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Activists arrested: Led by Women's March National, thousands rally outside of the White House for support from Biden on abortion access with some arrested, the rally held three days after the president speaks in Cleveland, and a day after he issues an executive order on abortion following the Supreme Court's overturning of Roe v Wade on June 24....By editor Kathy Wray Coleman of Clevelandurbannews.com and Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com, Ohio's Black digital news leader

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Thousands of protesters, led by Women's March National, converge outside of the White House in Washington, D.C. on Sat, July 9, 2022 to seek support from President Joe Biden in the aftermath of the decision last month by the U.S. Supreme Court that overturned Roe v. Wade. Photo compliments of Women's March National. While there the protesters did a sit in and hundreds were arrested after refusing to disperse per police orders.   Led by head organizer Kathy Wray Coleman, Women's March Cleveland led a similar and smaller protest when Biden visted Cleveland, Ohio on July 6 to discuss the economy but nobody got arrested, a rally covered by Cleveland 19 News and other local media Clevelandurbannews.com and Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com WASHINGTON, D.C.- I n the aftermath of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade last month, Women’s March National led thousands of pro-choice marchers via a rally in front of the White House in Washington, D.C., on Sat July 9, 2

President Biden visits Cleveland as Women's March Cleveland rallies for reproductive rights and against gun violence at the event and was covered by 19 News.....Activists Kathy Wray Coleman and Alysa Cooper of Women's March Cleveland comment ....President Biden issued an executive order two days later aimed at safe guarding some abortion access and said the nation needs a law that codifies Roe v Wade,.... He added that women should vote in November

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Women's March Cleveland head organizer Kathy Wray Coleman at the rally for reproductive rights and against gun violence at President Joe Biden's July 6, 2022 visit to Max Hayes High School in Cleveland, Ohio By  Aria Janel Published: Jul. 6, 2022 at 6:30 PM EDT, Cleveland 19 News CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - Tons of protesters stood outside of  Max Hayes High School. They were hoping to get the attention of President Biden on his way inside to speak about the economy. Most of the protesters were there asking Biden to do something pertaining to reproductive rights, and the overturning of  Roe V. Wade. “It’s my body its my choice, I don’t understand why people  are trying to take that  right away from us,” said Alysa Cooper.  “It’s very important, if we don’t have rights to our own body  what do we have rights to?” But not all protesters shared her cry, one man held signs  fighting for the legalization of marijuana, while another held  a sign asking why the U.S. was sending so muc

Led by organizer Kathy Wray Coleman, Women's March Cleveland rallies hundreds at the Cuyahoga County Council meeting with County Executive Armond Budish pledging his support....By Clevelandurbannews.com and Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com, Ohio's Black digital news leader

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  Women's March Cleveland protesters, led by head organizer and Cleveland activist Kathy Wray Coleman (third from lett), march through the streets of Cleveland on Tue, July 5 after rallying outside of the Cuyahoga County Administration Building and speaking during the public comments section of the county council meeting (Photos by Dorothy Walwyn of Clevelandurbannews.com) Hundreds of protesters protest on the steps of Cleveland City Hall on Tuesday, July 5, 2022 following a march from the Cuyahoga County Administration Building  Women's March Cleveland protesters, led by head organizer and Cleveland activist Kathy Wray Coleman (pictured), march through the streets of Cleveland on Tue, July 5 after rallying outside of the Cuyahoga County Administration Building and speaking during the public comments section of the county council meeting  Hundreds of protesters march through the streets of Cleveland on Tue, July 5 after rallying outside of the Cuyahoga County Administration Bui

President Joe Biden to speak in Cleveland on July 6, 2022.... By editor Kathy Wray Coleman of Clevelandurbannews.com and Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com, Ohio's Black digital news leader

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United States President Joe Biden and newly sworn in U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, the first Black woman to sit on the nation's highest court. A Democrat in office since 2021, President Biden will visit Cleveland, Ohio on Wed., June 6 to promote his economic agenda Clevelandurbannews.com and Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com By Kathy Wray Coleman, associate publisher, editor-in-cheif WASHINGTON, D. C.  - President Joe Biden will speak ay Max Hayes High Schhol on Cleveland's west side on Wed. July 6, 2022 to deliver remarks on his economic agenda and his strategy of “building the economy from the bottom up and the middle out,” the White House said in a press release on Friday. It is the president's sixth visit to Ohio since taking office.  More details about the trip will be released in upcoming days.  The president's last visit to Cleveland was  last May at Cuyahoga Community College (Tri-C) where he discussed the economy. His upcoming visit comes

Ketanji Brown Jackson sworn in as the U.S. Supreme Court's first Black female justice....By Kathy Wray Coleman of Clevelandurbannews.com and Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com, Ohio's Black digital news leader

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  Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, the first Black woman  U.S. Supreme Court Justice, during U.S. Senate confirmation hearings   U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, the nation's first Black female justice, and U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH), a Cleveland Democrat  Pictured at right are former first lady Michelle Obama, the nation's first Black first lady, Vice President Kamala Harris, the country's first Black and first woman vice president, and the Honrable Justice Jackson    Ketanji Brown Jackson, the nation's first Black female justice, met with U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH), a Cleveland Democrat  two days   before she is confirmed as the first Black woman U.S. Supreme Court justice by a Senate vote of 53-47 earlier this year The prior nine-member U.S. Supreme Court with Justice Stephen Bryer, one of three liberals on the court, who has since retired and of whom Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, the nation's first Black female judge and Bryer's r