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Updated: Suspected gunman arrested: Two White police officers shot during Ferguson protest, racial tensions over DOJ report and no federal or state criminal charges against White officer that shot and killed unarmed Black teen Michael Brown continue to mount, President Obama comments, and U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder calls the suspected gunman "a damn punk"

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Police officers in Ferguson, Missouri during a protest held early Thursday morning that saw two officers shot. (Photo compliments of Getty Images). Slain Ferguson, 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 22 year investigative journalist who trained for 17 years at the Call and Post Newspaper in Cleveland, Ohio.  ( www.clevelandurbannews.com ) /   ( www.kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com ) Former Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson St Louis County Prosecutor Robert McCullouch FERGUSON, Missouri - Two White police officers were shot Thursday morning while policing a protest in Ferguson, Missouri outside of the police station, both of them released hours later from an area hospital with non-threatening injuries. A 41-year-old officer was shot in the

President Obama to announce Loretta Lynch as choice as first Black female U.S. attorney general, if confirmed by the U.S. Senate, Lynch would succeed Attorney General Eric Holder, America's first Black attorney general, Rev Al Sharpton applauds the move

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Loretta Lynch 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 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 ) United States President Barack Obama WASHINGTON, D.C.- President Barack Obama, America's first Black president, is poised to nominate the first Black woman United States attorney general, White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest said late Friday in a press release to Cleveland Urban News.Com, Ohio's leader in Black digital news. "Ms. Lynch [Loretta Lynch]   is a strong, independent prosecutor who has twice led one of the most important U.S. Attorney’s offices in the country," said Earnest. "She will succeed Eric Holder, whose tenure has been marke