Earth, Wind and Fire vocalist and co-founder Maurice White (pictured) died in his sleep in Los Angeles on Wednesday evening. A rep for the band confirmed his passing to Rolling Stone. He was 74.
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- 05 February 2016
- Kathy
Prostitution scandal brings self- imposed NCAA Tournament ban of University of Louisville's men basketball team as the NCAA continues to investigate....The scandal broke via a tell-all book by escort Katina Powell titled "Breaking Cardinal Rules"
- 08 February 2016
- Kathy
Pictured is self-proclaimed escort Katina Powell, whose tell-all book titled "Breaking Cardinal Rules" unleashed a prostitution scandal at the University of Louisville and claims that team staffers paid thousands of dollars for sex for players and recruits to the NCAA Division I basketball team. The Cardinals took home the NCAA championship title in 2013 under head coach Rick Pitino, who has denied prior knowledge of the sex scandal. But on Friday the university banned post season play for 2016, which wipes out any possibilities of NCAA Tournament appearances, hoping to minimize any penalties that a pending NCAA investigation might bring. The Commonwealth Attorney's office in Louisville, Kentucky is investigating possible crimes relative to the controversy, and has begun issuing subpoenas.
By Kathy Wray Coleman, editor-in-chief, Cleveland Urban News. Com and the Cleveland Urban News.Com Blog, Ohio's Most Read Online Black Newspaper and Newspaper Blog. Tel: 216-659-0473. Email: editor@clevelandurbannews.com. Coleman is a 23-year political, legal and investigative journalist who trained for 17 years, and under six different editors, at the Call and Post Newspaper in Cleveland, Ohio. (www.clevelandurbannews.com) /(www.kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com). CLICK HERE TO GO TO KATHY WRAY COLEMAN AT GOOGLE PLUS WHERE SHE HAS SOME 2.5 MILLION INTERNET VIEWS alone.
Black Journalist Kathy Wray Coleman interviewed now President Barack Obama one-on-one when he was running for president. CLICK HERE TO READ THE ENTIRE ARTICLE AT CLEVELAND URBAN NEWS.COM, OHIO'S LEADER IN BLACK DIGITAL NEWS
CLEVELAND URBAN NEWS.COM-LOUISVILLE, Kentucky-A 2016 postseason ban against the University of Louisville men's basketball team that will keep the team, which has an 18-4 record and is in second place in the competitive Atlantic Coast Conference, out of possible play in the NCAA Tournament was imposed by the university on Friday amid a prostitution scandal.
“The University of Louisville determined that it was reasonable to conclude that violations had occurred in the men’s basketball program in the past,” said U of L President James R. Ramsey in a press release where he said also that he still has confidence in head coach Rick Pitino and athletic director Tom Jurich.
Head coach at the University of Louisville since 2001, Pitino, who is not new to scandals, led the Cardinals to the 2013 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship.
That year the Cardinals defeated the Michigan Wolverines 82-76 at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Georgia to take home the coveted college basketball title.
Meanwhile, the Commonwealth's Attorney's office and the NCAA continue to investigate claims that former U of L basketball staffer Andre McGee, allegedly without Pitino's knowledge, arranged for escorts and sex for players and recruits, allegations outlined in a scathing book titled "Breaking Cardinal Rules."
McGee is is Black, and now an assistant coach at the University of Missouri, Kansas City.
The tell-all book at issue was published by Indianapolis Business Journal Book Publishing
and released last October.
It is written by Katina Powell, 43, who is Black, and says that she, her three daughters, ages 15, 17 and 19 at the time, and other escorts were paid thousands of dollars for their services between 2010-14.
In the book Powell says she was paid some $10,000 to arrange the consensual sex during the four-year period.
Pitino, 63, denies any prior knowledge of the prostitution claims, and said that he stands behind his players, and his record as a winning coach.
The NCAA could levy harsher punishment to the college team of a college town in the state of Kentucky that can brag of NCAA championship titles along with the University of Kentucky Wildcats out of Lexington, Kentucky, the state's second largest city behind Louisville, the hometown of international boxing legend Muhammad Ali.
Powell has a pending lawsuit against the university and others and says that she is prepared to go to jail if necessary, and a group of students has sued Powell saying her claims have hurt the reputation of the university and thus, their educational future, the latter suit of which some legal experts have dubbed absolutely "frivolous."
Whether Powell and the other female escorts can be criminally prosecuted while former and current team officials and U of L basketball players and recruits that participated in the alleged prostitution ring go free remains to be seen, if any charges come at all as a result of the nationally- watched fiasco.(www.clevelandurbannews.com) / (www.kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com).
Cleveland Police Commission Co-Chair Dr. Rhonda Williams invites community to open meeting with lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community on February 3, 2016 at 6:30 pm at 6600 Detroit Avenue....Studies show that police harass the LGBT community
- 03 February 2016
- Kathy
Pictured is Dr. Rhonda Y. Williams, co-chair of the Cleveland Community Police Commission
By Kathy Wray Coleman, editor-in-chief, Cleveland Urban News. Com and the Cleveland Urban News.Com Blog, Ohio's Most Read Online Black Newspaper and Newspaper Blog. Tel: 216-659-0473. Email: editor@clevelandurbannews.com. Coleman is a 23-year political, legal and investigative journalist who trained for 17 years, and under six different editors, at the Call and Post Newspaper in Cleveland, Ohio. (www.clevelandurbannews.com) / (www.kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com). CLICK HERE TO GO TO KATHY WRAY COLEMAN AT GOOGLE PLUS WHERE SHE HAS SOME 2.5 MILLION INTERNET VIEWS alone.
CLEVELAND URBAN NEWS.COM-CLEVELAND, Ohio- The Cleveland Community Police Commission, a group recently formed per the court-monitored consent decree between the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the city of Cleveland on police reforms, will hold a public meeting from 6:30 pm -8:30 pm on Wednesday, Feb. 3 at the Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Community (LGBT) Center of Greater Cleveland at 6600 Detroit Avenue on the city's west side.
Established in 1975, the mission of the LGBT Community Center is "to create a community that celebrates the inherent worth and dignity of every person regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression, and inclusive of class, race and ability."
According to a press release to Cleveland Urban News.Com from police commission co-chair Dr. Rhonda Y. Williams, also an associate professor of history at Case Western Reserve University, the event is part of the police commission's bias free policing initiative, and the community is encouraged to attend and to make recommendations to the commission.
A 2015 study by the Williams Institute, a national think tank at the UCLA School of Law, found that discrimination by law enforcement across the country against the LGBT community is an ongoing and pervasive problem, and LGBT members of greater Cleveland have complained at community forums led by Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson and other city officials that Cleveland police have allegedly harassed them.
Today's meeting comes on the heels of a demand by the Cleveland NAACP for Cleveland Patrolmen's Association President Steve Loomis to resign from the 13-member police commission after he made harsh and derogatory public statements against two unarmed Blacks gunned down in 2012 by 13 non-Black cops in response to the recent firings and suspensions of several of them.
Loomis has refused to step down and did not attend a police commission meeting held last month at the Harvard Community Services Center in Cleveland that drew community activists that also want the union head to resign from the commission. (www.clevelandurbannews.com) / (www.kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com).
Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders in dead heat in Iowa Democratic Caucuses, though the Clinton campaign has since declared victory, Cruz wins over Trump for the Republicans with Ohio GOP governor John Kasich placing seventh.
- 02 February 2016
- Kathy
Pictured are Hillary Clinton, Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders (wearing eye glasses), and Texas Senator Ted Cruz
By Kathy Wray Coleman, editor-in-chief, Cleveland Urban News. Com and the Cleveland Urban News.Com Blog, Ohio's Most Read Online Black Newspaper and Newspaper Blog. Tel: 216-659-0473. Email: editor@clevelandurbannews.com. Coleman is a 23-year political, legal and investigative journalist who trained for 17 years, and under six different editors, at the Call and Post Newspaper in Cleveland, Ohio. (www.clevelandurbannews.com) / (www.kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com). CLICK HERE TO GO TO KATHY WRAY COLEMAN AT GOOGLE PLUS WHERE SHE HAS SOME 2.5 MILLION INTERNET VIEWS alone.
Black Journalist Kathy Wray Coleman interviewed now President Barack Obama one-on-one when he was running for president. CLICK HERE TO READ THE ENTIRE ARTICLE AT CLEVELAND URBAN NEWS.COM, OHIO'S LEADER IN BLACK DIGITAL NEWS
CLEVELAND URBAN NEWS.COM-DES MOINES, Iowa- Hillary Clinton and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders are in a dead heat at the Iowa Democratic Caucuses, which were held Monday in Des Moines, Iowa, and GOP presidential candidate Texas Sen.Ted Cruz stunned pundits and beat Donald Trump in Iowa, and the long line of presidential hopefuls seeking the Republican nomination for president.
Clinton and Sanders were virtually tied throughout the night.
With 95 percent of the vote counted Clinton had 49.8 percent, and Sanders, 49.6 percent, giving Clinton a fraction of a lead by two tenths of one percent.
At midnight, no winner between the two leading Democrats had been determined, though Clinton had 22 delegates, and Sanders, 21.
Former Maryland governor Martin O'Malley got only one percent and has suspended his campaign for the Democratic nomination.
(Editor's' note: The Clinton campaign has since declared victory. Iowa election officials, on Tuesday, confirmed her win, and the tightest race in the state's history).
"Wow what a night, an unbelievable night," said Clinton. "There is so much at stake in this election."
Clinton said that she is a "progressive who gets things done for people."
The former first lady and prior secretary of state said that the status quo is not enough, and ended her speech, saying let's go win the nomination, and "thank you all and God bless you."
Sanders, who last month was more than 40 points behind Clinton in Iowa, was the last of the presidential candidates from both parties in the top tier to speak, and took to the stage with his wife Jane by his side while supporters chanted "feel the Bern."
Sanders said that nine months ago he came to Iowa with no political organization, and no money.
"While the votes are not complete, it looks like we will have half of the Iowa delegates," said Sanders. "The people of Iowa have sent a very profound message."
He said that given the crisis in America, it is too late for establishment economics and establishment politics, and that Americans must fight to protect the philosophy of one person one vote, and not billionaires.
It remains to be seen whether Sanders can keep up the momentum in southern states like South Carolina that is 63 percent White and 27 percent Black, unlike Iowa, which is 91 percent White and three percent Black.
Sanders is favored for New Hampshire, also a White state like Iowa, and Clinton is expected to win over Sanders in South Carolina and Nevada, and on Super Tuesday.
But California is the state that could bring another close race between the pair, political pundits have said.
For the Republicans, Cruz finished with 46,407 votes or 28 percent followed by 24 percent for Trump, 23.9 percent for Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, and nine percent for retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson, the only Black in the race.
Rubio's third place finish makes him a contender, no doubt, and he gave a moving speech, highlighting his humble beginnings and rise as a child from a working class family to the U.S. Senate.
In spite of an endorsement for the New York Times, Ohio Gov John Kasich finished seventh, and with only two percent of the vote.
Former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee came in ninth place out of 11 Republican presidential hopefuls, and announced that he is suspending his campaign.
A freshman senator in Congress and a devout evangelical, Cruz was not favored several months ago to win in Iowa, but his conservative political platform and aggressive campaigning brought him a victory yesterday.
"God bless the great state of Iowa," said Cruz during his victory speech. "Tonight is a victory for the grassroots."
Cruz said that Iowans sent a message in making him the GOP winner Monday night and that the next Republican nominee will not be chosen by the media, the lobbyists, or the Washington establishment.
Trump , who lost to Cruz by 6, 232 votes, was diplomatic, a departure from is customary divisive rhetoric that has strained relations with GOP insiders.
"I absolutely love the people of Iowa," said Trump, adding that the next fight is New Hampshire.
Trump said that "we will go on to beat Hillary or Bernie or whoever they put up there"
Following Iowa, the election dates for 2016, up to and including Super Tuesday both parties are as follows:
- February 1: Iowa caucus (both parties)
- February 9: New Hampshire primary (both parties)
- February 20: Nevada Democratic caucuses and South Carolina Republican primary
- February 23: Nevada Republican caucuses
- February 27: South Carolina Democratic primary
- March 1: Super Tuesday: Primaries/caucuses for both parties in several states (Note: several primaries and caucuses follow)
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President Obama bans solitary confinement for juveniles in federal prisons, prohibits it for adults confined for low-level infractions, and reduces confinement from 365 to 60 days for a first offense...People of color make up 60 percent of prison inmates
- 31 January 2016
- Kathy
By Kathy Wray Coleman, editor-in-chief, Cleveland Urban News. Com and the Cleveland Urban News.Com Blog, Ohio's Most Read Online Black Newspaper and Newspaper Blog. Tel: 216-659-0473. Email: editor@clevelandurbannews.com. Coleman is a 23-year political, legal and investigative journalist who trained for 17 years, and under six different editors, at the Call and Post Newspaper in Cleveland, Ohio. (www.clevelandurbannews.com) / (www.kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com). CLICK HERE TO GO TO KATHY WRAY COLEMAN AT GOOGLE PLUS WHERE SHE HAS SOME 2.5 MILLION INTERNET VIEWS alone.
Black Journalist Kathy Wray Coleman interviewed now President Barack Obama one-on-one when he was running for president. CLICK HERE TO READ THE ENTIRE ARTICLE AT CLEVELAND URBAN NEWS.COM, OHIO'S LEADER IN BLACK DIGITAL NEWS
CLEVELAND URBAN NEWS.COM-WASHINGTON, D.C.- President Barack Obama, on Monday, issued a ban on solitary confinement for juvenile offenders in the federal prison system as part of a series of executive actions that also prohibit solitary confinement for low-level infractions for adults, and reduces the number of days a prisoner can be in
confinement for a first offense from 365 to 60 days.
Roughly 10,000 federal prisoners are serving time in solitary confinement, though only a handful are juveniles.
The reforms, which include a host of other initiatives, come six months after a study by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) on solitary confinement and other unconstitutional infractions in the nation's' federal prisons.
The U.S.has the largest prison population in the world.
And while people of color make up about 30 percent of the United States population, they account for roughly 60 percent of those imprisoned in state and federal facilities across the country, and are disproportionately Black males, according to the U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics
America's first Black president and the first sitting president to visit a federal prison, Obama said that the public policy changes on solitary confinement are necessary to address the psychological impact of unnecessary and excessive solitary confinement.
“How can we subject prisoners to unnecessary solitary confinement, knowing its effects, and then expect them to return to our communities as whole people?” the president wrote in an op-ed ad published Tuesday in the Washington Post.
Last summer the president visited the El Reno Federal Penitentiary in Oklahoma where he met with inmates. Also housed there is former Democratic Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, who is serving a 28-year sentence for crimes in office when he was mayor, a sentence that Blacks traditionally view as malicious, partisan bound, and racially motivated. (www.clevelandurbannews.com) / (www.kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com).
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