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Cleveland Cavaliers megastar LeBron James named Sports Illustrated Sportsperson of the Year....By editor-in-chief Kathy Wray Coleman of www.clevelandurbannews.com, Ohio's Black digital news leader

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WWW.SPORTSILLUSTRATED.COM  PHOTO ( www.clevelandurbannews.com ) /   ( www.kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com ). Ohio's most read Black digital newspaper and Black blog.Tel: (216) 659-0473 and Email: editor@clevelandurbannews.com By Editor-in-Chief  Kathy Wray Coleman, a-24-year journalist who trained at the Call and Post Newspaper in Cleveland, Ohio for 17 years, and who interviewed now President Barack Obama one-on-one when he was campaigning for president. As to the Obama interview,   CLICK HERE TO READ THE ENTIRE ARTICLE AT CLEVELAND URBAN NEWS.COM, OHIO'S LEADER IN BLACK DIGITAL NEWS .  (Note: A former biology teacher and longtime Cleveland activist, Coleman is the most read reporter in Ohio on Google Plus with some 3.3 million views). CLEVELAND URBAN NEWS.COM, CLEVELAND, Ohio - Cavaliers power forward LeBron James has been named the 2016 Sportsperson of the Year by Sports Illustrated, an honor that comes after the megastar last season brought Cleveland its fi

Ohio Congressman Ryan, in spite of support from Congresswoman Fudge, fails to oust Nancy Pelosi as speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives....Fudge is Black and leads Ohio's largely Black 11th congressional district, which includes Cleveland....By editor-in-chief Kathy Wray Coleman of www.clevelandurbannews.com, Ohio's Black digital news leader

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Ohio 11th Congressional District Congresswoman Marcia L. Fudge, a Warrensville Heights Democrat, and Ohio 13th Congressional District Congressman Tim Ryan, a Niles Democrat From left: Ohio 11th Congressional District Congresswoman Marcia L. Fudge, a Warrensville Heights Democrat, Minority House Leader Nancy Pelosi, a San Francisco Democrat, and Ohio 9th Congressional District Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur, a Toledo Democrat ( www.clevelandurbannews.com ) /   ( www.kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com ). Ohio's most read Black digital newspaper and Black blog.Tel: (216) 659-0473 and Email: editor@clevelandurbannews.com By Editor-in-Chief  Kathy Wray Coleman, a-24-year journalist who trained at the Call and Post Newspaper in Cleveland, Ohio for 17 years, and who interviewed now President Barack Obama one-on-one when he was campaigning for president. As to the Obama interview,   CLICK HERE TO READ THE ENTIRE ARTICLE AT CLEVELAND URBAN NEWS.COM, OHIO'S LEADER IN BLACK

Obama administration wants Congress to address the heroin crisis, wants $1 billion in treatment funding that President Obama sought in this year's budget....Michael Botticelli, the national director of drug control policy for the White House, held a press call with reporters on the issue, according to a press release to www.clevelandurbannews.com, Ohio's Black digital news leader.....Kathy Wray Coleman, editor-in-chief...

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Michael Botticelli, the director for national drug control policy for the White  House United States President Barack Obama ( www.clevelandurbannews.com ) /   ( www.kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com ). Ohio's most read Black digital newspaper and Black blog.Tel: (216) 659-0473 and Email: editor@clevelandurbannews.com By Editor-in-Chief  Kathy Wray Coleman, a-24-year journalist who trained at the Call and Post Newspaper in Cleveland, Ohio for 17 years, and who interviewed now President Barack Obama one-on-one when he was campaigning for president. As to the Obama interview,   CLICK HERE TO READ THE ENTIRE ARTICLE AT CLEVELAND URBAN NEWS.COM, OHIO'S LEADER IN BLACK DIGITAL NEWS .  (Note: A former biology teacher and longtime Cleveland activist, Coleman is the most read reporter in Ohio on Google Plus with some 3.2 million views). CLEVELAND URBAN NEWS.COM, WASHINGTON D.C. - The White House, according to a press release to Cleveland Urban News.Com, Ohio's mo

Community activists, led by Alfred Porter and Kathy Wray Coleman, remember Cleveland police shooting victims Malissa Williams and Timothy Russell on the four-year anniversary of the Cleveland police 137 bullets fatal shooting.... Activists highlighted, via Cleveland Fox 8 News and Cleveland Channel 3 News coverage, that Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Tim McGinty this year lost reelection over his handling of the issue and Common Pleas Judge John O'Donnell lost his bid this year to the Ohio Supreme Court for acquitting Cleveland police officer Michael Brelo of manslaughter charges in a bench trial in the case.... Brelo gunned down Williams and Russell slinging 49 of the 137 bullets.....The 12 other Cleveland cops that did the shooting escaped prosecution with McGinty's help....By www.clevelandurbannews.com, Ohio's Black digital news leader

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Pictured are since fired Cleveland Police officer Michael Brelo and his fatal shooting victims Malissa Williams, 30, and Timothy Russell, 43. Brelo gunned them down while shooting 49 bullets, and after jumping aboard the hood of the car Russell was driving. Brelo was cleared in May of 2015 of manslaughter charges in a bench trial before Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas Judge John O'Donnell Cuyahoga Count Court of Common Pleas Judge John O'Donnell, who acquitted since fired Cleveland police officer Michael Brelo of gunning down unarmed Blacks Malissa Williams and Timothy Russell with 49 bullets. Following fallout from the Black community relative to his controversial acquittal, O'Donnell lost a bid this year for a seat on the Ohio Supreme Court Outgoing Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Tim McGinty, who lost reelection this year following fallout from the Black community and after he protected 12 Cleveland cops from indictments on criminal charges for g

Cleveland NAACP to host post-presidential election blues town hall forum from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm on November 29, 2016 at St James A.M.E Church... Local NAACP president Michael Nelson Sr. tells Cleveland Urban News.Com that the Black community is distraught over Trump's win for president, that it's the worst thing for Blacks since the assassination of MLK, and that all of the Civil Rights gains of Black America are at risk under a Trump administration.....By editor-in-chief Kathy Wray Coleman of www.clevelandurbannews.com and www.kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com, Ohio's Black digital news leaders

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Cleveland NAACP President Michael Nelson Sr.  ( www.clevelandurbannews.com ) /   ( www.kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com ). Ohio's most read Black digital newspaper and Black blog.Tel: (216) 659-0473 and Email: editor@clevelandurbannews.com By Editor-in-Chief  Kathy Wray Coleman, a-24-year journalist who trained at the Call and Post Newspaper in Cleveland, Ohio for 17 years, and who interviewed now President Barack Obama one-on-one when he was campaigning for president. As to the Obama interview,   CLICK HERE TO READ THE ENTIRE ARTICLE AT CLEVELAND URBAN NEWS.COM, OHIO'S LEADER IN BLACK DIGITAL NEWS .  (Note: A former biology teacher and longtime Cleveland activist, Coleman is the most read reporter in Ohio on Google Plus with some 3.2 million views). CLEVELAND URBAN NEWS.COM, CLEVELAND, Ohio - The Cleveland Chapter NAACP will host a post-presidential election blues town-hall forum from 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm on Tuesday, Nov 29, 2016 at the Saint James A,M.E. Church, 840

Judge John O'Donnell loses Ohio Supreme Court race: Article: It's official. Brelo judge John O'Donnell, who acquitted since fired White Cleveland cop Michael Brelo of gunning down two unarmed Blacks, loses Ohio Supreme Court race to Republican state appeals court judge Pat Fischer.... Common Pleas Judge O'Donnell also stole homes from Cuyahoga County residents, via illegal foreclosures, for JPMorgan Chase Bank, others, public records reveal....Those that complained were maliciously prosecuted by corrupt city prosecutors and municipal judges in the county, visiting judges, and racist and corrupt outgoing county prosecutor Tim McGinty, who lost reelection this year to Michael O'Malley.....Blacks on the all Democratic Cleveland City Council, led by Councilman Kevin Conwell, denied O'Donnell an endorsement....By editor-in-chief Kathy Wray Coleman of www.clevelandurbannews.com, Ohio's Black digital news leader

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Republican Ohio 1st District Court of Appeals Judge Pat Fischer (left) defeats Democratic Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas Judge John O'Donnell for an open seat on the Ohio Supreme Court in a close race determined some two weeks after the Nov. 8 general election. O'Donnell came under fire from the Black community for bragging about acquitting a White Cleveland cop  that gunned down two unarmed Blacks in November 2012  via a bench trial in May 2015 . Black members of Cleveland City Council, led by Ward 9 Councilman Kevin Conwell,  and community activists rallied against O'Donnell, who lost the Cleveland Plain Dealer Newspaper endorsement to Fischer Outgoing Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Tim McGinty, who lost reelection this year in the Democratic primary to Michael O'Malley, who had no opponent in the general election and takes office in January 2017. Democratic Cleveland Ward 9 Councilman Kevin Conwell, who led successful efforts to oust Cuyahoga Count