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Rally rescheduled to August 22, Press Release: 4:45 pm August 22 rally and press conference at Chateau with Sowell victims families, Imperial Women activist group, Black on Black Crime Inc., Oppressed People's Nation, other activists groups, Black clergy, family members of 137 bullets Cleveland fatal shooting victim Malissa Williams on courts branding claims around murder and rape of Black women, including Sowell's victims, "frivolous," and to send a message that violence against women and other people is not frivolous, and neither is negligence by Cleveland police, city officials of missing persons reports

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 Convicted serial killer Anthony Sowell,  who strangled and murdered 11 Black  women at his then home on Imperial Avenue i n Cleveland, Ohio  ( www.clevelandurbannews.com ). Reach us by phone at 216-659-0473 and by email at editor@clevelandurbannews.com RALLY..RALLY...RALLY!!!!!!!...PASS THIS ON PLEASE PEOPLE..BRING PROTEST SIGNS COMMUNITY ACTIVISTS.. TO ALL MEDIA FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE...................................Contacts are Imperial Women activist group at 216-659-0473 and Black on Black Crime Inc at 216-704-5036 What:/When/Where: Rally and press conference at 4:45 pm on August 22, at the Chateau Mansion, 13124 Euclid Ave, to address the fact that the courts have branded violence against innocent Black women raped and murdered, through the dismissal last week of claims around negligence by Cleveland police, city officials  of missing persons reports, other actions,  as to the Imperial Avenue Murders by convicted serial killer Anthony Sowell,  "FRIVOLOUS."
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Press Release: Imperial Women, Carl Stokes Brigade, Black on Black Crime members, Greater Cleveland Immigrant Support Network, other community activists groups, clergy, rape and murder victims families to meet and hold press conference at Chateau on Thursday, August 22, 4:45 pm, to address Prosecutor McGinty, dismissal of Sowell victims lawsuit claims, inequities against Black female victims of crime and their families, Cleveland Council Safety Committee Chair Kevin Conwell, handpicking of judges by Ohio Supreme Court Chief Justice Maureen O'Connor

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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 newspapers  ( www.kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com ) and ( www.clevelandurbannews.com ). Reach us by phone at 216-659-0473 and by email at editor@clevelandurbannews.com CLEVELAND, Ohio- The Imperial Women, the Carl Stokes Brigade, Black on Black Crime Vice President Al Porter, the Greater Cleveland Immigrant Support Network, Stop Targeting Ohio's Poor, other activists groups and family members of Blacks murdered and raped will  hold  a public meeting and press conference on Thursday, August 22, 2013 at 4:45 pm at the Chateau Mansion, 13124 Euclid Avenue, to legally deal with Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Tim McGinty, inequities against the Black community on violence against women, and whether Black elected officials and other leaders have done all they can to help. For more information contact Imperial Women at 216-659-0473. Speakers include c
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Cleveland Mayoral Candidate Ken Lanci to debate at City Club on August 19 at 11 am, event is sponsored by Communities United

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Posted by Ed Nar Cleveland Mayoral Candidate Ken Lanci CLEVELAND, Ohio-Ohio Communities United and the Greater Cleveland African American Chamber of Commerce are announcing the first mayoral debate for Cleveland Mayor. The debate will be at the Cleveland City Club on Monday, August 19 and is scheduled to begin at 11 am. The moderator will be Ronnie Duncan, a former Cleveland sportscaster.  Democratic Candidate for Cleveland Mayor, Ken Lanci has accepted the invitation and looks forward to attending, organizers said.Tickets for this City Club event are $20 and can be reserved by calling the City Club at 216.621.0082. " I look forward to sharing my thoughts on innovative ideas to curb this terrible wave of violence that has thrust Cleveland into a negative national spotlight,” said Lanci. “I also look forward to discussing how to make our schools better and how to create jobs for Cleveland residents.” Although Mayor Frank Jackson’s campaign staff has
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Cleveland Councilman Zack Reed to testify August 16 in his DUI trial before retired, handpicked visiting judge Larry Allen, comunity activists say Allen was handpicked by Ohio Supreme Court Chief Justice Maureen O'Connor to unfairly dictate case outcome, Cleveland Judge Pinkey Carr was original judge in the case

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Democratic Cleveland Ward 2 Councilman Zack Reed, a controversial Black east side councilman  whose ward includes the impoverished  Kinsman and Mt. Pleasant neighborhoods 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 newspapers  ( www.kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com ) and ( www.clevelandurbannews.com ). Reach us by phone at 216-659-0473 and by email at editor@clevelandurbannews.com Ohio Supreme Court Chief Justice Maureen O'Connor CLEVELAND, Ohio- The DUI trial of Democratic Cleveland Ward 2 Councilman Zack Reed began today in Cleveland Municipal Court before retired visiting Willoughby, Oh. Judge Larry Allen and Reed, 51, will take the stand in his own defense Friday morning, his lawyer Kevin Spellacy told the judge at the onset of the jury trial.  Spellacy argued at trial today that city lawmaker was set up by Cleveland police, who allegedly waited for him in downtown Cle
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Former congressman Jesse Jackson Jr., his wife both sentenced to prison, Jackson weeps at sentencing, asks judge if he could serve his wife's sentence in addition to his own, Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr attends sentencing

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Former  Illinois congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. and his wife Sandra Jackson, a former Chicago councilwoman.  Both were sentenced to prison on Wednesday by Washington D.C.  Federal  District Court Judge Amy Berman, something expected by some because  of high publicity around the case and a plea deal  reached earlier this year, but still a stunning outcome to America's Black community. Jackson is the oldest son of former presidential candidate and Civil Rights icon the Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. By Kathy Wray Coleman, Editor, Cleveland Urban News. Com and The Kathy Wray Coleman Online News Blog.Com, Ohio's No 1 and No 2 online Black newspapers  ( www.kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com ) and ( www.clevelandurbannews.com ). Reach us by phone at 216-659-0473 and by email at editor@clevelandurbannews.com The Reverend Jesse Jackson Sr. WASHINGTON, D.C.-Former U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. (D-IL) and his wife Sandra, a former Chicago City councilwoman, were sentenced  on We
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Bishop Ward, greater Cleveland Black clergy call County Prosecutor Tim McGinty racist for not seeking charges against 13 White Cleveland cops that gunned down 2 unarmed Blacks with 137 bullets, remark that McGinty is racist is made at August 2 rally for help from Obama, Governor Kasich on epidemic of violence against greater Cleveland women, community activists, Black clergy say McGinty is an anti-Black police prosecutor

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Greater Love Missionary Baptist Church Bishop Eugene Ward Jr. By Kathy Wray Coleman, Editor, Cleveland Urban News. Com and The Kathy Wray Coleman Online News Blog.Com, Ohio's No 1 and No 2 online Black newspapers  ( www.kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com ) and ( www.clevelandurbannews.com ).  Kathy Wray   Coleman is a former biology teacher and a 20-year investigative Black journalist who trained for some 15 years at the Call and Post Newspaper .  Reach Coleman by phone at 216-659-0473 and by email at  editor@clevelandurbannews.com CLEVELAND, Ohio- The United Pastors in Mission, the Baptist Ministers Conference, the Mount Pleasant Ministerial Alliance, East Cleveland Concerned Pastors for Progress, Black elected officials, Cleveland NAACP Executive Director Sheila Wright,  family members of rape and murder victims, and community activists gathered on August 2 for a well attended press conference, balloon launch and rally in East Cleveland that drew Cleveland news television
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FCC bars high rates for long distance phone calls in jails, prisons nationwide, CBC, Congresswoman Fudge applaud it, Blacks and Black men in particular are disproportionately imprisoned nationwide by America's unjust and racist penal system

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U.S. Representative Marcia L. Fudge,  a Warrensville Hts Democrat who also chairs the Congressional Black Caucus of Black members of Congress FCC Reforms Bring Relief To Millions Of Families By Reducing The Cost of Interstate Long-Distance Calls, The Black Community Is Impacted Where Blacks, And Black Men In Particular, Are Disproportionately Imprisoned By America's Unjust And Racist Penal System   Washington, D.C . – The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) this week took long-overdue steps to ensure that the rates for interstate long-distance calls made by prison inmates are just, reasonable and fair. U.S. Rep. Marcia L. Fudge of Ohio, who also chairs the Congressional Black Caucus of Blacks in Congress, applauded the decision. "I'm pleased that the FCC has finally addressed a great injustice by issuing regulations to ensure prison telephone rates are reasonable and fair," said Fudge in a press release to Cleveland Urban News.Com, Ohio's most r
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