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Activists to protest as Cleveland police supervisors go on trial in East Cleveland as to the fatal chase from Cleveland to East Cleveland, the two supervisors facing dereliction of duty charges with Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson and Police Chief Calvin Williams subpoenaed to testify...."We invite people to the sleepover in front of the East Cleveland courthouse and to the trial in East Cleveland," said activist Art McKoy....Activist Kathy Wray Coleman, who organized rallies around the shooting with McKoy, called the tragic killings by Cleveland police "execution-style and senseless and irresponsible".... Malissa Williams and Timothy Russell, both of them unarmed, were both gunned down following the chase that culminated in 13 non-Black Cleveland cops shooting 137 bullets into the car driven by Russell, 43, with Williams, 30, as a passenger....All 13 of the shooter cops went free and the 2 Cleveland police supervisors face dereliction of duty charges for allegedly failing to control the chase....By Clevelandurbannews.com and Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com, Ohio's most read Black digital newspaper and Black blog

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Cleveland activist Kathy Wray Coleman of the Imperial Women Coalition speaks to the mainstream media at a rally for justice for unarmed Blacks Malissa Williams, 30, and Timothy Russell, 43, that she organized with activists Art McKoy and Alfred Porter Jr., both Russell and Williams gunned down by 13 non-Black Cleveland cops slinging 137 bullets following a high speed chase from downtown Cleveland to neighboring East Cleveland, all of the 13 shooting cops going free as two police supervisors face trial in East Cleveland Municipal Court on July 15, 2019 on misdemeanor dereliction of duty charges for allegedly failing to control the deadly chase. To Coleman's direct right are the mother of Williams (wearing red hat) and her mother's sister, who has since died. Coleman says she has been harassed by cops, and judges, among others, for organizing rallies around the killings of Williams and Russell by Cleveland police and called them "execution-style and senseless and i

Cleveland's quadruple murders upset the Black community, and the largely Black city's violent crime rate is 43% higher than the Ohio average....By editor Kathy Wray Coleman of Clevelandurbannews.com and Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com, Ohio's most read Black digital newspaper and Black blog

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Three victims of Cleveland's quadruple murders and suspect Armond Johnson Sr. at far right. Also pictured are Johnson's  25-year-old ex-girlfriend, Takeya Collins (2nd from right), whom he is accused of shooting and killing July 9 at her home in Slavic Village on Cleveland's east side,  his son with Collins, Armond Johnson Jr. (far left), six, and the boy's sister, two -year-old Aubree Stone ( 2nd from left) ) , both of them dying of smoke inhalation inside the home after the older Johnson allegedly set it on fire after killing Collins. Not pictured is a fourth  victim, neighbor  David Cousin, 35, who was fatally shot in the head and chest by Johnson, authorities have said. Live video by video journalist Fred Barkley of the July 11, 2019 press conference by Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson and Police Chief Calvin Williams on the quadruple Cleveland murders Live video by video journalist Fred Barkley of the July 11, 2019 vigil on the quadruple Cleveland murders

After conflict with Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson, Black elected officials columnist Mark Naymik departs from the Plain Dealer's Cleveland.com to join WKYC Channel 3 News in Cleveland.....While Black elected officials say he targeted them and some are glad he is gone, supporters, including Cleveland Scene Magazine, say Naymik is a cutting edge journalist....By editor Kathy Wray Coleman of Clevelandurbannews.com and Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com, Ohio's most read Black digital newspaper and Black blog

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Mark Naymik By Kathy W ray Coleman, editor-in-chief. Coleman is an experienced Black legal and political reporter who covered the 2008 presidential election for the Call and Post Newspaper in Cleveland, Ohio and the presidential elections in 2012 and 2016 at   Clevelandurbannews.com and Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com .   As to the Obama interview   CLICK HERE TO READ THE ENTIRE ARTICLE AT CLEVELAND URBAN NEWS.COM, OHIO'S LEADER IN BLACK DIGITAL NEWS . Clevelandurbannews .com and Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com ,  CLEVELAND, Ohio- Veteran Cleveland.com columnist Mark Naymik's departure from the online affiliate of Cleveland Plain Dealer Newspaper is being celebrated by Black elected officials of greater Cleveland, including Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson and Ward 4 Councilman Ken Johnson, sources say. A former Plain Dealer reporter, the veteran Naymik, who spent nearly two decades with the newspaper and its digital venue, announced in a departure

Congresswoman Fudge to lead annual 11th Congressional District Caucus Labor Day parade, a tradition started by the Stokes brothers, George Forbes and Arnold Pinkney, and an event that will draw a host of dignitaries and Democratic candidates as the race for Ohio governor this year is neck and neck between Democratic candidate Richard Cordray and Mike DeWine, the Republican nominee for governor....By Clevelandurbannews.com and Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com, Ohio's most read Black digital newspaper and Black blog with some 5 million views on Google Plus alone.Tel: (216) 659-0473 and Email: editor@clevelandurbannews.com

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Clevelandurbannews.com and Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com , Ohio's most read Black digital newspaper and Black blog with some 5 million views on Google Plus alone.Tel: (216) 659-0473 and Email: editor@clevelandurbannews.com. Kathy Wray Coleman, editor-in-chief, and who trained for 17 years at the Call and Post Newspaper in Cleveland, Ohio. We interviewed former president Barack Obama one-on-one when he was campaigning for president. As to the Obama interview, CLICK HERE TO READ THE ENTIRE ARTICLE AT CLEVELAND URBAN NEWS.COM, OHIO'S LEADER IN BLACK DIGITAL NEWS . Ohio 11th Congressional District Congresswoman Marcia L Fudge, a Warrensville Heights Democrat and former president of the Congressional Black Caucus who is also a past national president  of Delta Sigma  Theta  Sorority  Inc. CLEVELANDURBANNEWS.COM-CLEVELAND, Ohio- Led by Congresswoman Marcia L. Fudge as its grand marshal, the annual 11th Congressional District Community Caucus Parade and Festival wil