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Cleveland City Council seals $282 million Cavaliers' arena renovation deal with few community concessions from the Cavs, say community activists, though the Black contractors say otherwise....Cuyahoga County Executive Armond Budish, City Council President Kevin Kelley and Mayor Frank Jackson say the Q-Deal is good for Cleveland and the region as activists such as Ada Averyhart say it's unfair to inner city residents and poor people, among others....By editor Kathy Wray Coleman of www.clevelandurbannews.com and www.kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com, Ohio's Black digital news leaders

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Cleveland Black contractors rally on Monday, April 24, before Cleveland City Council seals the deal with its contribution of $88 million toward a $282 million project to renovate the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio that houses the Cleveland Cavaliers. While the Black contractors were happy with the deal that Cuyahoga County Executive Armond Budish, Mayor Frank Jackson and City Council President Kevin Kelley say will benefit the city and the county, community activists in general called the Q-Deal a raw deal that undermines inner city residents and poor people, among others. ClevelandUrbanNews.Com  and the    KathyWrayColemanOnlineNewsBlog.Com  , Ohio's most read digital Black newspapers with some 4 million readers on Google Plus alone. And the  ClevelandUrbanNews.Com  website  stats reveal some 26 million hits since 2012. Tel: (216)  659-0473. Email: editor@clevelandurbannews.com.  Kathy Wray Coleman, editor-in-chief, and who trained for 17 years at the Call and Pos