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By Karl Kimbrough, Cleveland Urban News.Com sportswriter (kimbrough@clevelandurbannews.com).   Cleveland Urban News. Com and The Cleveland Urban News.Com Blog,  O hio's Leaders In Black Digital News . Tel: 216-659-0473. Email: editor@clevelandurbannews.com    ( www.clevelandurbannews.com ) /   ( www.kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com ) Cleveland Urban News.Com Sportswriter Karl Kimbrough CLEVELAND, Ohio- The Cleveland Cavaliers routed the Chicago Bulls 94-73 Thursday night in round two of the NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals, winning the best of seven series  four games to the Bull's  two .   It was not a surprise that the Cavaliers would win game six and advance to the Eastern Conference Finals to play the Atlanta Hawks, but what was a surprise is how they did it. The teams leading scorer in the previous nine playoff games this season was either LeBron James or Kyrie Irving, with James taking the honors seven times. R...

Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas Judge John O'Donnell By Kathy Wray Coleman, editor-in-chief,  Cleveland Urban News. Com and The Cleveland Urban News.Com Blog,  O hio's Most Read Online Black Newspaper and Newspaper Blog, Tel: (216) 659-0473. Email: editor@clevelandurbannews.com.  K athy Wray Coleman is  a community activist and 22- year investigative journalist who trained for 17 years at the Call and Post Newspaper.     ( www.clevelandurbannews.com ) /   ( www.kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com ).  CLEVELAND, Ohio- Though the defense has rested in the officer Michael Brelo manslaughter case and oral arguments were held on May 5, Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas Judge John O'Donnell, a documented thief who stole homes from country residents via fake foreclosures without plaintiffs in an effort to hand them to JPMorgan Chase Bank and other banks and mortgage companies for a fourth of the value, refuses to say when he will is...

By Kathy Wray Coleman, editor-in-chief,  Cleveland Urban News. Com and The Cleveland Urban News.Com Blog,  O hio's Most Read Online Black Newspaper and Newspaper Blog, Tel: (216) 659-0473. Email: editor@clevelandurbannews.com.  K athy Wray Coleman is  a community activist and 22- year investigative journalist who trained for 17 years at the Call and Post Newspaper.     ( www.clevelandurbannews.com ) /   ( www.kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com ).  CLEVELAND, Ohio-  Greater Cleveland community activists groups, led by Puncture the Silence and Revolution Books, will rally at 3:30 pm on Thursday, May 14 at the Cuyahoga County Justice Center on Lakeside Avenue in downtown Cleveland to demand state and federal criminal charges in the police killings of 12-year-old Tamir Rice, Tanisha Anderson, and  12 of 13 non- Black cops that gunned down unarmed Blacks Malissa Williams and Timothy Russell in 2012. "We want cr...

LeBron James Cleveland Urban News.Com Sportswriter Karl Kimbrough By Karl Kimbrough, Cleveland Urban News.Com sportswriter (kimbrough@clevelandurbannews.com).   Cleveland Urban News. Com and The Cleveland Urban News.Com Blog,  O hio's Leaders In Black Digital News . Tel: 216-659-0473. Email: editor@clevelandurbannews.com    ( www.clevelandurbannews.com ) /   ( www.kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com ) CLEVELAND, Ohio- Game four of the NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals between the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Chicago Bulls came down to a last second shot, and LeBron James, an undisputed pro in its purest form, made that shot   (Editor's note: Game 5 is Tuesday, May 12 at 7 pm at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland. It can be viewed on cable on TNT at 7 pm ET). At the end of game three it was Bulls point guard Derrick Rose hitting a three point bank shot as the fourth quarter clock expired that sent  his Chicago fans home happy ...

By Kathy Wray Coleman, editor-in-chief,  Cleveland Urban News. Com and The Kathy Wray Coleman Online News Blog.Com,  O hio's Most Read Online Digital Black Newspaper and Newspaper Blog. Tel: (216) 659-0473. Email: editor@clevelandurbannews.com  K athy Wray Coleman is a community activist, legal and political reporter, and a 22- year investigative journalist who trained for 17 years at the Call and Post Newspaper in Cleveland, Ohio.  ( www.clevelandurbannews.com ) /   ( www.kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com CLEVELAND, Ohio - Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson, other city  officials,  members of city council,  and officials of  the association of the African-American Cultural Garden  will host a  ribbon  cutting and ground  breaking  ceremony at 1 pm on Monday, May 11 at 890 Martin Luther King Boulevard in Cleveland to announce the extended  development  of the African-American Cultural Garden...

By Karl Kimbrough, Cleveland Urban News.Com sportswriter (kimbrough@clevelandurbannews.com).   Cleveland Urban News. Com and The Cleveland Urban News.Com Blog,  O hio's Leaders In Black Digital News . Tel: 216-659-0473. Email: editor@clevelandurbannews.com    ( www.clevelandurbannews.com ) /   ( www.kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com ) Cleveland Urban News.Com Sportswriter Karl Kimbrough CLEVELAND, Ohio-The Cleveland Cavaliers found themselves with one win and two losses in their Eastern Conference semi finals series against the Chicago Bulls after a solid 106 to 91 victory in game two, and a three point loss in game three.  Game four, of the potential seven games for the best of seven, is Sunday, May 10 at 3:30 pm ET at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois.  It is a must win for the Cavs, if they want to truly stay in this tournament for an ultimate chance down the road for an NBA championship title. And Cleveland, a majority Bl...

By Kathy Wray Coleman, editor-in-chief,  Cleveland Urban News. Com and The Kathy Wray Coleman Online News Blog.Com,  O hio's Most Read Online Digital Black Newspaper and Newspaper Blog. Tel: (216) 659-0473. Email: editor@clevelandurbannews.com  K athy Wray Coleman is a community activist, legal and political reporter, and a 22- year investigative journalist who trained for 17 years at the Call and Post Newspaper in Cleveland, Ohio.  ( www.clevelandurbannews.com ) /   ( www.kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com CLEVELAND, Ohio- Led by the Imperial Women Coalition , greater Cleveland community activists, elected officials (Cleveland councilpersons Mamie Mitchell and Brian Cummins), and Seymour Avenue residents rallied on May 6 at 2207 Seymour Avenue on Cleveland's west side where the home of convicted kidnapper and child rapist Ariel Castro once stood. Mainstream media local television stations 3, 5, 19 and Fox 8 news covered the well-attended event. Castro ...

By Kathy Wray Coleman, editor-in-chief,  Cleveland Urban News. Com and The Cleveland Urban News.Com Blog,  O hio's Most Read Online Black Newspaper and Newspaper Blog, Tel: (216) 659-0473. Email: editor@clevelandurbannews.com.  K athy Wray Coleman is  a community activist and 22- year investigative journalist who trained for 17 years at the Call and Post Newspaper.     ( www.clevelandurbannews.com ) /   ( www.kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com ).  CLEVELAND, Ohio-  Bishop Floyd E. Perry of the Cathedral Church of God and Christ in Cleveland, and the second vice president of the Cleveland Chapter NAACP, died Thursday, April 30 after falling ill in Columbus, Ohio and being transported to a local hospital there. He was 84-years-old. Arrangements are by E.F. Boyd and Son Funeral Home ( www.efboyd.com ) in Cleveland, with all activities at the church. Visitation is on Monday, May 11 from 6-8 pm. The wake is Tuesday, May 12 a...

From left: Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus, and Michelle Knight By Kathy Wray Coleman, editor-in-Chief,  Cleveland Urban News. Com and The Kathy Wray Coleman Online News Blog.Com,  O hio's Most Read Online Digital Black Newspaper and Newspaper Blog. Tel: (216) 659-0473. Email: editor@clevelandurbannews.com  K athy Wray Coleman is a community activist, legal and political reporter, and a 22- year investigative journalist who trained for 17 years at the Call and Post Newspaper in Cleveland, Ohio.  ( www.clevelandurbannews.com ) /   ( www.kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com CLEVELAND, Ohio- Led by the Imperial Women Coalition, greater Cleveland community activists, elected officials (Cleveland councilpersons Mamie Mitchell and Brian Cummins), victims of rape and other violence, and others will rally at 4:30 pm Wednesday, May 6 at 2207 Seymour Avenue on Cleveland's west side where the home of convicted kidnapper and child rapist Ariel Castro once stood. For m...