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Maurice White, Earth, Wind & Fire singer and co-founder, dead at 74

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Earth, Wind and Fire  vocalist and co-founder Maurice White (pictured) died in his sleep in Los Angeles on Wednesday evening. A rep for the band confirmed his passing to  Rolling Stone . He was 74. CLICK HERE TO READ THE ENTIRE ARTICLE AT ROLLINGSTONE.COM
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Cleveland Police Commission Co-Chair Dr. Rhonda Williams invites community to open meeting with police commission and lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community on February 3, 2016 at 6:30 pm at 6600 Detroit Avenue in Cleveland...Studies show that discrimination by law enforcement across the country against the LGBT community is an ongoing and pervasive problem....The meeting comes on the heels of a demand by the Cleveland NAACP for Cleveland police union president Steve Loomis to resign from the commission for harsh and derogatory statements against two unarmed Blacks gunned down by 13 non-Black Cleveland cops in 2012, some of whom were recently fired or suspended .....By Cleveland Urban News.Com Editor-in-Chief Kathy Wray Coleman

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Dr Rhonda Y. Williams, co-chair of the Cleveland Community Police Commission   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 and Newspaper Blog. Tel: 216-659-0473. Email:  editor@clevelandurbannews.com . Coleman is a 23-year political, legal and investigative journalist who trained for 17 years, and under six different editors,  at the Call and Post Newspaper in Cleveland, Ohio.    ( www.clevelandurbannews.com ) /   ( www.kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com ).  CLICK HERE TO GO TO KATHY WRAY COLEMAN AT GOOGLE PLUS WHERE SHE HAS SOME 2.5 MILLION INTERNET VIEWS  alone.  CLEVELAND URBAN NEWS.COM-CLEVELAND, Ohio - The Cleveland Community Police Commission,  a group recently formed per the court-monitored consent decree between the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the city of Cleveland on police reforms, will hold a public meeting f...
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Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders in dead heat in Iowa Democratic Caucuses, though the Clinton campaign has since declared victory, Cruz wins over Trump for the Republicans with Ohio GOP governor John Kasich placing seventh.... Marco Rubio finishes third among the Republicans contenders....The next fight for both parties is the February 9 New Hampshire primary, and Ohio's primary is March 15.....By www.clevelandurbannews.com Editor-in-Chief Kathy Wray Coleman

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Democratic presidential contenders Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders,  who are in a virtual tie relative to the Democratic Iowa Caucuses that were held Monday night in Des Moines, Iowa Texas Senator Ted Cruz, who won the Iowa Caucuses Monday night over Donald Trump and nine other GOP contenders seeking the Republican nomination for president 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 and Newspaper Blog. Tel: 216-659-0473. Email:  editor@clevelandurbannews.com . Coleman is a 23-year political, legal and investigative journalist who trained for 17 years, and under six different editors,  at the Call and Post Newspaper in Cleveland, Ohio.    ( www.clevelandurbannews.com ) /   ( www.kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com ).  CLICK HERE TO GO TO KATHY WRAY COLEMAN AT GOOGLE PLUS WHERE SHE HAS SOME 2.5 MILLION INTERNET VIEWS  alone.  Blac...
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President Obama bans solitary confinement for juveniles in federal prisons, prohibits it for adults confined for low-level infractions, and reduces confinement from 365 to 60 days for a first offense.....People of color make up 60 percent of prison inmates, and are disproportionately Black males....By www.clevelandurbannews.com Editor-in-Chief Kathy Wray Coleman

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 President Obama speaks with inmates at  the El Reno  Federal   Penitentiary in Oklahoma on July 16, 2015, the first sitting president to visit a federal prison. On Monday, the president issued executive actions to curb solitary confinement for juveniles and adults, among other initiatives. 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 and Newspaper Blog. Tel: 216-659-0473. Email:  editor@clevelandurbannews.com . Coleman is a 23-year political, legal and investigative journalist who trained for 17 years, and under six different editors,  at the Call and Post Newspaper in Cleveland, Ohio.    ( www.clevelandurbannews.com ) /   ( www.kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com ).  CLICK HERE TO GO TO KATHY WRAY COLEMAN AT GOOGLE PLUS WHERE SHE HAS SOME 2.5 MILLION INTERNET VIEWS  alone.  Black Journalist  Kathy Wray Coleman i...
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Cleveland police officers and detectives fired, including officer Michael Brelo, and six suspended as to the 137 shots deadly shooting of unarmed Blacks Malissa Williams and Timothy Russell.....Not all of the cops that did the shooting were fired....The firings should be vacated the police union says, which likely means arbitration ....A consent decree on police reforms with the city and the DOJ remains....Community activists renew the call for Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Tim McGinty, who shielded 12 of 13 the cops that did the shooting from criminal charges, to be voted out of office this year, and Congresswoman Fudge wants McGinty gone too.....Common Pleas Judge John O'Donnell acquitted Brelo of manslaughter charges....By www.clevelandurbannews.com editor-in-chief Kathy Wray Coleman

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Cleveland police cars chase two unarmed Blacks from downtown Cleveland to neighboring East Cleveland the night of Nov . 29 , 2012. The 23 -minute car chase ended in the parking lot of Heritage Middle School and culminated in 13 non- Black Cleveland police officers firing a total of 137 bullets at Malissa Williams 30, and Timothy Ray Russell, 43, the driver of the 1979 Chevy Malibu. Both Russell and Williams were Black, and both died at the scene.  Some 105 police officers and 64 police cruisers participated at some level in the deadly chase. Pictured are Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson (wearing beard and eye glasses), Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas Judge John P. O'Donnell (in sky blue tie), Cleveland Police Patrolman Michael Brelo (in blue shirt), Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Tim McGinty (in red-pink tie with polka dots), Community activist Art McKoy (in red, black and green turban), 137 shots unarmed Cleveland police fatal shooting victim ...
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Trump campaign says Donald won’t participate in Fox News/Google debate

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Donald Trump’s campaign said Tuesday night that the Republican presidential primary front-runner does not plan to participate in the upcoming Fox News/Google debate, shortly after the debate lineup was announced.  Trump’s campaign confirmed the decision to Fox News.  The Republican presidential candidate already had said he probably would not be going, accusing Fox News of “playing games” with him. Trump has cited concerns with one of the debate moderators, Megyn Kelly – but apparently made his decision not to attend following press statements from Fox News.  CLICK HERE TO READ THE ENTIRE ARTICLE AT FOX NEWS.COM Posted 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 and Newspaper Blog. Tel: 216-659-0473. Email:  editor@clevelandurbannews.com . Coleman is a 23-year political, legal and investigative journalist who trained for 17 years, and under six different ...
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Tyronn Lue gets first win as NBA head coach as the Cleveland Cavaliers defeat the Minnesota Timberwolves, 114-107.....LeBron James led in scoring for the Cavs with 25 points, Dellavedova finished with 18 points, and Kevin Love posted 11 points.....By www.clevelandurbannews.com Editor-in-Chief Kathy Wray Coleman

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Cleveland Cavaliers new head coach Tyronn Lue (left). Photo via Getty Images 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 and Newspaper Blog. Tel: 216-659-0473. Email:  editor@clevelandurbannews.com . Coleman is a 23-year political, legal and investigative journalist who trained for 17 years, and under six different editors,  at the Call and Post Newspaper in Cleveland, Ohio.    ( www.clevelandurbannews.com ) /   ( www.kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com ).  CLICK HERE TO GO TO KATHY WRAY COLEMAN AT GOOGLE PLUS WHERE SHE HAS SOME 2.5 MILLION INTERNET VIEWS  alone. CLEVELAND URBAN NEWS.COM-CLEVELAND, Ohio -  Tyronn Lue got his first win as an NBA head coach Monday night at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio as the Cleveland Cavaliers beat  the Minnesota Timberwolves 114-107, the fourth straight win against the Timberwolves...
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