The Laura Cowan Story, a dramatic play about human trafficking, is Saturday, August 30 at the CSU Main Auditorium with shows at 2 pm and 7 pm
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Funeral services held for slain Black Ferguson, Missouri teen Michael Brown, Rev Al Sharpton delivers eulogy, thousands attend to pay respects
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 ) The casket of slain Ferguson, Missouri teen Michael Brown Slain Missouri teen Michael Brown ST LOUIS, Missouri - Funeral services were held on Monday for Michael Brown, the Black teen slain two and a half weeks ago in Ferguson, Missouri by police officer Darren Wilson, whom witnesses say gunned him down when he was surrendering with his hands up. The case is currently before a county grand jury on whether to charge Wilson, who is White, with crimes relative to the unprecedented shooting. Some 4,500 people packed Friendly Temple Missionary Baptist Church in St
National NAACP demands special prosecutor in Michael Brown case, NAACP President Cornell Brooks tells Cleveland Urban News.Com that St. Louis County Prosecutor Robert McCullouch is pro Ferguson police and insensitive to the Black community, case is now before a county grand jury for possible criminal charges against Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson, who is White and who killed Brown
Cleveland NAACP Executive Director Cornell William Brooks 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 ) Ferguson, Missouri police officer Darren Wilson BALTIMORE, Maryland - The national NAACP is outraged at the decision by Missouri Gov Jay Nixon not to appoint a special prosecutor in place of St. Louis County Prosecutor Robert McCullouch in the case of a Black teen slain two weeks ago in Ferguson, Missouri by police officer Darren Wilson, who witnesses say gunned down Michael Brown, 18, when he was surrendering with his hands up. The case is currently before a county grand jury on whether to charge Wi
Memorial services held for beheaded journalist James Foley, President Obama comments on his slaying, his family releases a letter from him, Foley was abducted by Islamic State militants while covering the war in Syria
James Foley 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 ( www.clevelandurbannews.com ) / ( www.kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com ) ROCHESTER, New Hampshire-A memorial mass that drew hundreds was held for beheaded U.S. freelance photojournalist James Foley Sunday afternoon in Rochester, NH , his hometown where friends, family and journalists from across the country gathered to mourn his death and salute his life accomplishments. A video was released on Tuesday showing Foley's beheading by a masked executioner with a British accent. President Obama said in a statement Friday that the execution of the well-regarded journalist "shocks the conscience of an entire world." The president also said that "the U.S. will do what is necessary to see that justice is done." A well-paid journalist, Foley was abducted in northern Syria in 2012
Cleveland Browns lose to the St Louis Rams at FirstEnergy Stadium in the third of four preseason games, the regular season begins on September 7 with an away game against the Pittsburgh Steelers
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 - The Cleveland Browns loss to the St Louis Rams Saturday night 33-14 at FirstEnergy Stadium in Cleveland, the third of four scheduled 2014 preseason games, and the third loss in a row. At halftime the Rams, which performed well both defensively and offensively and scored on seven of 11 possessions, were leading the Browns 20-7, and it did not get any better for the Browns thereafter. Browns quarterback Brian Hoyer, whom head coach Mike Pettine named starting quarterback earlier this week over rookie Johnny Manziel, had a bad night by all account
The Greater Cleveland Committee for Community Empowerment and Educational Progress will hand out free school supplies at Pulaski Park in Cleveland in Councilman T.J. Dow's Ward 7 on Saturday August 23 beginning at 2 pm and on a first come-first serve basis, free hot dogs and refreshments will also be served for children, Black elected officials, community activists to support event and give speeches, sponsors include the Lake Erie Sharks, the Kitchen Restaurant and Event Center, the Children's Warehouse, the Creamteam, and Left Lane Lifestyle
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- The Greater Cleveland Committee for Community Empowerment and Educational Progress will hand out school supplies for 100 needy children grades K-6 on a first come-first serve basis during a Black history program on Saturday, August 23 from 2 pm to 7 pm at Pulaski Park in Cleveland Ward 7, 8307 Pulaski Avenue (For directions take Superior Avenue from downtown Cleveland to E. 79th Street, turn left and go two blocks to Pulaski Avenue and Pulaski Park). For more information call Alethea Thomas at (216) 372-0105. Organizers said that free hot dogs, chips an
CLEVELAND IS NO FERGUSON, MISSOURI WHERE PEOPLE ARE RALLYING AGAINST THE POLICE KILLING OF UNARMED BLACK TEEN MICHAEL BROWN AND IT IS DUE TO CORRUPT AND RACIST WHITE CUYAHOGA COUNTY PROSECUTOR TIM MCGINTY AND SELLOUT BLACK POLITICIANS AND BLACKS LIKE FORMER CLEVELAND NAACP PRESIDENT AND ATTORNEY GEORGE FORBES AND CLEVELAND NAACP ATTORNEYS JAMES HARDIMAN AND MICHAEL NELSON SR, ALL ON THE TAKE AND GETTING MONEY FROM THE COUNTY PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE AND OTHERS FOR THEIR LAW FIRMS TO BE QUIET ON THE 137 SHOTS CLEVELAND POLICE KILLINGS OF UNARMED BLACKS MALISSA WILLIAMS AND TIMOTHY RUSSELL AND TO SELLOUT THE BLACK COMMUNITY ON JUDICIAL CORRUPTION, MALICIOUS PROSECUTIONS AND EXCESSIVE FORCE CASES AND OTHER MALFEASANCE BY POLICE
( www.clevelandurbannews.com ) / ( www.kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com ) CLEVELAND IS NO FERGUSON, MISSOURI WHERE PEOPLE ARE RALLYING AGAINST THE POLICE KILLING OF UNARMED BLACK TEEN MICHAEL BROWN DUE TO SELL OUT BLACKS, INCLUDING SOME BLACK POLITICIANS, AND CORRUPT AND RACIST WHITE COUNTY PROSECUTOR TIM MCGINTY: Archived Article on McGinty of June 2014 CLICK HERE TO READ THIS ARTICLE AT CLEVELAND URBAN NEWS.COM : Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Tim McGinty (pictured below) protected 12 White Cleveland cops that gunned down unarmed Blacks Malissa Williams and Tim Russell with 137 bullets from criminal charges by prejudicing the county grand jury in their favor, only one of the 13 cops that did the shooting has been charged, and with two counts of involuntary manslaughter, McGinty continues to employ a racially hostile and uneducated White woman named Lily Miler in the county prosecutor's office as a child support enforcement employee who harasses Blacks, Miller calls herse