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Should fans be concerned about Browns loss to Colts?

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By Karl Kimbrough, Cleveland Urban News.Com Sportswriter. Reach Kimbrough at kimbrough@clevelandurbannews.com. Cleveland Urban News.Com Sportswriter Karl Kimbrough ( www.kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com ) and ( www.clevelandurbannews.com ). CLEVELAND, Ohio-  What really happened at the Indianapolis Colts Lucas Oil Stadium last week? Did the Colts 27 to 6 win over the Cleveland Browns reveal that the Colts are that much better than the Browns? It was the third preseason game which many consider to be the dress rehearsal for the first regular season game. However, every coach has his philosophy about how to approach that third preseason game.  While Browns head coach Rob Chudzinski did not come out and say he was looking forward to the game against the Colts as the dress rehearsal for the regular season, he also did not say otherwise.  Chudzinski appeared unhappy about the way some of the players, especially Brandon Weeden, played against Indianapolis. This w

Community activists say Cleveland symbolic March on Washington and 300 person rally was a fraud, was politically motivated, marred by censorship, excluded Black, other community activist leaders from speaking forum while White, Jewish, Hispanic leaders spoke, Community Activist Al Porter of Black on Black Crime Inc. says it was "contrary to Dr. King's dream of inclusion"

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By Johnette Jernigan, staff reporter, and 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.kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com ) and ( www.clevelandurbannews.com ). Reach us by phone at 216-659-0473 and by email at  editor@clevelandurbannews.com .  Kathy Wray   Coleman is a former biology teacher and a 20-year investigative Black journalist who trained for some 15 years at the Call and Post Newspaper . C LEVELAND, Ohio -The Greater Cleveland Urban  League held a symbolic March on Washington and rally yesterday to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the 1963 Civil Rights March on Washington at Public Auditorium in downtown Cleveland. Some said it was politically motivated, and marred by censorship against Black and other greater Cleveland community activists, who were excluded.    Other groups associated with the gathering were the Greater National Action Ne

President Obama leads 50th anniversary ceremony of Civil Rights March on Washington, Congressional Black Caucus chair Rep. Fudge of Ohio among speakers, Fudge said that Congress must pass a jobs bill to help Blacks, all Americans and that "it is up to Congress to make sure no child goes hungry to school or bed," Bill Clinton said that "a Democracy does not make it harder to vote than an assault weapon"

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President Barack Obama and Congresswoman Marcia L. Fudge (D-11) of Ohio, who is also chair of the Congressional Black Caucus of  Blacks in Congress 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.kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com ) and ( www.clevelandurbannews.com ). Reach us by phone at 216-659-0473 and by email at  editor@clevelandurbannews.com .  Kathy Wray   Coleman is a former biology teacher and a 20-year investigative Black journalist who trained for some 15 years at the Call and Post Newspaper . "Because they marched, America changed, the doors of equal opportunity swung open...."  President Barack Obama  at the 50th  anniversary ceremony on the March on Washington on August 28, 2013 "But a great Democracy does not make it harder to vote than an assault weapon..." Former President Bill Clinton  at the 50th  anniversary ceremo

Congresswoman Fudge among speakers for Cleveland march and program at 6 pm at Public Auditorium on August 28 to commemorate 1963 Civil Rights March on Washington, sponsors include Urban League, NAACP, NAN, SCLC

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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.kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com ) and ( www.clevelandurbannews.com ). Reach us by phone at 216-659-0473 and by email at  editor@clevelandurbannews.com .  Kathy Wray   Coleman is a former biology teacher and a 20-year investigative Black journalist who trained for some 15 years at the Call and Post Newspaper . Congresswoman Marcia L. Fudge (D-OH) CLEVELAND, Ohio-The  Greater Cleveland Urban League, Greater Cleveland National Action Network, Cleveland NAACP, and the Cleveland Chapter Southern Christian Leadership Conference will sponsor a symbolic march on Washington to commentate the 50th anniversary  of the 1963 Civil Rights March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom on Wednesday, August 28, 2013 beginning a 6 pm at Mall A at Public Auditorium in downtown Cleveland. After a 6:15 pm rally participant

Clevelanders, community activists, massive crowd join Rev Sharpton and his National Action Network at the 50th Anniversary of March on Washington, voting rights center stage, Rep Fudge, other Black women of Ohio shine as speakers, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder says equality not yet reached and will not be reached until "all are treated equally and fairly in the eyes of the law," House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi praises Obama, Rep Fudge, calls the Congressional Black Caucus the "conscience of Congress," MLK III says "we ain't gonna let nobody turn us around," Rep. John Lewis, 73, still fighting for voting rights for Black America

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The 50th Anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington, held Saturday August 24, 2013, brought a melting pot of people to the nation's capital in Washington, D.C.  to pay tribute to the legacy of the late Civil Rights Icon The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Led by the Rev Al Sharpton,  the march was one of the most successful  Civil Rights marches on American soil  in decades, drawing hundreds of thousands of people worldwide.   The Late Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. By Johnette Jernigan, staff reporter, and 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.kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com ) and ( www.clevelandurbannews.com ). Reach us by phone at 216-659-0473 and by email at  editor@clevelandurbannews.com .  Kathy Wray   Coleman is a former biology teacher and a 20-year investigative Black journalist who trained for some 15 years at the Call and

Cleveland Urban News.Com supports the 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington and the efforts of the Rev. Al Sharpton and his National Action Network, march and rally with Rev. Sharpton at the capital to keep Dr. Martin Luther King Jr's dream alive, Saturday morning August 24, 2013, 8 am to 4 pm, Capital Hill Grounds, Washington D.C.

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By Kathy Wray Coleman, Editor, 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 ).  Kathy Wray   Coleman is a former biology teacher and a 20-year investigative Black journalist who trained for some 15 years at the Call and Post Newspaper .  Reach Coleman by phone at 216-659-0473 and by email at editor@clevelandurbannews.com

What have we learned about the 2013 Cleveland Browns offense?

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By Karl Kimbrough, Cleveland Urban News.Com Sportswriter. Reach Kimbrough at kimbrough@clevelandurbannews.com. Cleveland Urban News.Com Sportswriter Karl Kimbrough CLEVELAND, Ohio-The Cleveland Browns have begun the 2013 preseason with two wins. First stopping the St. Louis Rams 27-19 and the jumping all over the Detroit Lions 24-6. Is this enough reason to be excited about the new season when the games don't count? Should Browns fans temper their enthusiasm until teams crank it up to play for real in two weeks? The answers are yes and no. Yes playing well in preseason is enough reason for fans to be excited and no, they don't need to temper their enthusiasm. Win or Lose there is a lot we can learn from preseason and training camp play. Those who follow the Browns closely are using adjectives like disciplined, aggressive, and efficient when talking about what they have seen from this years team. These are not quite the superlatives that we would like to hear such