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Black Cleveland teen shot and killed on A. J. Rickoff Elementary School playground identified and was murdered two streets over from where murdered Cleveland teen Alianna DeFreeze was last seen....Cleveland homicides are on the rise and Price is the 15th homicide of the year in the largely Black city....Both of the teen murders occurred in the ward of Councilman Zack Reed, a possible mayoral candidate along with high profile candidates of incumbent mayor Frank Jackson, Councilman Jeff Johnson, Eric Brewer, and restaurant-er Brandon Chrostowski, who is White but is gaining momentum among Blacks for his hiring of ex-offenders per his second chance program....By editor Kathy Wray Coleman of www.clevelandurbannews.com and www.kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com, Ohio's Black digital news leaders

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( www.clevelandurbannews.com ) /   ( www.kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com ). Ohio's most read Black digital newspaper and Black blog with some 3.5 million views on Google Plus alone.Tel: (216) 659-0473 and Email: editor@clevelandurbannews.com. Kathy Wray Coleman, editor-in-chief, and who trained for 17 years at the Call and Post Newspaper in Cleveland, Ohio. We interviewed former 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 LEA DER IN BLACK DIGITAL NEWS .  By Kathy Wray Coleman, editor-in-chief Devin Price CLEVELAND URBAN NEWS.COM-CLEVELAND, Ohio- A 17-year-old Cleveland teen was shot and killed Sunday, Feb 19 on the playground of Andrew J. Rickoff Elementary School on the city's largely Black east side, just two streets over and less than a half a mile from where murdered 14-year-old teen Alianna DeFreeze went missing last

Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Michael O'Malley fires assistant county prosecutors for ignoring juvenile rape cases under ousted county prosecutor Tim McGinty, some 70 rape cases ignored and some 1,900 cases classified as inactive....Cleveland activist Kathy Wray Coleman of the Imperial Women Coalition said McGinty is a racist and sexist fraud who maliciously prosecuted Blacks while protecting police who erroneously killed Blacks and while covering up the rape of children for his friends and political allies.....Coleman calls for a comprehensive investigation by the office of the Ohio Attorney General and subsequent criminal charges against McGinty and others involved....The youngest alleged rape victim of the many cases ignored is three-years-old....By www.clevelandurbannews.com and www.kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com, Ohio's Black digital news leaders

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Ousted Cuyahoga County prosecutor Tim McGinty (left) and current county prosecutor Michael O'Malley ( www.clevelandurbannews.com ) /   ( www.kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com ). Ohio's most read Black digital newspaper and Black blog with some 3.5 million views on Google Plus alone.Tel: (216) 659-0473 and Email: editor@clevelandurbannews.com. Kathy Wray Coleman, editor-in-chief, and who trained for 17 years at the Call and Post Newspaper in Cleveland, Ohio. We interviewed former 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 LEA DER IN BLACK DIGITAL NEWS .  By Kathy Wray Coleman, editor-in-chief CLEVELAND URBAN NEWS.COM-CLEVELAND, Ohio -Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Michael O'Malley, who took office in January after ousting former county prosecutor Tim McGinty in an election last year following out cries against McGinty for his p

Memorial services held for murdered Cleveland teen Alianna DeFreeze, and while activists were there Cleveland Councilman Zack Reed was the only elected official to pay respects....Activist Art McKoy said whoever killed Alianna "should get the death penalty straight out with no trial"....By editor Kathy Wray Coleman of www.clevelandurbannews.com and www.kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com, Ohio's Black digital news leaders

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Alianna DeFreeze ( www.clevelandurbannews.com ) /   ( www.kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com ). Ohio's most read Black digital newspaper and Black blog with some 3.5 million views on Google Plus alone.Tel: (216) 659-0473 and Email: editor@clevelandurbannews.com. Kathy Wray Coleman, editor-in-chief, and who trained for 17 years at the Call and Post Newspaper in Cleveland, Ohio. We interviewed former 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 LEA DER IN BLACK DIGITAL NEWS .  By Kathy Wray Coleman, editor-in-chief Alianna DeFreeze CLEVELAND URBAN NEWS.COM-CLEVELAND, Ohio- Family members, friends, community activists and even strangers came out Saturday afternoon for memorial services for  murdered 14-year-old Clevelander Alianna DeFreeze. "There were quite a few community activists there and the services were exc

One dead, 4 injured following shooting outside of East Cleveland bar as police question witnesses.....By editor Kathy Wray Coleman of www.clevelandurbannews.com and www.kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com, Ohio's Black digital news leaders

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( www.clevelandurbannews.com ) /   ( www.kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com ). Ohio's most read Black digital newspaper and Black blog with some 3.5 million views on Google Plus alone.Tel: (216) 659-0473 and Email: editor@clevelandurbannews.com. Kathy Wray Coleman, editor-in-chief, and who trained for 17 years at the Call and Post Newspaper in Cleveland, Ohio. We interviewed former 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 LEA DER IN BLACK DIGITAL NEWS .  By Kathy Wray Coleman, editor-in-chief CLEVELAND URBAN NEWS.COM-CLEVELAND, Ohio -One man was shot dead and four injured after a shooting in a car early Wednesday morning in East  Cleveland out side of Club Dew Drop at the corner of Ivanhoe and Euclid Avenues, a high crime area. Police were called to the bar shortly after 12 am Wednesday morning with neighbors reporting they alleg

Congresswoman Marcia L. Fudge introduces bipartisan food bill designed to further ease fears of restaurants, retailers and manufactures that donate food to the needy....Fudge leads Ohio's largely Black 11th congressional district, which includes the city of Cleveland, which is largely Black and has a 40 percent poverty rate...This billl clarifies and enhances the Good Samaritan Act.....www.clevelandurbannews.com and www.kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com, Ohio's Black digital news leaders

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Ohio 11th Congressional District Congresswoman Marcia L. Fudge, a Warrensville Heights Democrat ( www.clevelandurbannews.com ) /   ( www.kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com ) Tel: (216) 659-0473. Email: editor@clevelandurbannews.com WASHINGTON, D.C . – U.S. Reps. Marcia L. Fudge (OH-11),  a Warrenville Heights Democrat who represents Ohio's largely Black 11th congressional district, which includes the city of Cleveland,  Dan Newhouse (WA-4), Chellie Pingree (ME-1) and James P. McGovern (MA-2) on Tuesday  introduced  The Food Donation Act of 2017.    The bill, which needs approval by congress to become law, clarifies and enhances coverage under The Bill Emerson Good Samaritan Food Donation  Act (Emerson Act), which promotes food donation by protecting food donors and food recovery organizations. In essence, it extends protections to manufactures, retailers and restaurants that want to donate food to the needed but worry about liability issues. Cleveland has a pov

Congresswoman Fudge offers condolences to the family of murdered teen Alianna DeFreeze, calls for peace, compliments those working to solve her murder, and says charged suspect Chris Whitaker is innocent until proven guilty.....Imperial Women Coalition leader Kathy Wray Coleman led the rally for DeFreeze with activist Khalid Samad with speakers that include DeFreeze's aunt, city councilpersons Zack Reed, Phyllis Cleveland, and Jeff Johnson, East 93rd Street murder victim Christine Malone's daughter Angelique Malone, and serial killer Anthony Sowell victim Tonia Carmichael's daughter Dannita Carmichael, who said Cleveland police remain incompetent and have done nothing different since her mother was murdered years ago....By www.clevelandurbannews.com and www.kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com, Ohio's Black digital news leaders

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Ohio 11th Congressional District Congresswoman Marcia L. Fudge, a Warrensville Heights Democrat whose largely Black congressional district includes the majority Black major metropolitan city of Cleveland and several of its eastern suburbs ( www.clevelandurbannews.com ) /   ( www.kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com ). Ohio's most read Black digital newspaper and Black blog with some 3.5 million views on Google Plus alone.Tel: (216) 659-0473 and Email: editor@clevelandurbannews.com. Kathy Wray Coleman, editor-in-chief, and who trained for 17 years at the Call and Post Newspaper in Cleveland, Ohio. We interviewed former 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 LEA DER IN BLACK DIGITAL NEWS .  By Kathy Wray Coleman, editor-in-chief Alianna DeFreeze CLEVELAND URBAN NEWS.COM-CLEVELAND, Ohio- Ohio 11th Congressional District Congress