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Former President Donald Trump By Kathy Wray Coleman, editor WASHINGTON, D.C.- The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to hear former President Donald Trump's case on whether he is immune from prosecution on charges of trying to overturn the 2020 election that he lost to current president Joe Biden.  The nation's highest court will hear arguments in April and a ruling could come by the end of June, sources have said. Trump had claimed in the unprecedented legal case that he was immune from all criminal charges for acts that he said fell within his duties as president. including that he incited the Jan 6 insurrection at the nation's Capitol building.  A U.S. Court of Appeals panel out of Washington, D.C. rejected Mr Trump's argument earlier this month and he appealed to the Supreme Court that has three Trump appointees, Justices Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh, and Amy Coney-Barrett. The Supreme Court taking the case is, by some standards, a victory for the former presid

CLEVELAND, OHIO-ACTIVISTS UPDATE -Join activists at the Cleveland African-American Museum, 1765 Crawford Road in Cleveland Ward 7, from 5:30 pm-8 pm Tues., Feb., 27, 2024 for an activists forum on criminal justice reform in Cuyahoga County The event is free and open to the public We need all activists on deck, please!!!! Contact tels: (216) 804-7462 and (216) 659-0473. Guest speakers include county prosecutor candidate Matthew Ahn, Black elected officials( Cleveland Councilmen Joe Jones and Kevin Conwell), grassroots  activists, and victims of legal system impropriety. Issues include excessive  juvenile bind-overs of Black children, heightened crime and violence against women, court issues and more....  Participating groups include Imperial Women Coalition, Black on Black Crime Inc, Greater Cleveland Immigrant Support Network, Peace Action, Women's March Cleveland, Delores Gray's BrickHouse Wellness Center, Goddesses Blessing Goddesses, Art McKoy radio show, Carl Stokes Brigade

CLEVELAND, Ohio- As part of its Black History Month events, the Cleveland African- American Museum will host forums this week on the late Emperor Mansa Musa, museum executive director Frances Caldwell said in a news release. The events are Sun Feb 25 from 3 pm-6 pm and Mon Feb 26 from 10 am-1 pm  at the museum at 1765  Crawford Road in Cleveland Ward 7.  Speakers include Dr. Kuwanu Woods, Ed Hopson, and Mestophia Frame. Known worldwide for his wealth, generosity and strength,  Mansa Musa was the ruler of the  Mali Empire  in the 14th century from the 1375  Catalan Atlas  until his death in 1377. Clevelandurbannews.com and Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com , Ohio's most read Black digital newspaper and Black blog with some 5 million views on Google Plus alone.Tel: (216) 659-0473 and Email: editor@clevelandurbannews.com. Kathy Wray Coleman, editor-in-chief, and who trained for 17 years at the Call and Post Newspaper in Cleveland, Ohio. We interviewed former president Barack Obama

     Appeal to Ohio's Southern District attorney details concerns that Ohio's attorney general lacks capacity to conduct thorough investigation as to the House Bill 6 scandal   COLUMBUS – Ohio  Senate Democratic Leader Nickie J. Antonio (D-Lakewood)  and  House Minority Leader Allison Russo (D-Upper Arlington)  announced Thursday that they have sent a letter to the  United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio  requesting assistance from  U.S. Attorney Kenneth Parker  in the ongoing  House Bill (H.B.) 6  political corruption scandal.  The letter sent to U.S. Attorney Parker can be viewed   here . The request comes after recent  news reports   reveal, according to Antonio and Russo, that officials at the highest level of Gov Mike DeWin e's  administration failed to act in the taxpayer's interest when given evidence of proven or potential criminal activity relative to the FirstEnergy scandal that drew a 20 year prison sentence for former House speaker La

Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas Judge Nancy Margaret Russo failed to get the county Democratic Party endorsement for her bid this year for a judicial seat over her Democratic opponent, an assistant county prosecutor under County Prosecutor Mike O'Malley, who is also seeking  reelection. And the Cleveland Plain Dealer also refused to endorse her CLICK HERE FOR INVESTIGATIVE ARTICLE PART 1 CLICK HERE FOR INVESTIGATIVE ARTICLE PART 2 CLICK HERE TO READ INVESTIGATIVE ARTICLE PART 3 CLICK HERE FOR INVESTIGATIVE ARTICLE PART 4 Staff article: investigative article  CLEVELANDURANNEWS.COM-CLEVELAND, Ohio -Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas Judge Nancy Margaret Russo did not get the endorsement from the Cleveland Plain Dealer, Ohio's largest newspaper, after the county Democratic Party refused her an endorsement for her bid for a common pleas judicial seat this year and instead endorsed her male opponent. Ohio's closely-watched primary election is March 19 and will also in

                     Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas Judge Nancy Fuerst Staff article- investigative article  CLICK HERE FOR INVESTIGATIVE ARTICLE PART 1 CLICK HERE FOR INVESTIGATIVE ARTICLE PART 2 CLICK HERE TO READ INVESTIGATIVE ARTICLE PART 3 CLICK HERE FOR INVESTIGATIVE ARTICLE PART 4 Staff article: investigative article  CLEVELAND, Ohio-  The Cuyahoga County public defender's office, via chief county public defender Cullen Sweeney, is conspiring with Common Pleas Judge Nancy A. Fuerst, a former administrative and presiding judge of the 34-member, largely White general division common pleas bench in the county, to deny indigent Blacks counsel after she issues illegal warrants to jail them in the county jail where more than 20 inmates have died since 2018. And County Council is supporting Fuerst and Sweeney, saying that Fuerst has the sole responsibility to appoint counsel, not the county, which is also illegal and unconstitutional.  "We sent an attorney to talk to Ju