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Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals upholds bomb plot sentences of former Occupy Cleveland members, Mayor Jackson had kicked Occupy Cleveland off of Public Square in Cleveland, the group is now defunct

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From top left Connor Stephens, Brandon Baxter and Douglas White, all former members of Occupy Cleveland that U.S. District Court Judge David Dowd Jr.  of the Federal District Court of the Northern District of Ohio in Cleveland sentenced to prison terms after the trio pleaded guilty to a plot to bomb an Ohio bridge between Akron and Cleveland. From bottom  former Occupy Cleveland members Anthony Hayne (bottom left) who was also sentenced, and Joshua Safford, whose case is still pending as  he undergoes psychiatric analysis. Shaquille Azir, below, the FBI informant that gave the Occupy Cleveland members  food and drugs to allegedly lure them into using dummy explosives in a plot to blow up an Ohio bridge between Cleveland and Akron Occupy Cleveland members, below, march in Cuyahoga County, Ohio against illegal foreclosures and mortgage fraud  Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson, below,  says he too is against corporate greed and malfeasance but that Occupy Cleveland went ab

Updated With Comments on Behalf Of Mayor Jackson: Mayor Jackson, Cleveland City Council lose appeal by Occupy Cleveland for violating First Amendment with unconstitutional city ordinance that bans protesting on Public Square, Judge Blackmon writes decision for 8th District Court of Appeals, win reverses convictions for 2 Occupy Cleveland members but is bittersweet as 4 former Occupy Cleveland members are serving long prison terms in foiled plot to bomb bridge that their lawyers called a sting by FBI informant that found them housing, fed them food, drugs

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Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson        Ohio 8th District Court of Appeals Judge Patricia Ann Blackmon Ken Silliman, Chief of Staff for Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson U.S. Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) Leatrice Tolls of Occupy Cleveland Erin McCardle of Occupy Cleveland Occupy Cleveland protesters at a rally in front of Cleveland City Hall  (Photo by  www.cleveland.com ) From top left Connor Stephens, Brandon Baxter and Douglas White, all former members of Occupy Cleveland that U.S. District Court Judge David Dowd Jr.  of the Federal District Court of the Northern District of Ohio in Cleveland sentenced to prison terms after the trio pleaded guilty earlier this year to a plot to bomb an Ohio bridge between Akron and Cleveland. From bottom Anthony Hayne, 35, (bottom left) also an Occupy Cleveland member who pleaded guilty and has been sentenced also, and Joshua Safford, 23, whose case is still pending as  he undergoes psychiatric analysis. By Kathy Wray Cole

Reprint Of Nov 4, 2011 Article: Mayor Jackson Tells Occupy Cleveland That He, Not Them, Led The Fight Against Corporate Greed, Corruption, But Says No To Camping On Public Square, Since This Article 5 Members of Occupy Cleveland Have Been Indicted For Allegedly Attempting To Blow Up A Cleveland Bridge, All 5 Pleaded Not Guilty To The Charges On May 7, 2012

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Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson Ken Silliman, Chief of Staff for Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson U.S. Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) Leatrice Tolls of Occupy Cleveland Erin McCardle of Occupy Cleveland Occupy Cleveland protesters at a rally in front of Cleveland City Hall last month Editors' note: This is a reprint of an article published by Cleveland Urban News.Com on November 4, 2011. Since that time five members or affiliates of Occupy Cleveland have been indicted and charged with allegedly planning to blow up a Cleveland bridge, among other charges.  All five pleaded not guilty to numerous criminal charges  in federal district court on Mon., May 7, 2012. They remain in jail and Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson did not renew the group's Public Square permit last week. The accused, all of whom are White and male, are Douglas L. Wright, 26, of Indianapolis; Brandon L. Baxter, 20, of Lakewood, Ohio; Anthony Hayne,

150 people attend Trayvon Martin Rally led by Oppressed People's Nation with Imperial Women, Occupy Cleveland, Brigade, Black on Black Crime, Panthers

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Trayvon Martin (lt) and child murderer George Zimmerman, who has not been charged for killing the unarmed Black teen (Editor's note: Below this article is the article on the alleged harassment and defamation by Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Bill Mason and his employee Lily Miller against Community Activist Kathy Wray Coleman in retaliation for her writings and activism, and for her complaint to Mason about Miller calling Blacks nigger) By Kathy Wray Coleman, Editor, The Kathy Wray Coleman Online News Blog. Com and Cleveland Urban News.Com News.Com ( www.kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com ) and ( www.clevelandurbannews.com ) EAST CLEVELAND, Ohio-About 150 people gathered for a "Trayvon Martin Skittles Rally" on Sat., March 24 at Black on Black Crime Headquarters in East Cleveland, Oh. led by Ernie Smith and Patricia Rowell of the Oppressed People's Nation in cooperation with a host of other Cleveland area activist groups such as the Imperial Women Coalition , the Cl

Black On Black Crime, Imperial Women, Occupy Cleveland, Jobs With Justice To Picket With ESOP At Chase Bank Over Corruption, Foreclosure Fraud

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National political news and local news from the Cleveland metropolitan area brought to the community from www.kathywraycolemanonlinenesblog.com and www.clevelandurbannews.com Grassroots groups including Black on Black Crime Inc., the Imperial Women, Cleveland Jobs With Justice, the Northeast Ohio's Poor People's Economic Human Rights Campaign, Stop Targeting Ohio's Poor, Occupy Cleveland and a host of others will rally over corporate greed and malfeasance with the sponsoring group Empowering And Strengthening Ohio's People (ESOP) on Tue., Dec 6, at 11:00 am at Chase Bank in Cleveland Hts., Oh at 12388 Cedar Rd. (Editor's Note: Cleveland Hts. is a suburb of Cleveland that is 43 percent Black. In addition to Cleveland, it borders Shaker Hts., E. Cleveland, University Hts. and other cities of Cuyahoga County. Like Cleveland, it too has been hit hard with illegal foreclosures furthered through corporate fraud that is tearing at the fabric of the middle class commu

Sherriff Stopped By Occupy Cleveland From Evicting Foreclosure Family, Cleveland Jobs With Justice Wants Corporations To Buy Back House To Donate Back

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Cuyahoga County Sheriff Bob Reid Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson U.S. Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas Judge Lance Mason Cleveland Ward 16 Councilman Jay Westbrook Cleveland Ward 14 Councilman Brian Cummins Occupy Cleveland Member Leatrice Tolls (center) Debbie Kline, Executive Director of Cleveland Jobs With Justice Occupy Cleveland Member Erin McCardle Occupy Cleveland protesters at a rally in front of Cleveland City Hall last month From the Metro Desk of The Kathy Wray Coleman Online News Blog.Com ( www.kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com ) (Kathy Coleman) and Cleveland Urban News.Com (www.clevelandurbannews.com) Occupy Cleveland stepped up its community activism this week, making camp in the backyard of a White family on Cleveland's west side torn by foreclosure that was moments from being homeless and on the streets during changing weather and a fast approaching holiday season. Cuyahoga County Sheriff Bob Reid, who had sold the family's home a