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  Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney (CNN) Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney , the most ardent Republican critic of   Donald Trump   in Congress, vowed to carry on her fight against the former President and the election-denying movement he leads in a speech Tuesday night after conceding   defeat in her primary . She'll lose to Trump-backed attorney  Harriet Hageman ,  CNN reported. "This primary election is over," Cheney said in her speech. "But now the real work begins."  CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE AT CNN.COM Clevelandurbannews.com and   Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com   the most read Black digital newspaper and blog in Ohio and in the Midwest T el: (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 .

East Cleveland Mayor Brandon King Clevelandurbannews.com and   Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com EAST CLEVELAND, Ohio- East Cleveland Mayor Brandon King is facing a recall effort after the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections on Thursday certified 322 valid petition signatures,11 more than the 311 needed to put the issue before voters, likely for the Nov 8 general election. Per the city charter, the Black mayor has until Aug. 18 to resign or face a recall vote in November. If the recall is successful Council President Nathaniel Martin will step up as mayor until a runoff election can be held in early 2023. Governed by a mayor and city council, East Cleveland is a 99 percent Black and impoverished suburb of Cleveland. It has a population of some 14,000 people and    59 percent of household income is less than $25,000. It is one of the poorest cities in Ohio with a majority of its residents living below the poverty line. Its mayor and members of city council are all Democrats The city ha

Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb (left) Clevelandurbannews.com and   Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com CLEVELAND, Ohio— Cleveland City Council at its regular meeting on Wednesday unanimously passed a Pay to Stay ordinance that gives housing renters in the city more rights and more stability. Under Pay to Stay, if a tenant is summoned to court for an eviction for non-payment of rent, he or she can stop the proceeding if  the full amount of rent owed is paid, plus any late fees. Previously landlords could secure evictions for non-payment of rent after an eviction filing in Cleveland Municipal Housing Court, even if the tenant comes up with the money owed during the eviction proceeding.   Housing evictions for other justifiable reasons are not impacted.   Under Ohio law, a tenant can be evicted for being just one day late or one dollar short on rent and Ohio is one of a handful of states that allows a tenant to be evicted in such a manner, though other legal requirements such as proper noti

Former United States president Donald Trump and current Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi   By Kathy Wray Coleman, associate publisher, editor-in-chief Clevelandurbannews.com and   Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com PALM BEACH, Florida- The FBI raided former president Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort residence in Palm Beach, Florida on Monday seeking classified documents and evidence of wrongdoing during his presidency, the raid the result of the execution of a search warrant that has the former president's Republican allies in an upheaval and media across the country in a frenzy.  It is the first time in American history that a search warrant has been executed against a former president and it was issued on the anniversary date of Richard Nixon’s Aug 4, 1974 resignation, which followed the Watergate scandal.  Democrats in Washington are elated as they renew the push for the Justice Department to bring criminal charges against the former president, a r

Clevelandurbannews.com and   Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com   By Kathy Wray Coleman, associate publisher, editor-in-chief WASHINGTON, D.C.- As the nation's K-12 students head back to the classroom, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is issuing COVID-19 recommendations for K-12 schools. The CDC is expected to make its recommendations official in coming days, Washington insiders have said. This includes minimizing both the "test to stay" requirement in which students exposed to COVID-19 take regular tests to stay in the classroom and the measures put in for social distancing, which is currently being phased out altogether. CDC COVID-19 recommendations regarding travel, churches, nursing homes and other similarly affected venues are also  expected to come later this month.  U.S. Department of Health and Services Secretary Xavier Becerra What exactly is the CDC? The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is the national public health agency of the Unite

    Tamara McLoyd                                            Cleveland Police Officer Shane Bartek   Clevelandurbannews.com and   Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com By Kathy Wray Coleman, associate publisher, editor-in-chief  CLEVELAND, Ohio - A 19-year old Black Cleveland area woman charged in connection with the 2021 New Year's Eve carjacking and shooting death of off-duty Cleveland police officer Shane Bartek in the Kamms Corner neighborhood on the city's largely White west side was convicted on Wednesday by a Cuyahoga County common pleas jury. Tamara McLoyd, of Garfield Heights, faced several charges relative to the officer's shooting death, including aggravated murder, aggravated robbery, felonious assault, grand theft, and having weapons under disability. She did not take the stand and testify at her own trial. Jurors deliberated for some four hours before reaching a verdict. Controversial common pleas Judge John O'Donnell, who presided over the trial, set senten

  Nineteen-year-old Tamara McLoyd (left) and 25-year-old Cleveland police officer Shane Bartek (right), whom she is accused of shooting to death on New Year's Eve in 2021. Clevelandurbannews.com and   Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com By Kathy Wray Coleman, associate publisher, editor-in-chief  CLEVELAND, Ohio - The fate of a 19-year old Black Cleveland area woman charged in connection with the 2021 New Year's Eve carjacking and shooting death of off-duty Cleveland police officer Shane Bartek in the Kamms Corner neighborhood on the city's largely White west side is in the hands of jurors, who will begin deliberating on Wednesday. Tamara McLoyd, of Garfield Heights, faced several charges relative to the officer's shooting death, including aggravated murder, aggravated robbery, felonious assault, grand theft, and having weapons under disability. She did not take the stand and testify at her own trial. Her attorneys told the jury that she was drunk and high when the inci