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Ohio Black legislators from Cleveland voted for gun control and against Senate Bill 17, the state law which allows people to carry guns in Ohio restaurants, state legislators Patmon, Barnes, Smith, Turner opposed SB17
- 12 April 2013
- Kathy
Below is an archived article of Cleveland Urban News.Com of April 14 2011 on the fight by Cleveland Black state legislators for gun control and against Senate Bill 17, which became state law in June 2011 and permits guns in Ohio restaurants through valid concealed handgun licenses. Since the Connecticut shootings, Americas's debate on gun control has been strengthened. Cleveland Urban News.Com, Ohio's online Black news leader, continues its support of constitutional gun control and recognizes Black legislators for fighting against irresponsible gun legislation in Ohio. We reprint the below article on that fight for your reading enjoyment.
Black community turns out for forum on the rape and murders of Black women on Cleveland's east side, County Prosecutor Tim McGinty attends event
- 10 April 2013
- Kathy
By FOX 8 News
CLEVELAND – People remain on edge after three women were found murdered and another brutally attacked along a stretch of East 93rd Street in southeast Cleveland.
“All within one mile of each other,” Cleveland City Council member Zack Reed said at a safety forum Tuesday evening.
Reed and other city leaders, along with police, ministers and community activists told a room full of concerned residents they need the public’s help to get the attackers off the street.
“If you don’t share the information, then our investigations stall sometimes,” Fourth District Police Commander Deon McCaulley said.
Jamella Hasan, 37, was found stabbed 15 times near East 93rd Street and Manor on December 17.
“The person that did this to her is still running the streets of our city,” Reed said.
Jasmine Trotter, 20, was found murdered in an abandoned home on East 93rd Street on March 24. She was raped and badly beaten.
A few days later Christine Malone, 45, was found beaten and strangled to death.
“Got into a car and then her body was thrown at 93rd and Bessemer,” Reed said pointing to a map of the attacks.
One woman, who we are not identifying, survived a brutal attack by a man on East 116th Street and Harvey on March 30 while she was walking to work.
“I felt somebody snatch me by my scarf and drag me backwards,” the victim told FOX 8 News last week.
As the man tried to drag her to an abandoned house, a car full of people drove up, yelled, and scared her attacker off, she said.
Community activists want the people who saved her to come forward with information.
CLICK THE LINK BELOW TO READ MORE AND TO GO TO FOX 8 NEWS.COM TO WATCH THE VIDEO. http://fox8.com/2013/04/09/public-asked-to-help-after-cleveland-attacks/
Louisville Cardinals defeat the Michigan Wolverines 82-76 to win NCAA Championship at the Georgia Dome Monday night for its third all time championship
- 09 April 2013
- Kathy
By Kathy Wray Coleman, editor-in-chief, Cleveland Urban News.Com Blog, Ohio's Most Read Online Black Newspaper (www.clevelandurbannews.com)
Atlanta GA-Under the leadership of Head Coach Rick Pitino (pictured), the Louisville Cardinal's won the NCAA Championship Monday night, defeating the Michigan Wolverines 82 to 76 at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta GA. It was the third all-time championship win in the school's history and former University of Louisville coach Denny Crum, who took his teams to victory in 1980 and 1986, was there for support.
Pitino told reporters after the game that his players were the reason for the victory.
"Players put coaches in the hall of fame," said Pitino, who is among seven inductees to be inducted this year to the Basketball Hall of Fame, its officials announced hours before the game.
Spike Albrecht went four-for-four and scored 17 points in assisting in giving the Wolverines a comfortable head start, but at half time the Cardinals were behind by only one point after erasing a 12 point Wolverines lead. It was neck and neck afterwards in a fast moving game with high energy and high spirit.
As the clock begin ticking toward the end of the fourth quarter Louisville could brag of an 8 point lead.
Luke Hancock, who brought the Louisville, Ky. team back to life as half time approached and scored a team high of 22 points, was named the Final Four's most valuable player.
Point Guard Peyton Siva, who finished with 18 points, seem to also make the difference between a win and loss for the number one seed. But it was obvious that teamwork and brilliant coaching by Pitino help the Cardinals down the Wolverines, a young team led by consensus national player of the year Trey Burke, and coached by Joe Beilein, who said at half time that he believed that game could go to either team.
Democratic Cleveland Ward 2 Councilman Zack Reed More Articles...
- Community activists to camp out April 5 around Imperial Ave. type murders of Jazmine Trotter, Christine Malone, both raped and murdered in Cleveland, with a third Black woman getting away
- Community activists to protest today, April 4, at 5 pm on Public Square in downtown Cleveland over the 137 bullets shooting deaths by a group of White Cleveland police officers of Malissa Wiliams and Timothy Russell, other victims of violence to attend
- Cleveland City Council reduces council from 19 to 17 seats by redistricting, Blacks, Hispanics lose, Councilmen Johnson and Conwell will face off, State Sen Smith, state Rep Patmon, Oakar upset, Sweeney says he was fair, Mayor Jackson backs Sweeney
- U.S. Supreme Court hears oral argument on California's ban on gay marriage
