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Cleveland, Ohio (August 25, 2023)  - With many young people having started or soon starting the new school year, Councilman Richard Starr (Ward 5)  hosted the second annual Ward 5 Festival Resource Fair & Parade last weekend.  Dignitaries there included Council President Blaine Griffin, some other council persons, and Cleveland Municipal Housing Court Magistrate Jeff Johnson, a former councilman himself.    The parade kicked off on Sat. Aug 19 at 3:00 pm in the rear parking lot of Jane Addams High School on the city's east side  and will end at the Friendly Inn Settlement, the site of the Resource Fair.    The Resource Fair ran from 3:00 pm to 9:00 pm and  included book-bag distributions, free haircuts and braiding for youth, free food, live entertainment, carnival rides and activities, and a DJ competition. The winner of the DJ competition won a year contract to be the official DJ for all Ward 5 events hosted by Councilman Starr.    The organizer of the Ward 5 Festival Resourc

Donald Trump CLEVELAND, Ohio - Though polls show he is the clear front- runner for the 2024 Republican nomination, former president Donald Trump confirmed this week that he will not participate in the first presidential debate on Wednesday in Milwaukee. It will feature top candidates among the crowded GOP field of contenders hoping to win Republican and other support.  More specifically, the real estate mogul, s tating that the public already “knows who I am,” Trump wrote on social media Sunday that  “I will therefore not be doing the debates!” A Trump adviser , however, has said  that the former president could still decide to participate in a later primary debate. Wednesday’s primary debate is the first relative to the upcoming 2024 presidential election, and sources say the former president had been telling advisors and others that he will skip the debate, which comes on the heels of his latest indictment.  A grand jury in Georgia voted Aug 14 to indict  Trump  and 18 affiliates in

                                            Former president Donald Trump FULTON, COUNTY, Georgia -A grand jury in Georgia voted Monday to indict  former President Donald Trump (pictured) and 18 others in Fulton County District Attorney Fanie Willis' investigation into 2020 election interference. The former president branded this latest indictment, a widespread 14-count indictment, another witch hunt to try to derail his candidacy for president as he remains the front -runner for the Republican nomination and campaign donations continue to pile up after each indictment he faces.  Willis is Black, and this latest indictment marks the fourth time the former president has been indicted since last year announcing that he is making a third bid for the presidency, and in 2024 in a crowded field of GOP wannabees. The 18 co-defendants, charged collectively with 41 felony counts all together, include former Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani, also the former mayor of New York City, former White H

Clevelandurbannews.com and   Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com , CLEVELAND, Ohio (August 11, 2023)  - The historic annual Glenville Festival - a family-friendly end-of-summer event, returns to Sam Miller Park  in Cleveland on Saturday, August 12 on the city's east side.    The event, also billed as the "50th anniversary of Hip Hop,"takes place from 12:00 pm - 8:00 pm at Sam Miller Park at East 88th Street and Saint. Clair Avenue. city officials said in a press  release on Friday.    The festival will include food vendors, a youth boxing championship, live music, and events celebrating the fiftieth anniversary of hip-hop music. It  will also include a Youth Village featuring 15 different play areas, two giant bounce houses, a mile-long inflatable obstacle course, giant Connect 4 Basketball, human foosball, and more!    Councilmembers Kevin Conwell (Ward 9) and Anthony Hairston (Ward 10) are key sponsors of the annual event.  "The Glenville Festival represents the be

Women's March Cleveland leads some 2,500 women and their supporters via a protest for reproductive rights and abortion access held on Oct. 2, 2021 at Market Square Park in Cleveland, Ohio, a sister march to marches held in cities across the country that day spearheaded by Women's March National out of Washington, D.C. ( Photo by David Petkiewicz of the Cleveland Plain Dealer Newspaper and Cleveland.com). Ohio's largest grassroots women's rights group, Women's March Cleveland and its supporters  rallied and marched again, on June 24, 2023 outside of Cleveland City Hall, a year after the Supreme Court, on June 24, 2022,  overturned Roe v Wade. Clevelandurbannews.com and Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com Clevelandurbannews.com and Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com CLEVELAND,Ohio- Ohio State Issue 1, the ballot issue that would have increased the threshold for future amendments to the Ohio Constitution from the currently required simple majority to a 60 percent su

CLEVELAND, Ohio - Cleveland City Council learned earlier today of Operation 216, a planned partnership announced this afternoon between the Cleveland Division of Police and the U.S. Marshals Office to combat violent crime. The rise in violent crime this summer has unnerved many community members in the largely Black major American city of Cleveland.    Council President Blaine A. Griffin, an east side councilman,  said in a city council press release issued on Tuesday that he has confidence in U.S. Marshalsand  the city's police department and its leadership team under Police Chief Wayne Drummond and Mayor Justin M. Bibb. , "I have a longstanding relationship with Chief Drummond and U.S. Marshal Elliot. I am confident they will build a comprehensive plan to apprehend the bad actors and that they will effectively get to the root of violent crime in our city. Clevelanders deserve safe neighborhoods. Safety is the top priority that our city can provide."     City Council Saf

Former President Trump  was  indicted on four counts   Tuesday by a grand jury convened by   special counsel  Jack Smith  over alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 election. He was arraigned in federal district court in Washington, D.C. on Thursday and pleaded not guilty to all counts.  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 .