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Cleveland Browns lose to Washington Redskins in second preseason game, Browns quarterback Johnny Manziel comments on his obscene gesture to Redskins fans, the Browns will play two more preseason games before the regular season begins

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AP Photo/Evan Vucci "I felt like I did a good job of holding my composure throughout the night, and you have a lapse of judgment and slip up," Johnny Manziel said of his middle finger to the Redskins in the third quarter. 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  K a thy Wray Coleman is  a community activist and 20 year investigative journalist who trained for 17 years at the Call and Post Newspaper in Cleveland, Ohio.  ( www.clevelandurbannews.com ) /   ( www.kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com ) LANDOVER, Maryland - The Cleveland Browns loss to the Washington Redskins Monday night 24-23 at Fed-ex Stadium in Landover, Maryland, the second of four scheduled 2014  preseason games, and where sports media pundits panned Browns quarterbacks Brian Hoyer, who started the game, as well as Johnny Manziel, a Heisman trophy winner and 2014 late -roun

Community activist James Box sentenced to three years probation, supporters at sentencing include Councilman Jeff Johnson, Yvonne Pointer, Reverend C.J. Matthews, Retired NFL player Reggie Rucker, and community activists Art McKoy and the Reverend Pam Pinkney-Butts

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Community Activist James Box 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  K a thy Wray Coleman is  a community activist and 20 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- Community activist James Box was sentenced to probation by Common Pleas Judge John Sutula on Monday morning following a plea deal he took in a criminal case involving inappropriate contact with two women. He had originally pleaded not guilty. Box, 53, was in court with his lawyer Richard Drucker and was  sentenced to 90 days of in-house electronic monitoring, 200 hours of community service, a $1500 fine, mental health counseling, and 36 months of  supervised probation. He spoke briefly at sentencing, and showed remorse. "

Community activist James Box to be sentenced today, Monday, August 18, 9:00 am, courtroom 23 at Cuyahoga County Justice Center, activists to attend sentencing, Cleveland NAACP commissioned study found that Blacks get harsher sentences than similarly situated Whites by largely White Cuyahoga County judges, NFL great Jim Brown paid for Box's attorney Richard Drucker, Attorney Drucker, Community activist Art McKoy, Imperial Women Coalition comment

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Community Activist James Box From the Metro Desk of Cleveland Urban News. Com and The Cleveland Urban News.Com Blog,  O hio's Most Read Online Black Newspaper and Newspaper Blog, Ohio's leaders in Black digital news, Email: editor@clevelandurbannews.com and phone us at (216) 659-0473  ( www.clevelandurbannews.com ) /   ( www.kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com ) CLEVELAND, Ohio- Community activist James Box will be sentenced before Common Pleas Judge John Sutula on Monday, August 18 at 9:00 am in courtroom 23 at the Cuyahoga County Justice Center in downtown Cleveland relative to a plea deal he took in a pending criminal case involving two women. He had originally pleaded not guilty. Community activists, including Black on Black Crime Founder Art McKoy, will attend to witness if the proceedings are fair since a Cleveland NAACP commissioned study found conclusively that Blacks, and Black men in particular, get harsher sentences than their similarly situated White counter

Greater Clevelanders, Cleveland NAACP rally for slain Black unarmed Missouri teen Michael Brown in Cleveland as part of a national movement spearheaded by Rev Al Sharpton, the Cleveland NAACP breaks its silence on the 137 shots killing of two unarmed Blacks in Cleveland by police, Cleveland NAACP President Hilton Smith tells Cleveland Urban News.Com that something better be done about the 137 shots, youth Cleveland NAACP members who organized the Michael Brown rally call for the 137 shots Cleveland police that did the shooting to be fired and charged criminally, community activists spearhead campaign for petitions seeking both criminal charges and the firing of the 137 shots police, Cleveland NAACP takes on Mayor Jackson and says that the problems with Cleveland police "must resonate with the people downtown," Ferguson is now under curfew

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Protesters gather outside of City Hall in downtown Cleveland Thursday evening  for a rally and vigil as part of a national movement for support for 18-year-old Michael Brown, a Black unarmed teen gunned down by police in Ferguson, Missouri on Saturday. The tragic incident has caused rioting in the majority Black suburb of Ferguson and protests in more than 50 cities across the country, including Cleveland, New York and Washington D.C. Slain Missouri teen Michael Brown 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  K a thy Wray Coleman is  a community activist and 20 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- In two separate protests held Thursday evening in Cleveland, Ohio, one of the staged out

Community to hold fundraising, community event for Cleveland Councilman T.J. Dow on Saturday, August 16, noon to 6 pm at Lil Africa/The Kitchen Restaurant and Event Center in Cleveland, 6816 Superior Avenue, community activists to attend Dow's event at 2 pm and speak on 137 shots Cleveland police deadly shooting, other issues

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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  K a thy Wray Coleman is  a community activist and 20 year investigative journalist who trained for 17 years at the Call and Post Newspaper in Cleveland, Ohio.  ( www.clevelandurbannews.com ) /   ( www.kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com )

Retired Cuyahoga County common pleas judge Ronald Suster is assigned to hear civil and criminal cases of former colleague and accused wife beater Judge Lance Mason, Suster is a $500-a-day rent-a-judge handpicked by Ohio Supreme Court Chief Justice Maureen O'Connor, Suster allegedly denies indigent Blacks counsel, allegedly harasses Blacks, women, allegedly for the chief justice, corrupt politicians, others, Cleveland NAACP officials still on the take and silent on judicial corruption and racial disparities in sentencing against Blacks, community activists again call for passage of state House Bill 216 for random draw assignment and reassignment of cases of trial court judges at all times, a bill pushed by the Imperial Women Coalition and proposed by state Representative Bill Patmon, Bedford Pimp Judge Harry Jacob is now on trial

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Retired Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas Judge Ronald Suster 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  K a thy Wray Coleman is  a community activist and 20 year investigative journalist who trained for 17 years at the Call and Post Newspaper in Cleveland, Ohio.  ( www.clevelandurbannews.com ) /   ( www.kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com ) Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas Judge Lance Mason Cuyahoga County Chief Judge John Russo CLEVELAND, Ohio- Retired Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas Judge Ron Suster has been assigned by the court's chief judge, John Russo, to handle the civil and criminal cases of  Judge Lance Mason, his former colleague accused of beating his wife last weekend.  One of only three Black judges on the 34-member Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas General Division bench, Mason, 46, was charged last w

Oscar winning actor-comedian Robin Williams is dead of suspected suicide at 63, Cleveland Urban News.Com, Ohio's leader in Black digital news, remembers Robin Williams, who reportedly hanged himself

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 ( www.clevelandurbannews.com ) /   ( www.kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com ), Ohio's leaders in Black digital news In a shocking development, Oscar-winning actor/comic  Robin Williams  was found dead in his California home Monday, a possible suicide, according to investigators. He was 63. CLICK HERE TO READ THE ENTIRE STORY AT USA TODAY.COM