CLEVELAND, Ohio- U.S. Rep. Marcia L. Fudge and the Cleveland Chapter of the NAACP announced a call for the FBI and the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate the Sandford, FL. police department and its chief of police surrounding the murder of slain teenager Travon Martin and the failure of law enforcement authorities to initially charge volunteer neighborhood watchman George Zimmerman at a rally and remembrance program for Martin held Sun afternoon at Second New Hope Baptist Church in Cleveland that drew over 500 people.
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U.S. Rep. Fudge, Cleveland NAACP demand FBI, U.S. Justice Department investigation of Trayvon Martin case at rally at 2nd New Hope Church that drew 500 people with keynote speakers State Sen Turner , State Rep Patmon, and Vision of Angels, grassroots
Press release: Program for Trayvon Martin Rally, Sun., April 15, 3-6pm, 2nd New Hope Baptist Church, 2917 E. 116th St at Buckeye Ave.,Cleveland, keynote speakers are State Sen Turner, Cleveland New Black Panther Party's Qahhar , State Rep. Patmon
CLEVELAND,Ohio-"JUSTICE FOR TRAYVON MARTIN WEAR YOUR HOODIES RALLY" HOSTED BY THE VISION OF ANGELS DANCE TROOP AND OTHER YOUTH GROUPS IN COOPERATION WITH CLEVELAND AREA CLERGY, ELECTED OFFICIALS, GRASSROOTS FACTIONS, CLEVELAND NAACP, SCLC AND UNITED PASTOR'S IN MISSION AFFILIATES, THE IMPERIAL WOMEN COALITION, THE OFFICE OF CONGRESSWOMAN MARCIA L. FUDGE, BLACK ON BLACK CRIME INC., THE OPPRESSED PEOPLE'S NATION, THE CARL STOKES BRIGADE, CLEVELAND JOBS WITH JUSTICE, OCCUPY CLEVELAND, GODDESSES BLESSING GODDESSES, SURVIVORS/VICTIMS OF TRAGEDY, THE FAMILY CONNECTION, STOP TARGETING OHIO'S POOR, 100 BLACK MEN, THE EAST CLEVELAND COALITION, THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD AND OTHER COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS WITH PERFORMANCES BY THE VISION OF ANGELS AND OTHER YOUTH GROUPS AND KEYNOTE SPEAKERS THE HONORABLE STATE SENATOR NINA TURNER (D-25) AND CLEVELAND CHAPTER OF THE NEW BLACK PANTHER PARTY LEADER ABDUL QAHHAR , SPEECHES ALSO BY OHIO STATE REPRESENTATIVES BILL PATMON As A KEYNOTE SPEAKER, CLEVELAND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS, OTHER GRASSROOTS LEADERS
U.S. Rep. Marcia Fudge's Washington D.C. press secretary leaves post to serve as the Obama campaign's regional press secretary in Ohio
WASHINGTON, D.C.-The Washington, D.C. press secretary for U.S. Rep. Marcia L. Fudge (D-OH), a Warrensville Hts Democrat whose 11th Congressional District includes Cleveland's predominantly Black east side and Black pockets of Akron, a city some 35 miles south of Cleveland, has left her post to serve as an Ohio regional campaign press spokesperson for Obama for America, President Barack Obama's reelection campaign venue.
Laura Allen (pictured) told Cleveland Urban News.Com in a telephone interview yesterday from Washington, D.C. that she will begin working for the Obama campaign beginning next week and that Fudge has not found a replacement for her yet, and she said that she does not know what regional post she will be assigned to but that she has, in fact, joined the Obama 2012 campaign.
"I start next week," said Allen, who said also that she would be relocating to Columbus, Oh. this weekend.
Zimmerman charged with Trayvon's murder, mass rally in Cleveland with Vision of Angels, NAACP, SCLC, United Pastor's in Mission, grassroots, elected officials is Sun, April 15, 3:00 pm, 2nd New Hope Church, State Sen. Turner to read Senate resolution
CLEVELAND, Ohio-In the wake of the announcement yesterday by a special prosecutor that volunteer neighborhood watchman George Zimmerman will be charged with second degree murder in the killing of unarmed seventeen-year-old Trayvon Martin (pictured) the Vision of Angels Youth Dance Troop, the Imperial Women Coalition, community activists, the Imperial Women Coalition, clergy, youth, elected officials, the United Pastor's in Mission and Cleveland NAACP and SCLC officials will go forward with a mass rally for Martin scheduled for Sun. April 15 from 3:00 to 6:00 pm at Second New Hope Baptist Church in Cleveland, 2917 E. 116th St at Buckeye Ave . (Editor's note: View a complete list of rally speakers and participating organizations toward the middle of this article)
Mass rally for Trayvon Martin is April 15, 2nd New Hope Baptist Church in Cleveland, 3:00 pm, led by blind man Sears Mitchell, with youth, elected officials, grassroots, Cleveland NAACP, SCLC, Imperial Women Coalition, Vision of Angels dancers, pastors
CLEVELAND, Ohio-A mass rally for justice for seventeen-year old Trayvon Martin will be held on Sun., April 15 from 3:00 to 6 pm at The Second New Hope Baptist Church, 2917 E. 116th St. at Buckeye Ave. in Cleveland., Oh., telephone number 216- 229-2022.
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