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Tamir Rice weighs heavily on second anniversary of deadly Cleveland police chase, By Cleveland Plain Dealer Newspaper Reporter Cory Shaffer at Cleveland.Com

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J.J. Rice, Tamir Rice's grandfather, stands between Walter Jackson and Michelle Russell at a rally and vigil Saturday night to mark the two-year anniversary since 13 officers fired 137 shots at Russell and Williams after a high-speed chase. By  Cory Shaffer | Northeast Ohio Media Group  Email the author  |  Follow on Twitter   on November 29, 2014 at 9:25 PM EAST CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Families of three people shot and killed by Cleveland police came together Saturday night, two years after Timothy Russell and Malissa Williams were killed at the end of a high-speed chase and a week after  Tamir Rice  was killed in a city park. The prayer and vigil, organized by Black on Black Crime and the Imperial Women Coalition, was part cathartic exercise and part anti-police violence rally at the Heritage Middle School parking lot where 13 officers fired 137 shots at Russell and Williams on Nov. 29, 2012.  CLICK HERE TO READ THE ENTIRE ARTICLE AT CLEVELAND.COM ( www.clevelandu

Community activists, victims family members to host the 2nd Anniversary of the 137 Shots Cleveland Police Shooting Rally and Vigil, 5 pm, November 29, 2014 Heritage Middle School in East Cleveland, Russell, Williams families to attend, By Cleveland Urban News.Com, Ohio's leader in Black digital news

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An array of Cleveland police cars chase two unarmed Blacks from downtown Cleveland to neighboring East Cleveland the night of November  29 , 2012. The 23 minute car chase ended in the parking lot of Heritage Middle School in East Cleveland and culminated in 13 non- Black Cleveland police officers firing a total of 137 bullets at unarmed Blacks Malissa Williams 30, and Timothy Ray Russell, 43, the driver of the 1979 Chevy Malibu. Both Russell and Williams died at the scene. Activists and victims family members will rally and hold a vigil beginning at 4 pm  at Heritage middle school on Saturday, November 29 to mark the second anniversary of the tragic  incident. The rally will also address other victims of deadly force by the largely White Cleveland Police Department. Cleveland police fatal shooting victim Malissa Williams Cleveland police fatal shooting victim Timothy Russell Cleveland police fatal killing victim Tanisha Anderson Cleveland police fatal 12

Funeral for Cleveland Judge George Trumbo is Saturday, Trumbo was the husband of retired Ohio Eighth District Court of Appeals judge Sara Harper, and a brother-in-law of the late Call and Post Newspaper editor Connie Harper

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By Kathy Wray Coleman, editor-in-chief,  Cleveland Urban News. Com and The Cleveland Urban News.Com Blog,  O hio's Most Read Online Black Newspaper and Newspaper Blog  K a thy Wray Coleman is  a community activist and 20 year investigative journalist who trained for 17 years at the Call and Post Newspaper in Cleveland, Ohio.  ( www.clevelandurbannews.com ) /   ( www.kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com ) CLEVELAND, Ohio -CLEVELAND, Ohio- Former longtime Cleveland Municipal Court judge George W. Trumbo, the 64-year husband of retired Ohio Eighth District Court of Appeals judge Sara J. Harper and a brother-in-law of the late Call and Post associate editor and publisher Connie Harper, died on Thursday, Nov 20 after a long-term illness. He was 88. Funeral services are entrusted to E.F. Boyd and Son Funeral Home(www.efboyd.com) with a wake on Saturday, Nov. 29 at 9 am, followed by funeral services at 10 am, both at Mount Olive Missionary Baptist Church at 3290 East 126th Street in

Michael Brown grand jury refuses to indict Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson on criminal charges for shooting and killing the unarmed Black teen, riots erupt around unjust decision, President Obama calls for calm

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Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson Slain Missouri teen Michael Brown By Kathy Wray Coleman, editor-in-chief,  Cleveland Urban News. Com and The Cleveland Urban News.Com Blog,  O hio's Most Read Online Black Newspaper and Newspaper Blog  K a thy Wray Coleman is  a community activist and 20 year investigative journalist who trained for 17 years at the Call and Post Newspaper in Cleveland, Ohio.  ( www.clevelandurbannews.com ) /   ( www.kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com ) St Louis County Prosecutor Robert McCullouch FERGUSON, Missouri -  A largely White St. Louis County grand jury on Monday unanimously refused to issue an indictment on criminal charges against Ferguson, Missouri police officer Darren Wilson, who shot and killed unarmed Black teen Michael Brown on Aug 9. The grand jury at issue was chosen by a White judge. "They determined that no probable cause exist to return an indictment," said St Louis County Prosecutor  Robert McCullouch i

Activist Kathy Wray Coleman rallies with other activists for Tamir Rice, the 12-year-old Black boy shot and killed by Cleveland police for sporting a toy gun, photo by Lynn Ischay of the Cleveland Plain Dealer, Ohio' s largest newspaper

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Cleveland.com Set Weather Sign in NEWS LOCAL NEWS BUSINESS SPORTS H.S. SPORTS ENTERTAINMENT Photos from The Plain Dealer Cleveland Area News, Community, Sports, Weather Images & Pictures Vigil, protests for Tamir Rice Monday, November 24, 2014 7:59 PM 0   By  Lynn Ischay, The Plain Dealer  Email the author  |  Follow on Twitter   Follow Kathy Wray Coleman of Imperial Women Coalition makes her voice heard, shouting to end the violence, at a vigil in honor of Tamir Rice. (Lynn Ischay/The Plain Dealer}. The 12-year-old Rice was killed Nov 22 by a rookie Cleveland police officer who mistaked a toy gun for a real one. Hundreds of community activists and others, including Rice's family members, rallied for Rice at Public Square in downtown Cleveland and at the Cudell Recreation Center on Cleveland's west side on Monday, Nov. 24 Share this photo Print Email Story to

Cleveland police kill 12-year-old Black boy, Black boys and men are 21 times more likely than Whites to get shot dead by police, shooting comes on heels of settlement of lawsuit on 137 shots Williams, Russell deadly Cleveland police shooting, and the killing of Tanisha Anderson while in police custody

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Pictured is 12-year-old Tamir Rice, whom Cleveland police shot and killed on Nov. 22 By Kathy Wray Coleman, editor-in-chief,  Cleveland Urban News. Com and The Cleveland Urban News.Com Blog,  O hio's Most Read Online Black Newspaper and Newspaper Blog  K a thy Wray Coleman is  a community activist and 20 year investigative journalist who trained for 17 years at the Call and Post Newspaper in Cleveland, Ohio.  ( www.clevelandurbannews.com ) /   ( www.kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com ) CLEVELAND, Ohio-A rookie Cleveland police officer has shot and killed a BB gun wielding 12-year-old boy who was Black, raising questions on whether the Cleveland Police Department is out of control and whether Black boys are at risk for inadvertent or deadly-force-type Cleveland police killings. The replica gun was an air-soft BB gun, a toy gun, police said. A 2012 study reviewed by ProPublica that analyzed federal data of public shootings reveals that on a national scale, Black men and b

President Obama signs executive order on immigration reform, extends deportation reprieve to 5 million undocumented immigrants, community activists, Greater Cleveland Immigrant Support Network President Don Bryant support the move, Obama says that America is a nation of families and we should work to keep them together

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United States President Barack Obama By Kathy Wray Coleman, editor-in-chief,  Cleveland Urban News. Com and The Cleveland Urban News.Com Blog,  O hio's Most Read Online Black Newspaper and Newspaper Blog, Tel: (216) 659-0473  K athy Wray Coleman is  a community activist and 21- year investigative journalist who trained for 17 years at the Call and Post Newspaper.     ( www.clevelandurbannews.com ) /   ( www.kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com ) LAS VEGAS, Nevada - President Barack Obama on Friday announced his decision to sign a historic executive order on immigration reform.The controversial measure allocates more resources to law enforcement on the issue, makes it easier for immigrants to try and stay in the country and contribute to society, and protects millions of undocumented immigrants from deportation. Greater Cleveland Immigrant Support Network President Don Bryant Don Bryant, president of the Greater Cleveland Immigrant Support Network, applauded Obama.