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Ohio Sen Nickie Antonio (lt)  with Ohio Supreme Court Justice Melody Stewart before she was sworn-in by Justice Stewart on Dec 27, 2022 (photo by Billy Sharp) Ohio Sen Nickie Antonio (2nd from lt) with her family and Ohio Supreme Court Justice Melody Stewart (3rd from lt) at Antonio's swearing-in. Justice Stewart swore in the state senator whose 23rd district includes Parma, Lakewood, and 14 of Cleveland's 17 wards (photo by Billy Sharp) Ohio Sen Nickie Antonio (lt) with Ohio Supreme Court Justice Melody Stewart at Antonio's swearing-in for another term  (photo by Fred Barkley) Ohio Sen Nickie Antonio is sworn-in by Ohio Supreme Justice Melody Stewart at Antonio's swearing-in (photo by Fred Barkley) Lakewood Mayor Meghan George at Ohio Sen Nickie Antonio's swearing is sworn-in (photo by Billy Sharp) Ohio Sen Nickie Antonio (3rd from lt) with  community activists  of Cleveland at her  swearing-in. Activist Delores Gray, president of the Carl Stokes Brigade, is pictur

U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH), a Cleveland Democrat Clevelandurbannews.com and Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com Staff article WASHINGTON, D.C. –  Today, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) , a Cleveland Democrat and Ohio's most prominent Democrat, announced that his  African American Burial Grounds Preservation Act   was included in the FY2023 Omnibus Spending Package. The bipartisan legislation is co-spo nsored by Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT) and after passing both the House and  Senate now heads to President Joe Biden's desk to be signed into law. It  opens the door for grants and related research on the identification and preservation of African American burial grounds nationwide. Brown first introduced similar legislation in 2019 after  he visited Union Baptist Cemetery in Cincinnati  following news reports of vandalism at the cemetery and the cemetery's call for much-needed repairs. Union Baptist Cemetery was founded in 1864 and includes the remains of former slaves,

Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb Clevelandurbannews.com and Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com By Kathy Wray Coleman, editor CLEVELAND, Ohio- As Christmas Day approaches in the largely Black major American city of Cleveland in the midst of an upcoming snow blizzard, freezing cold temperatures and extremely hazardous weather for Northeast Ohio and the region, city officials and the Department of Public Works say they are prepared, including helping the city's homeless and plowing the city's neighborhood streets Mayor Justin Bibb, the city's fourth Black mayor behind Frank Jackson, who retired last year after four terms as mayor, and new Department of Works Director Frank Williams promise an improvement from last year's first major snow storm where a plethora of residents and business owners were snowed in and the streets a literal mess, a debacle that drew heightened media attention and a wealth of complaints from residents and members of city council. The city has extend

  Cleveland Browns lead quarterback Deshaun Watson   Clevelandurbannews.com and Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com  Staff article  CLEVELAND, Ohio- Quarterback Deshaun Watson played his first home game with the Cleveland Browns on Saturday at First Energy Stadium coming off of an 11-game suspension for violating NFL standards and offending a wealth of women who sued him for alleged sexual behavior and other sexual malfeasance before he joined the Browns earlier this year. His debut on the field with the team, however, came last month against the Houston Texans. The Browns beat the Baltimore Ravens 13-3 on Saturday, a much needed win and a win that brings the Browns win-loss record to 6-8, and the Ravens 9-5.  The Browns are now third in the AFC North and the Ravens second, behind the Cincinnati Bengals. It was Watson's third game since reinstatement and while he was not spectacular, he got the job done. And there were no protests outside of FirstEnergy Stadium from women's gr

  Omnisun Azali ,  36, the son of a Cuyahoga County Common pleas judge. A common pleas  jury, on Friday, Dec 9,  2022, found him guilty of murdering his wife Clevelandurbannews.com and Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com By Kathy Wray Coleman, associate publisher, editor-in-chief CLEVELAND, Ohio - The son of a Black Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas judge was sentenced Wednesday for murdering his wife in May of 2021 in a case that has drawn national attention. Visiting and retired Judge Patricia Cosgrove sentenced Ominsun Azali, 36 of Euclid who was indicted on several felony charges and faced 15-years to life on the murder conviction alone, to life in prison with the possibility of parole in 21 years for shooting and killing his wife, Mzaka Azali. She took the liberty to chastise him before she sentenced him to time behind bars, saying he had taken the life of a young mother and wife unnecessarily. Following a two week long trial a  Cuyahoga County common pleas jury at the ju