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Upcoming April 29, 6 pm Cleveland City Hall mass rally by community activists and victims families on deadly 137 bullets Cleveland police chase, other fatal police shootings and the rape and murders of Black women makes national news. Read the article here with comments by Cleveland Police Chief Michael McGrath and Community Activist and Imperial Women Leader Kathy Wray Coleman. Rally sponsoring groups include The Imperial Women, Black on Black Crime Inc., The Oppressed People's Nation (OPN), The Task Force for Community Mobilization, and Peace in the Hood

- April 26, 2013

Malissa Williams and Timothy Russell 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 news venues ( www.clevelandurbannews.com ) Below is an April 25 national and international news article on the upcoming April 29, 6 pm mass protest at Cleveland City Hall by community activists and victims families as to deadly Cleveland police shootings of unarmed people, including 137 bullets Black victims Malissa Williams, 30, and Tim Russell Russell, 43 (both pictured above). The below article is published by both Yahoo News.Com and the Reuters European Newspaper, one of the world's oldest newspapers that is headquartered in London and the United Kingdom with thousands of reporters, some stationed throughout the U.S (Note: The mass rally will also address Cleveland police unjustified killings of other people like aspiring rapper Kenneth Smith, 20, (music name Kenneth Ball), and Daniel Fick

Press Conference at 5:15 pm, April 24, PIZZZA AND REFRESHMENTS TO FIRST 80 PEOPLE THERE...Cleveland NAACP President The Rev. Hilton Smith to join group at 5:30 pm as a guest leader of community forum with Imperial Women, community activists, family members of deadly Cleveland police shootings victims and families of Black women murdered and raped in Cleveland on Wednesday, April 24 at the Chateau Mansion in East Cleveland, 13124 Euclid Ave, Rev David Hunter, who leads the Cleveland NAACP Housing Committee, will be there, POLICE NOT INVITED, press conference and meeting are both at the Chateau, previous Cleveland NAACP picket canceled (Note: Speakers at the press conference include Attorney Terry Gilbert, who represents gunned down Cleveland police victims Tim Russell, Daniel Ficker and Kenneth Smith, the families of Smith Ficker and 137 bullets shooting victim Malissa Williams, a daughter and son of raped and murder victim Christine Malone, who was killed late last month and has eight children, East Cleveland Councilman Nate Martin and Community Activists Khalid Samad, Al Porter, Roz McAllister, Donna Walker Brown, and Kathy Wray Coleman), Cleveland Ward 6 Councilwoman Mamie Mitchell to attend, meeting is open to the public, Cleveland Councilmen Johnson, Reed and Conwell invited too and activists pray that they do not need permission from Cleveland police to attend, activists expect them there

- April 23, 2013

137 bullets Cleveland police shooting victims Malissa Williams and Timothy Russell, both gunned down on Nov. 29 by a group of White Cleveland police officers following a car chase from downtown Cleveland that led police to neighboring East Cleveland. Both were unarmed and no criminal charges against the police assailants that are still on the job seem imminent. Jazmine Trotter, 20, raped and murdered in Cleveland late last month. 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 late last month. 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 m

Community activists to protest today, April 4, at 5 pm on Public Square in downtown Cleveland over the 137 bullets shooting deaths by a group of White Cleveland police officers of Malissa Wiliams and Timothy Russell, other victims of violence are encouraged to attend

- April 04, 2013

Malissa Williams and Timothy Ray Russell 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 protest today, April 4, at 5 pm on Public Square in downtown Cleveland over fatal police shootings, including the shooting deaths late last year by Cleveland police of unarmed Blacks Malissa Wiliams, 30, and Timothy Russell, 43, both gunned down with a hail of some 137 bullets following a police chase from downtown Cleveland that ended near a middle school in the neighboring city of East Cleveland. The rally will also address other victims of violence in Greater Cleveland, organizers said. For more information contact Khalid Samad at 216-538-4043 or Griot Y-Von at 216-355-3374. Some 65 police cars were involved in a 28 minute police chase with 13 all non-Black Cleveland police officers participating in the deadl

The FEDS are now in Cleveland in response to fatal 137 bullets shooting of unarmed Blacks Malissa Williams, Timothy Russell by group of White Cleveland police officers, U.S. Assistant Attorney General Thomas Perez to investigate Cleveland police deadly shootings, departmental problems, negligence around Imperial Avenue Murders, Cleveland NAACP, Congresswoman Fudge, Black elected officials had called for federal intervention, County Prosecutor Tim McGinty still with authority to prosecute police that gunned down Russell, Williams if the county grand jury indicts them on criminal charges, Cleveland mayoral candidate, community activists wants protection for community members asked to speak to federal authorities around investigation, U.S. District Attorney Steve Dettlelbach meets with Cleveland NAACP leaders, community activists to discuss federal investigation of Cleveland Police Department

- March 18, 2013

Assistant U.S. Attorney General Thomas Perez 137 Bullets Cleveland Police Shooting Victim Malissa Williams 137 Bullets Cleveland Police Shooting Victim Timothy Ray Russell Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Tim McGinty Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson Congresswoman Marcia L. Fudge (D-11), a Warrensville Hts. Democrat who is also chair of the Congressional Black Caucus U.S. District Attorney Steven Dettelbach Cleveland NAACP President the Reverend Hilton Smith Cleveland NAACP First Vice President the Reverend Dr. E. Theophilus Caviness, who also leads the Cleveland Chapter of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference Community Activist Donna Walker Brown, a Black Republican By Kathy Wray Coleman , Editor of Cleveland Urban News.Com and The Kathy Wray Coleman Online News Blog,.Com ( www.kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com ) and ( www.clevelandurbannews.com ) CLEVELAND,Ohio- The unprecedented shooting of unarmed Blacks Malis

Oppressed People's Nation (OPN), Task Force for Community Mobilization to lead activists in two separate rallies today, Friday, March 1, on 137 bullets shootings deaths by Cleveland police of unarmed Blacks Malissa Williams and Timothy Ray Russell, task force rally is at 4:30 pm at Public square in downtown Cleveland, OPN rally and candlelight vigil are at 5 pm in East Cleveland near Heritage and Terrace Roads

- March 01, 2013

The Oppressed People's Nation, a grassroots organization out of East Cleveland, Oh. of young Black men and women that is led by Ernest Smith that fights against police brutality and injustices in the community, and for the mobilization of young people Community Activist Khalid Samad, who leads the grassroots groups Peace in the Hood and The Task Force for Community Mobilization 137 Bullets Cleveland Police Shooting Victim Malissa Williams 137 Bullets Cleveland Police Shooting Victim Timothy Ray Russell CLEVELAND,Ohio- Cleveland Urban News.Com News Brief www.clevelandurbannews.com , and www.kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com By Kathy Wray Coleman, publisher, editor-in-chief CLEVELAND,Ohio-The Task Force for Community Mobilization and the Oppressed People's Nation (OPN) will lead two separate rallies today, Friday, March 1, around the 137 bullets deadly shooting late last year of unarmed Blacks Malissa Williams and Timothy Ray Russell by a grou

Cleveland police chief to address Black community at Harvard Community Center in Ward 1 at 7 pm tonight, Feb. 28, community activists reject an invitation saying that all they want is McGrath's resignation for senseless deadly shootings of unarmed Blacks by Cleveland police, activists also voted for law director, safety director, chief city prosecutor, none of whom are Black, to resign, activists say Mayor Jackson is invited to meet with grassroots factions before they consider asking for his resignation

- February 28, 2013

Cleveland Police Chief Michael McGrath 137 Bullets Cleveland Police Shooting Victim Malissa Williams 137 Bullets Cleveland Police Shooting Victim Timothy Ray Russell Cleveland Ward 1 Councilman Terrell Pruitt Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson CLEVELAND,Ohio- Cleveland Urban News.Com News Brief www.clevelandurbannews.com , and www.kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com By Kathy Wray Coleman, publisher, editor-in-chief CLEVELAND,Ohio- Cleveland Police Chief Michael McGrath, who is under fire by community activists and victims family members to resign in the wake of senseless deadly shootings of unarmed Blacks by Cleveland police, will address the Black community at the Harvard Community Center in Cleveland Ward 1 today at 7 pm. The gathering has been called by Cleveland Ward 1 Councilman Terrell Pruitt. McGrath will be joined by Fourth District Police Commander Deon McCaulley and Daryl W. McGinnis, the city's new fire chief, who was sworn in last month.