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Congresswoman Marcia  L. Fudge (D-Ohio)  (left) and U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder Cleveland Urban News.Com and  The Kathy Wray Coleman Online News Blog.Com, Ohio's No 1 and   No 2 online Black newspapers  ( www.clevelandurbannews.com ) and  ( www.kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com ).  Reach us by phone at 216-659-0473 and by email at   editor@clevelandurbannews.com CLEVELAND, Ohio-  Today, Congresswoman Marcia L. Fudge (OH-11), a Warrensville Heights Democrat whose predominantly Black 11th congressional district includes East Cleveland and parts of the cities of Cleveland and  Akron, Ohio , and who chairs the Congressional Black Caucus of Blacks in Congress,  sent a   letter   to U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder asking him to examine House Bill 269 and Senate Bill 238, two pending bills in the Ohio State Legislature  which impose photo identification restrictions and reduce early voting days, respectively. In her letter to Holder, America's first Black U.S.

East side Cleveland Councilmen Michael Polensek, Kevin Conwell, and Jeff Johnson, all three of whom opposed the $30 million deal for upgrades to FirstEnergy Stadium for the Cleveland Browns along with west side councilpersons Brian Cummins and Dona Brady. West side Cleveland Councilpersons Brian Cummins and Dona Brady, both of whom opposed the $30 million stadium deal for Cleveland Browns along with east side Councilmen Jeff Johnson, Kevin Conwell and Michael Polensek Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson, who convinced city council to pass an ordinance by a 13 to 5 vote at its meeting Monday night to fund $30 million over a period of 15 years for upgrades to the First Energy Stadium for the Cleveland Browns. Councilman Zack Reed was the only councilperson that did not vote on the measure and he was absent from Monday night's meeting. By Kathy Wray Coleman, editor-in-chief,  Cleveland Urban News.Com and  The Kathy Wray Coleman Online News Blog.Com, Ohio's No 1 and

Cuyahoga County Executive Ed FitzGerald, (left), a Democrat who hopes to unseat Republican Ohio Governor John Kasich in next year's  gubernatorial race, and his lieutenant governor running mate State Senator Eric Kearney, a Cincinnati Democrat. FitzGerald announced last week his selection of Kearney to run with him on the Democratic ticket. By Kathy Wray Coleman, editor-in-chief,  Cleveland Urban News.Com and  The Kathy Wray Coleman Online News Blog.Com, Ohio's No 1 and   No 2 online Black newspapers  ( www.clevelandurbannews.com ) and  ( www.kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com ).  Reach us by phone at 216-659-0473 and by email at   editor@clevelandurbannews.com CLEVELAND, Ohio-Governor hopeful Ed FitzGerald, a Democrat who will likely resign from his Cuyahoga County Executive job by the end of this year or early next year, has chosen a Black state senator from Cincinnati, Ohio for his lieutenant governor running mate in hopes of unseating Republican Gov. John Kasich in n

Outgoing East Cleveland City Council President Dr. Joy Jordan George L. Forbes, (left) and Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson By Kathy Wray Coleman, editor-in-chief,  Cleveland Urban News.Com and  The Kathy Wray Coleman Online News Blog.Com, Ohio's No 1 and   No 2 online Black newspapers  ( www.clevelandurbannews.com ) and  ( www.kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com ).  Reach us by phone at 216-659-0473 and by email at   editor@clevelandurbannews.com "The members of East Cleveland City Council are against any proposed merger, the  citizens of East Cleveland need an East Cleveland City Council to  represent them, and we intend to  keep the autonomy or independence of our city to protect the best interests of our community," ....Quote by East Cleveland City Council President Dr. Joy Jordan in the article below EAST CLEVELAND, Ohio- All five members of East Cleveland City council, including outgoing council president Dr. Joy Jordan  , are voicing opposition to a controv

Davida Burns CLEVELAND, Ohio- Community activists and family members of Davida Burns, 42, whose murdered body was found in a home on Cleveland's east side after a 911 call brought firefighters there late last week, will hold a vigil tonight, Nov 22, 2013, at 7:30 pm, at 3970 East 121st Street in Cleveland. (Contacts are Art McKoy at 216-253-4070, Judy Martin at 216-990-0679, and Kathy Wray Coleman at 216-659-0473) The Cuyahoga County coroner has determined her death a homicide and said she died of blunt force injuries to the head and brain. Cleveland police responded to a fire in the upstairs bedroom at the home where tonight's  vigil will be held and said they found Burn's body in the basement. Her assailant is still at large and police have no suspects to date. She leaves behind seven children, some of them grown.  "There is an epidemic of rape and murder of women in Cleveland and we call for additional resources and more police and detectives on the stree

By Kathy Wray Coleman, Cleveland Urban News.Com and  The Kathy Wray Coleman Online News Blog.Com, Ohio's No 1 and No 2 online Black news venues  ( www.clevelandurbannews.com )  Reach Cleveland Urban News.Com by email at editor@clevelandurbannews.com and by phone at 216-659-0473 CLEVELAND, Ohio- Cleveland Urban News.Com, Ohio's most read online Black newspaper, remembers the late United States President John Fitzgerald Kennedy as the 50th anniversary of his unprecedented assassination approaches on November 22, 2013. Often referred to as "Jack," JFK was the 35th president of the United States of America and served from January 1961 until his untimely death. He died from a gunshot wound to the head while riding in a motorcade   during a parade in Dallas, Texas, and at the hands of infamous assassin Lee Harvey Oswald, who was later killed himself.  A year after his death Congress passed the Civil Rights Act of 1964. A Democr

George Friday,  national  field organizer for the Bill of Rights Defense Committee out of  Northampton,  Massachusetts CLEVELAND,Ohio-  Cleveland Urban News.Com News Brief  www.clevelandurbannews.com , and  www.kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com  By Kathy Wray Coleman, publisher, editor-in-chief CLEVELAND,Ohio-Greater Cleveland community activists groups will meet  on three separate occasions this week beginning today with Bill of Rights Defense Committee Field Organizer George Friday (pictured) for pointers on community organizing in the wake of abandoned homes where women have been found raped and murdered in large numbers,  rampant foreclosure impropriety,  and violence against women and nothing being done about it. Also at issue are police murders of unarmed people, inequities in the legal system and discrimination against minority contractors. The first forum is at 5 pm, today, Nov. 20, 2013, in the basement for the Fifth Third Bank Building at 3500 Lorain Ave at Fulton

President Barack Obama delivers remarks at ArcelorMittal Steel Factory  in Cleveland, Ohio on November 14, 2013 (Official White House Photo By Lawrence Jackson) From Left: Cleveland NAACP Executive Director Sheila Wright, Dr. Charles Modlin, a Cleveland Clinic kidney transplant surgeon who chairs the Cleveland NAACP Health Committee, 100 Black Men of Greater Cleveland President Terry Maynard, and City of Cleveland Department of Public Health Director Karen Butler.  They spearheaded  a health care insurance enrollment forum under the Affordable Care Act in conjunction with President Obama's visit to the Cleveland area on Thursday. Ohio 11th Congressional District Congresswoman Marcia L. Fudge (left) , a Warrensville Heights Democrat who also  chairs  the Congressional Black Caucus, and state Sen. Nina Turner, a Cleveland Democrat. Both were key to President Obama's 2012 campaign for reelection and campaigned heavily for the president. President Barack Obama than

  By Karl Kimbrough (pictured), Cleveland Urban News.Com Sportswriter (kimbrough@clevelandurbannews.com).    Cleveland Urban News.Com and The Kathy Wray Coleman Online News Blog.Com, Ohio's No 1 and No 2 online Black news venues  ( www.clevelandurbannews.com )  Reach Cleveland Urban News.Com by email at editor@clevelandurbannews.com and by phone at 216-659-0473 CLEVELAND, Ohio -Since the 2010-2011 NBA basketball season the Cleveland Cavaliers have had one of the worst defensive teams in the league. Last season they were statistically last in defensive field goal percentage, giving up 47.6 percent.  Cleveland Cavaliers Coach Mike Brown When general manager Chris Grant fired former head Coach Byron Scott and brought Mike Brown back to replace him, it was no secret that Cavaliers management saw a need to overhaul the defense. So with that in mind, this season would be one of transition to a defensive culture. However, with so many offensive minded players would this truly

From the Metro Desk of Cleveland Urban News.Com and The Kathy Wray Coleman Online News Blog.Com, Ohio's No 1 and No 2 online Black news venues  ( www.clevelandurbannews.com )  Reach Cleveland Urban News.Com by email at editor@clevelandurbannews.com and by phone at 216-659-0473 FREE 2013 Holiday Meals   Looking for a free Holiday meal this season? Here's a list of locations that are serving them up this holiday season! If you wish to submit a FREE HOLIDAY MEAL event, please email  web@19actionnews.com  with the date, time and location of your FREE EVENT. TBA SALVATION ARMY - MANSFIELD 47 South Main St. Mansfield, OH 44902 (419) 525-2912 Food Pantry Open 9:30-11:15 daily   PROJECT SEVA - ST. COLMAN'S 2021 West. 65th St. Cleveland, OH 44102 (216) 651-0550 Thanksgiving - TBA ST. MATTHEW UNITED METHODIST 8601 Wade Park Ave. Cleveland, OH 44106 (216) 231-7622 Thanksgiving - TBA 5TH CHURCH OF GOD 2182 E 38th St.