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  Disgraced R&B and pop superstar R. Kelly Clevelandurbannews.com and Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com By Kathy Wray Coleman, associate publisher, editor-in-chief BROOKLYN, New York- Disgraced R& B and pop superstar R. Kelly was sentenced to 30 years in federal prison on Wednesday following convictions last year in a federal racketeering and sex trafficking case that drew international attention and highlighted the extent to which famous men can use their celebrity status to sexually exploit and victimize young Black women and girls with impunity. Once dubbed the ``the King of Pop-Soul" and the "Pied Piperof R&B," Kelly continues to deny any wrongdoing, and he faces several civil lawsuits. His sentencing comes less than a week after the U.S. the Supreme Court overturned Roe v Wade and women and advocacy groups took to the streets nationwide to protest.  U.S. District Court Judge Ann Donnelly sentenced the "I Believe I Can Fly Singersinger," who

  Clevelandurbannews.com and Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com CLEVELAND, Ohio-   Hundreds of women and their supporters rallied outside of the Cuyahoga County Administration Building in downtown Cleveland on Tues, June 28 and then marched through the streets to Cleveland City Hall, an event hosted by Women's March Cleveland as a continuation of  rallies since Fri, June 24 when the U.S. Supreme Court issued its decision overturning Roe v Wade, the landmark 1973 decision that made abortion legal nationwide. The regularly scheduled county council meeting had been canceled due to the protest, meetings set ordinarily for the first and fourth Tuesday of each month, But activists said that they would return on Tues, July 5  for another rally in front of the county administration building, and that at that time they plan to speak before the 11-member county council. "You can run but you can't hide," said head Women's  March Cleveland organizer Kathy Wray Coleman regard

Clevelandurbannews.com and Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com CLEVELAND, Ohio-  Women in greater Cleveland will rally on Tue, June 28, 2022 outside of the Cuyahoga County Administration building in downtown Cleveland beginning at 4:45pm as we continue our protests over the Supreme Court overturning Roe v Wade. Activists want county council members to speak out for women of greater Cleveland as we fight for our lives and for reproductive rights in Ohio. The Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v Wade relegated authority over abortion to the state legislatures in the country, and women are in trouble in Ohio relative to its largely male and predominantly Republican state legislature.  CLICK HERE TO GO TO THE FACEBOOK EVENT PAGE FOR THIS EVENT  This event will go forward with or without a county council meeting This will be a peaceful event. We shall also address other issues, including the allocation of resources where women's issues are not in the budget during a crisis period fo

  By   Michelle Nicks (WOIO)   Cleveland 19 News CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE AT CLEVELAND 19 NEWS Published: Jun. 24, 2022  CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - Abortion rights protesters in Cleveland are willing to camp out all night for their cause on the steps at Cleveland City Hall. On Friday, hundreds of people who believe women should still have a right to choose took their fight to the streets. The group organized by the group Women’s March Cleveland, marched in downtown Cleveland, just hours after the U.S. Supreme Court’s controversial and landmark decision to overturn Roe v. Wade after 50 years. Kathy Wray Coleman leads Women’s March Cleveland and organized the rally and march, “This is a sad day for Cleveland, a sad day for our nation and it’s unprecedented, it’s reprehensible what they are doing to women.” Alexis Peredis of Tampa in Cleveland for a training program took part in the protest and said, “Banning abortions doesn’t mean no one gets abortions, it just means banning sa

Clevelandurbannews.com and Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com RALLY TODAY, FRIDAY, JUNE 24, 2022- FREE STAMP AT WILLARD PARK NEXT TO AT CLEVELAND CITY HALL IN DOWNTOEN CLEVELAND THE . U.S. SUPREME COURT OVERTURNED ROE V WADE TODAY Cleveland, Ohio:  https://www.facebook.com/event... CLEVELAND, Ohio Women's March Cleveland's Roe v Wade Decision Day Action, a rally in fact, isset for June 24, 2022 at the Free Stamp at Willard Park in downtown Cleveland next to Ciy Hall since the U.S. Supreme Court's anticipated decision in a celebrated case out of Jackson, Mississippi that will serve to overturn Roe v Wade has been issued. The event contact telephone number is Women's March Cleveland at (216) 659-0473. We will gather at 5pm, give speeches y 5:30 pm and then march in the streets at 6pm. According to a Supreme Court leak, the high court was expected tp release its opinion in late June of 2022 in a Mississippi case that threatens Roe v Wade, the 1973 landmark U.S. Supreme

Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Judge Joan Synenberg and former Newburgh Hts. mayor Trevor Elkins Clevelandurbannews.com and Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com By Kathy Wray Coleman, associate publisher, editor-in-chief CLEVELAND URBAN NEWS.COM- CLEVELAND, Ohio- A Republican Cuyahoga County common pleas judge in Cleveland, Ohio ignored a plea agreement between prosecutors and former Newburgh Hts. mayor Trevor Elkins, a Democrat, and handed the former suburban mayor jail time anyway, an option the judge could exercise under Ohio law. In rejecting the  plea agreement that included no jail time, five years probation, and a fine, the judge issued a minimal fine and sentenced Elkins to six months in jail, with 150 days of that suspended, coupled with one year of community control and  200 hours of community service. If he completes the 200 hours of community service, the judge  said she would consider early termination of his probation. Some sources say the judge's actions were politicall

New Cuyahoga County Democratic Party Chairman David Brock and 11th Congressional District Congresswoman Shontel M. Brown (D-OH), a Warrensville Heights Democrat and the former chair of the county Democratic party, its first woman and first Black party chair By Kathy Wray Coleman, associate publisher, editor-in-chief CLEVELAND URBAN NEWS.COM- EUCLID, Ohio- Executive committee members of the Cuyahoga County Democratic Party chose Cleveland west side organizer David Brock during a meeting on Saturday to lead the county Democratic party as the midterm elections near, an election for party chair that saw Blacks lose their grip on the powerful party once led by 11th Congressional District Congressman Shontel M. Brown  A former county councilwoman, Brown succeeded Marcia L Fudge in Congress, Fudge her political mentor and a 12-year congresswoman who vacated her congressional seat in March of 2021 to serve as secretary of housing and urban development with President Joe Biden's administrat