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Cleveland activists, Black leaders oppose Judge John O'Donnell's bid this year for the Ohio Supreme Court, led by Councilman Kevin Conwell, Bishop Eugene Ward and Jerry Primm, O'Donnell a common pleas judge who acquitted former Cleveland cop Michael Brelo of manslaughter charges in a bench trial for gunning down two unarmed Blacks with 49 bullets..."You can't let somebody go for killing Black folk and expect us to vote for you," said Conwell....O'Donnell is also accused of stealing homes from Cuyahoga County residents per illegal foreclosures for JPMorgan Chase Bank and others and then harassing Black homeowners who complain, and such activity is public record....Vote no to Judge O'Donnell in November, they say....By field reporter Rhonda Crowder and editor Kathy Wray Coleman....Clevelandurbannews.com and Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com,the most read Black digital newspaper in Ohio

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From left: Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas Judge John P. O'Donnell, Cleveland Ward 9 Councilman Kevin Cowell, Bishop Eugene Ward, political strategist Jerry Primm, and activists Mariah Crenshaw and Alfred Porter Jr., all of whom are against O'Donnell's third bid for the Ohio Supreme Court, O'Donnell facing Justice Sharon Kennedy via the November election Clevelandurbannews.com and Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com ,  the most read Black digital newspaper in Ohio and in the Midwest.   Tel: (216) 659-0473. Email: editor@clevelandurbannews.com.  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 LEADER IN BLACK DIGITAL NEWS . Written by field reporter Rhonda Crowder (Kathy Wray Coleman, associate publisher and editor, contributed to this story) CLEVELAND, Ohio- Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas Judge John P. O

Louisville settles wrongful death lawsuit with Breonna Taylor's family for $12 million, which is double the amount that Cleveland settled the wrongful death lawsuit with the family of 12-year-old Tamir Rice, Taylor gunned down by Louisville police and Rice gunned down by police in Cleveland, Ohio....The Taylor settlement also provides for police reforms....By editor Kathy Wray Coleman of Clevelandurbannews.com and Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com, Ohio's Black digital news leaders

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  The late Breonna Taylor Oprah Winfrey and the late Breonna Taylor One of the 26 billboards erected in Breonna Taylor's hometown of Louisville, Kentucky and financed by media mogul and billionaire Oprah Winfrey Louisville Metro police officers Sgt Jonathan Mattingly, detective Brett Hankison and  Myles Cosgrove, Hankison fired by   Louisville  Metro Police Chief Robert J. Schroeder in connection with the March shooting death of 26-year-old Breonna Taylor Clevelandurbannews.com and Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com ,  the most read Black digital newspaper in Ohio and in the Midwest.   Tel: (216) 659-0473. Email: editor@clevelandurbannews.com.  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 LEADER IN BLACK DIGITAL NEWS . By Kathy Wray Coleman, associate publisher, editor in chief. Coleman trained for 17 years as a reporter with

Baltimore Ravens trounce the Cleveland Browns, 36-6, in NFL season opener....By Clevelandurbannews.com and Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com, the most read Black digital newspaper and Black blog in Ohio

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Clevelandurbannews.com and Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com , the most read Black digital newspaper and Black blog in Ohio and in the Midwest. Tel: (216) 659-0473. Email: editor@clevelandurbannews.com. 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 LEADER IN BLACK DIGITAL NEWS . BALTIMORE, Maryland - NFL MVP quarterback Lamar Jackson led the Baltimore Ravens to a season opener win against the Cleveland Browns on Sunday, the Ravens dominating the Browns throughout the game and winning 36-6 at the M&T Bank Stadium  in Baltimore, all hopes of new Browns Head Coach Kevin Stefanski making a spectacular  debut crushed by the two-time Super Bowl champions. The Browns will get a another shot for a win at the regular season home opener at FirstEnergy Stadium against the Cincinnati Bengals on Thursday, Sept., 17 at 8:20 pm ET, this ga

Funeral services held for slain Cleveland police officer James Skernivitz....Police Chief Calvin Williams was among the speakers at the funeral....The city and the U.S. Department of Justice remain parties to a court-monitored consent decree for police reforms instituted in 2015....By editor Kathy Wray Coleman of Clevelandurbannews.com and Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com, the most read Black digital newspaper and Black blog in Ohio and in the Midwest

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  Slain Cleveland police detective James "Skern" Skernivitz and Cleveland Police Chief Calvin Williams  Clevelandurbannews.com and Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com , the most read Black digital newspaper and Black blog in Ohio and in the Midwest. Tel: (216) 659-0473. Email: editor@clevelandurbannews.com. 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 LEADER IN BLACK DIGITAL NEWS . By Kathy Wray Coleman, associate publisher, editor in chief. Coleman trained for 17 years as a reporter with the Call and Post Newspaper and is an investigative and political reporter with a background in legal and scientific reporting. She is also a former 15-year public school biology teacher. CLEVELAND, Ohio  — P rivate funeral services were held for slain Cleveland police officer James Skernivitz at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in downtown C

Democratic vice presidential candidate Kamala Harris pays tribute to Sept. 9/11 victims at anniversary event in Virginia, Harris the first Black woman to compete on a major party presidential ticket in America....By editor Kathy Wray Coleman of Clevelandurbannews.com and Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com, the most read Black and alternative digital newspaper in Ohio

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Democratic vice presidential candidate Kamala Harris speaks at an 9/11 anniversary event in Fairfax, Virginia on Sept 11   U.S. Senator Kamala Harris accepts the Democratic nomination for vice president of the United States of America on Aug. 19 in Wilmington, Delaware, Harris the first Black woman to run on a major party presidential ticket in America U.S. Senator Kamala Harris (left), a California Democrat and vice presidential candidate with  Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden (right) at a campaign press  conference  in Biden's hometown of  Wilmington,   Delaware on Aug 12 , a day after Biden chose Harris, who is Black, as his running mate for vice president on his presidential ticket.  Clevelandurbannews.com and Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com ,  the most read Black digital newspaper in Ohio and in the Midwest.   Tel: (216) 659-0473. Email: editor@clevelandurbannews.com.  We interviewed former president Barack Obama one-on-one when he was campaigning for president.