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Cleveland teen Alianna DeFreeze's killer gets death penalty as the Imperial Women Coalition applauds Judge Carolyn Friedland's decision for death for Christopher Whitaker (pictured below as is Alianna), saying that while they are not pro-death penalty in general due in part to the racial and undemocratic discrepancies in the nation's legal system, that in this matter the punishment fits the crime...."We are pleased that Judge Carolyn Friedland accepted the jury's recommendation for the death penalty for Mr Whitaker, and we will follow this case relative to any appeals and other legal matters that might open a loop hole for this monster," said community activist Kathy Wray Coleman of Cleveland, who leads the Imperial Women Coalition, a women's and children's rights group founded relative to heightened rape and murders of Black women and girls and other women and girls in Cleveland since 2009....Coleman invites the community to the 5th Anniversary of the Cleveland East 93rd Street Serial Murders Rally and Vigil, 5 pm, March 28, 2018 at Bessemer and East 93rd Street to also remember Alianna DeFreeze, who was murdered last year in an area near the East 93rd Street killings of Jazmine Trotter, 20, Ashley Leszyeski, 21, Christine Malone, 45, and Jameela Hasan, 37 ....Activists will also remember Miriam Johnson, 31, whose dead body was discovered last week in a garbage can in Cleveland....Info at (216) 659-0473....By 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

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Fourteen-year-old Alianna DeFreeze of Cleveland, and her killer, 45-year-old Christopher Whitaker, who faces the death penalty  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 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 . CLEVELAND URBAN NEWS.COM-CLEVELAND, Ohio- Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas Judge Carolyn Friedland, on Monday, sentenced teen rapist and murderer Christopher Whitaker to death, Whitaker found guilty last month by a 12-member Cuyahoga County jury of aggravated murder, r

Judge to sentence the killer of Alianna DeFreeze on March 26, 2018: Imperial Women Coalition supports jury's recommendation for death for Christopher Whitaker saying he must be held accountable for his crimes against this 14-year-old Black girl that he kidnapped, raped, tortured and dismembered and activists say they hope he "rots in hell".....Whitaker will be sentenced by Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas Judge Carolyn Friedland....By 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

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Fourteen-year-old Alianna DeFreeze of Cleveland, and her killer, 45-year-old Christopher Whitaker, who faces the death penalty  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 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 . CLEVELAND URBAN NEWS.COM-CLEVELAND, Ohio -A Cuyahoga County jury last month recommended death for convicted murderer and teen rapist Christopher Whitaker, the sex offender who kidnapped, raped and dismembered 7th grader Alianna DeFreeze at an abandoned home in January of la

Press Release: Imperial Women, Carl Stokes Brigade, Black on Black Crime members, Greater Cleveland Immigrant Support Network, other community activists groups, clergy, rape and murder victims families to meet and hold press conference at Chateau on Thursday, August 22, 4:45 pm, to address Prosecutor McGinty, dismissal of Sowell victims lawsuit claims, inequities against Black female victims of crime and their families, Cleveland Council Safety Committee Chair Kevin Conwell, handpicking of judges by Ohio Supreme Court Chief Justice Maureen O'Connor

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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 newspapers  ( www.kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com ) and ( www.clevelandurbannews.com ). Reach us by phone at 216-659-0473 and by email at editor@clevelandurbannews.com CLEVELAND, Ohio- The Imperial Women, the Carl Stokes Brigade, Black on Black Crime Vice President Al Porter, the Greater Cleveland Immigrant Support Network, Stop Targeting Ohio's Poor, other activists groups and family members of Blacks murdered and raped will  hold  a public meeting and press conference on Thursday, August 22, 2013 at 4:45 pm at the Chateau Mansion, 13124 Euclid Avenue, to legally deal with Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Tim McGinty, inequities against the Black community on violence against women, and whether Black elected officials and other leaders have done all they can to help. For more information contact Imperial Women at 216-659-0473. Speakers include c

Cleveland NAACP picket for support on 137 bullets deadly police shooting, judicial impropriety, rape, murders and abduction of women, Cuyahoga County foreclosure fraud to be rescheduled after Cleveland NAACP President The Rev. Hilton Smith secretly changed meeting location at last minute and Mayor Jackson sends blond, White, cocky Cleveland cops to intimidate activists, Blacks, Imperial Women, and families of raped and murdered Black women that came to rally,...White 7th district cops prowled the church premises where the rally was to be held hunting Blacks, women and innocent activists and pulled over cars of rape and murder victims families that came to the rally without reasonable suspension as required by law and ran license plates through racial profiling in alleged violation of their First Amendment rights,..... activists to meet this week to decide next move, activists say they were racially profiled, compliments of a Black mayor with no Blacks among his top brass

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Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson , who is seeking a third four year term as mayor this year . (Editor's Note: There is no city charter limitation on how many terms a Cleveland mayor or city council member can serve. They can serve indefinitely) 137 Bullets Cleveland Police Shooting Victim Malissa Williams 137 Bullets Cleveland Police Shooting Victim Timothy Ray  Russell Cleveland NAACP President The Rev. Hilton Smith Christine Malone, 45, raped and murdered in Cleveland in late March. Her body was found on Cleveland's east side at East 93rd. St and Bessemer Ave. The killer is still at large. Malone has eight children and they say that Cleveland police ignored their missing person's report and allegedly said "call us if you find her." Malone's body was found two days later in a field. By Kathy Wray Coleman, editor-in-chief,  Cleveland Urban News.Com and The Kathy Wray Coleman Online New Blog.Com, Ohio's No 1 and No 2

Black community turns out for forum on the rape and murders of Black women on Cleveland's east side, rapists and killers still at large, County Prosecutor Tim McGinty attends event, read the Fox 8 News article and watch the video here

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By FOX 8 News CLEVELAND – People remain on edge after three women were found  murdered and another brutally attacked  along a stretch of East 93rd Street in southeast Cleveland. “All within one mile of each other,” Cleveland City Council member Zack Reed said at a safety forum Tuesday evening. Reed and other city leaders, along with police, ministers and community activists told a room full of concerned residents they need the public’s help to get the attackers off the street. “If you don’t share the information, then our investigations stall sometimes,” Fourth District Police Commander Deon McCaulley said. Jamella Hasan, 37, was found stabbed 15 times near East 93rd Street and Manor on December 17. “The person that did this to her is still running the streets of our city,” Reed said. Jasmine Trotter, 20, was found murdered in an abandoned home on East 93rd Street on March 24. She was raped and badly beaten. A few days later Christine Malone, 45, was found beaten a

Cleveland Councilman Zack Reed to hold forum on Tuesday, April 9 in response to recent rape and murders of Black women on Cleveland's east side, panelists include Councilwomen Phyllis Cleveland and Mamie Mitchell, 4th District Police Commander Deon McCaulley, representative form Cleveland Rape Crisis Center

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Cleveland Ward 2 Councilman Zack Reed Cleveland Ward 5 Councilwoman Phyllis Cleveland Cleveland Ward 6 Councilwoman Mamie Mitchell Cleveland Fourth District Police Commander Deon McCaulley Jazmine Trotter Christine Malone By Kathy Wray Coleman, editor-in-chief, Cleveland Urban News. Com and The Cleveland Urban News.Com Blog, Ohio's Most Read Online Black Newspaper  ( www.clevelandurbannews.com ) CLEVELAND,Ohio-Cleveland Ward 2 Councilman Zack Reed will host a forum in response to the recent rape and murders of two Black women on Cleveland's east side and the attempted abduction of a third woman on Tuesday, April 9 at 6 pm at the E Prep Woodland Hills Campus, 929 Crane Ave. near E. 93rd St. and Union Ave. in Cleveland. Panelists include Cleveland Ward 5 Councilwoman Phyllis Cleveland, Cleveland Ward 6 Councilwoman Mamie Mitchell, Fourth District Police Commander Deon McCaulley, and a representative from the Cleveland Rape Crisis Center.  F