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Cleveland Mayoral Candidate Ken Lanci kicks off campaign with support from some community activists, Lanci and Community Activist Art McKoy will distribute food, other goods to Imperial Ave. residents in Cleveland, who live on the street were serial killer Anthony Sowell murdered 11 Black women at his home, at 5 pm on Tuesday, June 25

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Cleveland Mayoral Candidate Ken Lanci 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.clevelandurbannews.com ).  Reach Cleveland Urban News.Com by email at editor@clevelandurbannews.com and by phone at 216-659-0473 CLEVELAND, Ohio-Democratic Cleveland Mayoral Candidate Ken Lanci kicked off his campaign for mayor in hopes of unseating popular two term Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson before a crowd of some 150 supporters at the Embassy Suites in Independence on Tuesday evening. (Editor's Note: Lanci will distribute food and other goods to residents on Imperial Ave in Cleveland with Community Activist Art McKoy and others at 5 pm on Tuesday, June 25. Imperial Ave. is infamous internationally and across the country where 11 Black women were found murdered on the street on the city's largely Black east side in the home of since convicted serial killer Anthony Sowell, who sit

Community activists vote to picket Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Tim McGinty, Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson, Cleveland NAACP President The Rev. Hilton Smith over 137 bullets Cleveland police deadly shooting, other deadly Cleveland police shootings of unarmed people like Kenneth Smith (AKA Rapper Kenn Ball) and Daniel Ficker,.... upcoming protests of the trio are also due to McGinty, Jackson and Smith's failure to effectively address other community issues such as documented Cuyahoga County foreclosure fraud, judicial impropriety, no jobs for Black people and Black contractors, abduction, rape and murders of women and children, Mayor's failure to implement 27 commission recommendations following The Imperial Avenue Murders.... McGinty took campaign monies and an endorsement from Cleveland police union and is now protecting the White police officers that gunned down Malissa Williams and Tim Russell with 137 bullets from criminal charges,....activists scheduled pickets of Cleveland NAACP and Mayor Jackson will be canceled if Jackson and Smith meet with activists at their inner city meeting place and without a score of White cops for intimidation purposes

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Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Tim McGinty, 61 Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson , 67, who is seeking a third four year term as mayor this year . 137 Bullets Cleveland Police Shooting Victim Malissa Williams, 30, unarmed and gunned down by Cleveland police in late 2012 137 Bullets Cleveland Police Shooting Victim Timothy Ray  Russell, 43, unarmed and gunned down by Cleveland police in late 2012 Daniel Ficker, 27, unarmed and gunned down by Cleveland police in 2011 Kenneth Smith (AKA Rapper Kenn Ball), 20, unarmed and gunned down by Cleveland police in 2012 Cleveland NAACP President The Rev. Hilton Smith, 66 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." Malo

Imperial Women, other community activists groups to vote Thursday on whether to picket the home of Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson a third time, picket is due to police harassment at peaceful rallies leveled against Black women, family members of Black women raped and murdered in Cleveland and because police and the mayor have not implemented the 27 recommendations issued by Jackson's three-member commission around The Imperial Avenue Murders of 11 Black women by convicted serial killer Anthony Sowell

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Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson 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 news venues  ( www.clevelandurbannews.com )  Reach Cleveland Urban News.Com by email at editor@clevelandurbannews.com and by phone at 216-659-0473 CLEVELAND,Ohio- The Imperial Women and other community activists groups will vote on Thursday, May 16, 2013 on whether to picket the home of Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson in response to harassment of Black women and community activists by his predominantly White police force as to free speech rallies on issues of public concern and because police and the Jackson administration have failed to implement the 27 recommendations issued by the mayor's three-member commission formed around the murders of 11 Black women on Imperial Avenue in Cleveland.  The meeting is open to community activists only and will be held at 7504 Cedar Ave in Cleveland. For

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

Updated Press Release: Rally and press conference rescheduled for Thursday May 9, 5 pm RALLY, 5;30 pm pres conference at The Chateau in East Cleveland, More than 30 CNN reporters, camera persons in Cleveland, Imperial Women, Federation of Women, Carl Stokes Brigade, Black on Black Crime Inc., other community activists groups to hold press conference, rally on missing women's issues in wake of release from captivity of Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus, Michelle Knight, the rape and murders in Cleveland of Jazmine Trotter, Christine Malone, and the Imperial Ave. Murders of 11 Black women by serial killer Anthony Sowell on Thursday, May 9, 2013, Chateau Mansion, in East Cleveland, 13124, Euclid Ave, contact number is 216-659-0473

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Amanda Berry (left) and Gina DeJesus (Editor's Note: The rally is at 5 pm and the press conference is at 5:30 pm , Thursday, May 9 at 5 pm  at The Chateau Mansion in East Cleveland, 13124 Euclid Ave, Contact 216-659-0473 for more information. Women are asked to wear Black to the rally) Michelle Knight Jazmine Trotter, 20, raped and murdered in Cleveland in late March. Her lifeless body was found in an abandoned home on the city's predominantly Black east side.  Christine Malone, 45, raped and murdered in Cleveland in late March. Her body was also found on Cleveland's east side at East 93rd. St and Bessemer Ave. days after Trotter's body was found less than a mile away. 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, her family members said.  Eleven  Black women (shown below) wer

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

Imperial Women, Black on Black Crime, Survivors/Victims of Tragedy, other community activist groups to hold camp-out on Friday, April 5, 6 pm-6 am, press conference at 7:30 pm at E. 93rd St. and Prince Ave. in Cleveland as to Imperial Avenue Murders- type murders in the wake of the rape and murders of Jazmine Trotter, Christine Malone , and the attempted abduction of a third Black woman

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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- Community activists will hold a 6 pm to 6 am camp-out at the corner of E. 93rd St and Prince Ave. on Cleveland's east side near the site where Jazmine Trotter, 20, was raped and murdered last week at an abandoned house,  which is a mile from the site  at E. 93 St. and Bessemer Ave. where Christine  Malone, 45, was  raped and murdered, also last week. An abduction attempt last week of of a third  Black woman at E. 66th St. has community activists upset too. Sponsoring groups include Survivors/Victims Of Tragedy, The Imperial Women and  Black on Black Crime Inc. For more information contact Judy Martin at 216-990-0679, Kathy Wray Coleman at 216-659-0473 or Art McKoy at 216-253-4070. Activists will also hold a press conference at 7:30 pm at