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  Democrats gather this week on Cleveland's west side for a campaign event before the Nov. 8 general election. From left: Democratic nominee for Ohio attorney general sta te Representative Jeff Crossman of Parma, a union member, Democratic nominee for Ohio secretary of state Cincinnati Councilwoman Chelsea Clark, Democratic nominee for governor Nan Whaley of Dayton, 11th Congressional District Congresswoman Shontel Brown, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown of Cleveland, and Democratic lieutenant governor candidate Cuyahoga County Councilwoman Cheryl Stephens, a former Cleveland Heights mayor (Photo by Cuyahoga County Democratic Women's Caucus) Clevelandurbannews.com and   Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com   By Kathy Wray Coleman, associate publisher, editor CLEVELAND, Ohio – With the Nov. 8 general election just days away, including midterm elections relative to seats up for grabs in congress and in the U.S. Senate, some Democrats seeking statewide office in Ohio, including for gover

      Newly elected prime minister of Israel  Benjamin Netanyahu TEL AVIV, Israel – Benjamin Netanyahu will return to power, thanks to the rise of Israel's far right, which won a majority of parliament seats in Tuesday's election, final results showed Thursday. The rise of religious parties ousted the establishment left-wing party for the first time since 1992.  CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE AS USATODAY.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 .  

  Robert Shepherd, 30, and Frank Q. Jackson, 24, the late grandson of former Cleveland mayor Frank Jackson whom Shepherd lured to his killing  on Sept 19, 2021. Clevelandurbannews.com and Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com By Kathy Wray Coleman, associate publisher, editor-in-chief Clevelandurbannews.com -CLEVELAND, Ohio- The Cleveland man accused of setting up the murder of former Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson's 24-year-old grandson by luring him to the murder scene was convicted on Monday of aggravated murder in his death by a Cuyahoga County common pleas jury. After deliberating for six hours, jurors found Robert Shepherd, 30, guilty on all four counts, including murder, aggravated murder and felonious assault, in the shooting death in September of 2021 of Frank Q. Jackson, though he was not charged with pulling the trigger. Common Pleas Court Judge Deena Calabrese scheduled sentencing for Nov. 15 and Shepherd, who is Black and a member of the heartless felon gang, faces life

  U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, the first Black female Supreme Court justice,  cautions her conservative judicial colleagues on the high court's bench of possibly overturning affirmative action altogether nationwide, saying it would create an inequity for Black and Hispanic students and make it harder for colleges and universities to recruit such students. The court is expected to rule next year on the controversial affirmative action issue in seprate cases brought against Harvard University and the University of North Carolina as to the admissions process for students WASHINGTON, D.C. — Conservative Supreme Court justices on Monday, via oral arguments held before the court,  indicated they are willing to end the explicit consideration of race in college admissions as they weighed cases challenging affirmative action policies at the University of North Carolina and Harvard University. Members of the court's conservative majority questioned the legal rationa

City of Cleveland Director of Community Relations Board Angela-Shute Woodson, also senior advisor to Mayor Justin M. Bibb   Clevelandurbannews.com and Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com CLEVELAND, Ohio Angela Shute-Woodson, director of the community relations board for the city of Cleveland and senior advisor to Mayor Justin M. Bibb, has been added as a speaker for the Cleveland Imperial Avenue Murders anniversary rally and vigil, which will be hosted by the Imperial Women Coalition and other Cleveland area activist groups and is Sat, Oct., 29, 2022 beginning at 1pm at 12205 Imperial Avenue on the city's largely Black east side. For more information contact the Imperial Women Coalition at (216) 659-0473. Mayor Bibb, 35, took office in January of this year and is the city’s fourth Black mayor. He succeeded outgoing mayor Frank Jackson, 75, a four-term Black mayor and the city's longest serving mayor who opted against seeking a fifth term in office. "We will remember th

Keynote speakers for the Oct 29, 2022 anniversary rally and vigil on Imperial Avenue in Cleveland, Ohio where serial killer Anthony Sowell murdered 11 Black women are from left: Cleveland  activists Angelique Malone and Ilyese Walwyn, state Sen Nickie Antonio, Cleveland Councilman Kevin Conwell, and Melissa Graves, CEO of the Journey Center for Safety and Healing in Cleveland (previously the domestic violence and child advocacy center). Malone's mother, Christine Malone, who left behind eight children, was one of some five Black women murdered in Cleveland along E 93rd Street and Ilyse Walwyn is a member of the grassroots group the Black Women's Army of Cleveland Clevelandurbannews.com and   Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com CLEVELANDURBANNEWS.COM , CLEVELAND, Ohio- Keynotes speakers for an anniversary  rally  and vigil scheduled for  1 pm on Sat, Oct 29, 2022 on Imperial Avenue in Cleveland's Mt. Pleasant neighborhood where the home of the late serial killer Anthony Sowe