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1 Clevelandurbannews.com and Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com, CLICK HERE TO READ THE ENTIRE ARTICLE AT CLEVELAND URBAN NEWS.COM, OHIO'S LEADER IN BLACK DIGITAL NEWS By Kathy Wray Coleman, editor-in-chief CLEVELANDURBANNEWS.COM-CLEVELAND, Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson, Ohio- the city's third Black mayor behind the late Car 1 / 7

2 Jackson is the first mayor of Cleveland to reach the milestone of an election to a fourth four-year term in Two Democratic and now former east side councilmen of the all Democratic 17-member Cleveland City Reed, who, like Johnson, could not seek reelection to city council and run for mayor too per a provision i CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE ON THE 2017 GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS FOR MAYOR OF CLEVELAND AND CITY COUNCIL BY CLEVELANDURBANNEWS.COM AND KATHYWRAYCOLEMANONLINENEWSBLOG.COM Both Reed, whose Ward 2 encompassed the Kinsman and Mt Pleasant communities, and Johnson are B With a seven -figure campaign war chest and key business and community leaders and elected officials Ohio 8th District Court of Appeals Judge Patricia Ann Blackmon, one of two Black women, along with ret 2 / 7

3 Jackson, who for years led Ward 5 as a councilman in Cleveland's impoverished Central neighborhood o "I want to welcome everyone to my fourth inaugural address and I want to say thank you," said Jackson He specifically thanked his top ally, City Council President Kevin Kelley, the members of city council, his "A great city will be measured by the conditions and welfare of the least of us," said Jackson, who said it The three-term mayor said the city has progressed under his leadership. "We've come a long way over the last twelve years," said Jackson 3 / 7

4 Jackson challenged clergy, business leaders, elected officials, community leaders and others to come to Among other initiatives, the mayor said that key issues include educational reform in the largely Back Cle The articulate Rev. Dr. E Theophilus Caviness, a pastor since the age of 17 and a minister in Cleveland Caviness said it was an awesome and unprecedented day and then heaped praise on Jackson, a forme "Truly there has to be something extremely special and unique about this iconic man," said Caviness, als Judge Blackmon spoke to the audience before administering the oath of office to Jackson. 4 / 7

5 "We are so proud to be here to administer the fourth oath of office to the 57th mayor of Cleveland, " said A Democrat and one of the city's most powerful of the city council presidents', Forbes, also a prominent White served three terms, married a White woman, declined to seek a fourth term, and moved to an Alpa Judge Blackmon went straight to the 8th District court of Appeals from the city prosecutor's office as its c White and Forbes, both also Democrats, became arch enemies since White, a former councilman and st Likely the city's most articulate mayor, White, according to the Plain Dealer, Ohio' largest newspaper, ca Now a prominent and respected judge, Blackmon's political maneuverings are limited by the Ohio Judicia 5 / 7

6 "I came out of poverty and it was education that lifted me up," said the Honorable Blackmon during her s A brilliant jurist by most if not all standards and a native of Mississippi who grew-up in poverty, Blackmon Clevelandurbannews.com and Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com, CLICK HERE TO READ THE ENTIRE ARTICLE AT CLEVELAND URBAN NEWS.COM, OHIO'S LEADER IN BLACK DIGITAL NEWS 6 / 7

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