2008, and got away with it, politically.   " General Colin L. Powell, former U.S. Secretary of State

  Cleveland Browns vs Arizona Cardinals Clevelandurbannews .com and- Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com   By Kathy Wray Coleman, associate publisher, editor-in-chief CLEVELAND, Ohio– The Cleveland Browns lost to the undefeated Arizona Cardinals 37-14 at FirstEnergy Stadium on Sunday, the first time that Kevin Stefanski has lost back to back games since becoming head coach in 2020. The Browns lost to the Los Angeles Chargers last week and, as of Sunday, have compiled a 3-3 win-loss record this NFL season. T he only undefeated team in the NFL and the NFC West leader, the Cardinals are now 6-0. Sunday's win was the Cardinals fifth straight win against the Browns. Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray threw four touchdown passes as his team beat down the Browns even without coach Kliff Kingsbury, who had tested positive for Covid-19. The Browns are dealing with growing injuries with star players Nick Chubb and Jarvis Landry sidelined and Kareem Hunt leaving Sunday's game for the lo

  United States Vice President Kamala Harris Clevelandurbannews.com and Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com By Kathy Wray Coleman, associate publisher, editor-in-chief WASHINGTON, D.C.- Vice President Kamala Harris, the nation's first Black woman vice president and a former U.S. senator representing the state of California, spoke at the National Congress of American Indians 78th Convention on Tuesday and addressed what she says is the "shameful past of American explorers." The featured speaker for the convention, the vice president gave her speech a day after Columbus Day,  which has also been formally recognized for the first time this year as 'Indigenous Peoples' Day' by President  Joe Biden  Harris told the convention delegates that "s ince 1934, every October, the United States has recognized the voyage of the European explorers who first landed on the shores of the Americas b ut that is not the whole story." She said that the whole story has nev

     Cleveland mayoral candidates Justin Bibb and Council President Kevin Kelley  Pictured are Cleveland mayoral run off candidates Justin Bibb and Council President Kevin Kelley    Clevelandurbannews.com and- Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com By CLEVELANDURBANNEWS.COM  — Led by Black on Black Crime Inc. and Imperial Women Coalition, Cleveland activists, in cooperation with the Cleveland African-American Museum, will host the Cleveland Activists' Inner City Mayoral Candidates In Person Debate on Sat., Oct 16 beginning at noon at the museum at 1765 Crawford Road in the historic Hough neighborhood in Ward 7 on the city's largely Black east side. The event, which will be moderated by Rhonda Crowder and Kevin "Chill" Heard from the Greater Cleveland Association of Black Journalists, is free and open-to-the public. Free food will be provided on a first -come- first serve basis, organizers said. Mayoral candidates Justin Bibb and Council President Kevin Kelley will both b

Clevelandurbannews.com and Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com COLUMBUS, Ohio —  The Ohio Department of Health reported 5,399 new COVID-19 cases and 78 more hospitalizations Sunday, and  Ohio’s daily coronavirus cases are continuing to decline with case numbers below the 21-day rolling average for most of last week. The total number of new COVID-19 cases nationwide for the week that ended Sunday was documented at  752,145,  a decline of 11 percent from the previous week. There have been 1,467,331 cases, 75,467 hospitalizations, and 22,819 deaths in Ohio since the start of the pandemic in March of 2020. The 21-day case average has fallen from above 6,000 to 5,720, and as of Oct. 10. 50.77% of Ohioans are fully vaccinated. Cases of coronavirus are also declining nationwide.  The U.S. averaged 95,917 new COVID cases a day last week, a 44% decline from a peak average reached in mid-September. And the number of reported cases have dropped by 11 percent nationwide in the lat week, deaths re

Mansfield Frazier   Clevelandurbannews.com and Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com By Kathy Wray Coleman, associate publisher, editor-in-chief C LEVELAND, Ohio- Cleveland  journalist, author  and radio personality Mansfield Frazier has died, Frazier a native Clevelander and a product of Cleveland's public schools who worked primarily as a print and radio journalist.  Frazier died Saturday surrounded by family. He was 78. He battled kidney disease, liver cancer and other ailments in recent years and is survived by a host of relatives, including his wife Brenda, and a grown daughter.  Funeral arrangements are pending.  "My dad is rapidly declining and I’m trying to find the silver lining," his daughter Ashley Jillian Smith said last week in a Facebook post. "I’m grateful for the time, while brief, we were able to bring joy to one another’s lives. I’m so proud to be one of the daughters of Mr. Mansfield Frazier." Cleveland Ward 8 Councilman Michael Polensek was a

Former Cuyahoga County jail director Kenneth Mills Clevelandurbannews.com and Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com , Tel: (216) 659-0473. Email: editor@clevelandurbannews.com. By Kathy Wray Coleman, associate publisher, editor-in-chief CLEVELAND, Ohio- Former Cuyahoga County jail director Kenneth Mills was sentenced to nine months in jail Friday in connection with four misdemeanor counts of falsification and dereliction of duty. He could not be sentenced to prison under Ohio law because all of his convictions are misdemeanors. Visiting Judge Patricia Cosgrove, who presided over the trial in the case, issued the sentence recommended by prosecutors. Mills, however, will not serve in the county jail he oversaw and ran into the ground, a county jail that sits in the largely Black major American city of Cleveland. He declined to speak during his sentencing Prosecutors say he lied to Cuyahoga County Council about why he blocked the  hiring of nurses inside the jail  where a string of eight