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Dr. Warren Morgan was chosen by the Cleveland Board of Education as CEO of the Cleveland Metropolitan School District, Cleveland's largely Black public school district Clevelandurbannews.com and   Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com   By Kathy Wray Coleman, associate publisher, editor-in-chief, and political, educational, and investigative  journalist CLEVELAND, Ohio - The Cleveland Board of Education, whose members are appointed by the city mayor under state law, has chosen a Black man to replace outgoing CEO Dr. Eric Gordon and to lead Cleveland's largely Black 33,000 pupil public school district. Gordon held the position for 11 years and until Mayor Justin Bibb, a visionary Black mayor who took office in January 2022, decided that education would be a major priority relative to his first term as mayor, and that the school district district in the majority Black major American city of some 372,00 people needs fresh leadership. Dr. Warren Morgan, who is Black, and Dr. Ricardo

  COLUMBUS, Ohio  — The effort to make it more difficult to  amend the state’s constitution  is one step closer to making it on ballots. Senate Joint Resolution 2 , which is widely supported by Republican lawmakers and has garnered no Democratic support, would increase the threshold to amend the state’s constitution from a simple majority to 60%.   CLICK HERE TO GO TO READ THE FULLL ARTICLE AT NBC4I.COM Clevelandurbannews.com and   Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com , the most read Black digital newspaper and Black blog in Ohio and in the Midwest. Tel: (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 .

Clevelandurbannews .com and Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com , Ohio's most read Black digital newspaper and Black blog.Tel: (216) 659-0473 and Email: editor@clevelandurbannews.com. By Kathy Wray Coleman, associate publisher, editor-in-chief CLEVELANDURBANNEWS.COM, LOUISVILLE, Kentucky- Ridden by jockey   Javier Castellano and  with odds of 15-1, Mage edged Two Phil's, which came in second place, and Zandon, which took third, to win the 149th running of the Kentucky Derby on Saturday at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky.   Seven horses died leading up to the Derby but that did not dim the excitement.  “I never give up, I always try hard,” jockey Castellano said after winning the race before some 150,000 fans. “It took me a little while to get there, to finally get it.” It was Castellano's 16th try for a Derby win  A  Gustavo Delgado-trained colt, Mage won the first race of its career, overtaking Two Phil's at Saturdays' Derby by one length.  And the coveted

Clevelandurbannews.com and Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com Staff article CLEVELAND, Ohio- Nancy Ruiz, the mother of Cleveland Seymour Avenue survivor Gina DeJesus who fought with community activists for years to find her missing daughter, will join a list of speakers for the upcoming 10 year anniversary rally of the escape of the Seymour Avenue survivors on Saturday, May 6, 2023 at 2207 on Seymour Avenue. The event is from noon-2pm where the since demolished home of the late serial rapist Ariel Castro once stood. Contact tel (216) 659-0473 Other rally speakers include state Sen Nickie Antonio, state Rep Juanita Brent, Elaine Gohlstin of the Black Women's PAC of Ohio and Greater Cleveland, Sylvia Colon of the Cleveland Family Center for Missing Children and Adults, Cleveland Councilpersons Kevin Conwell and Joe Jones, and family members of missing and murdered women and girls of Cleveland, activists from the Black Women's Army, Rise Up 4 Abortion Rights, Imperial Women Coa

  The Spinners, and Missy Elliott Clevelandurbannews .com and- Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com , By Kathy Wray Coleman, editor-in-chief, associate publisher CLEVELAND URBAN NEWS.COM, CLEVELAND, Ohio –  The Cleveland-based Rock & Roll Hall of Fame has chosen its inductees for the class of 2023 with  Kate Bush, Sheryl Crow, Missy Elliott, George Michael, Willie Nelson, Rage Against the Machine and the Spinners making the cut for the performer category.  Elliott, the Spinners and a Tribe Called Quest, which was not chosen for induction, were the only Blacks nominated out of 14 nominees in the performer category.  Others winning induction are DJ Kool Herc and Link Wray in the Musical Influence Award category. Chaka Khan, Al Kooper and Bernie Taupin will be inducted as Musical Excellence Award recipients, and the late Don Cornelius will be honored with the Ahmet Ertegun Award. “This year’s incredible group of Inductees reflects the diverse artists and sounds that define rock & r

  Shammas Malik   Clevelandurbannews.com and   Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com   By Kathy Wray Coleman, associated publisher, editor AKRON, Ohio - On the heels of a no indictment by a Summit County grand jury in a case where eight Akron cops who gunned down 25-year old Jayland Walker shooting 94 bullets as he ran away from police escaped criminal charges, Akron voters on Tuesday chose a new mayor to lead the city of some 190,000 people  A Harvard graduate and first term councilman, Shammas Malik, 32, was elected the presumptive mayor of Akron in a seven-way, all Democratic nonpartisan primary race, according to unofficial results from the Summit County Board of Elections. And if nobody files to run in the November election, he will run unopposed.  "Change is coming," Malik said during a campaign watch party before supporters and family members, and the media  He also said that safety and youth violence will be a priority during his tenure as mayor.  Malik won with 43.2% o

Newly appointed Cleveland Foundation President and CEO Lillian Kuri CLEVELAND, Ohio– The Cleveland Foundation Board of Directors today announced that distinguished architect Lillian Kuri has been unanimously named the organization’s 10th president and CEO, effective Aug. 1, 2023. She will succeed Ronn Richard, who in January announced that he will be retiring this summer after a 20-year tenure at the helm of the foundation. Kuri, 53, is the first woman to hold the president and CEO position full time in the 109-year history of the Cleveland Foundation, the world's first community foundation and one of the largest today with reported assets of $2.5 billion and annual grants of more than $100 million. The daughter of Lebanese immigrants and a Northeast Ohio native, she earned a master of architecture in urban design from Harvard University and a bachelor’s degree in architecture from Kent State University. She is also licensed as an architect in Ohio. Leading up to her new position,