United Pastors in Mission (UPM), a group of religious leaders and prominent Cleveland pastors met with Len Komoroski (center), CEO of Cleveland Cavaliers/Quicken Loans arena, to discuss requested tax dollars for a proposed renovating of Quicken Loans Arena in downtown Cleveland. United Pastors in Mission (UPM), a group of religious leaders and prominent Cleveland pastors met with Len Komoroski, CEO of Cleveland Cavaliers/Quicken Loans arena, to discuss requested tax dollars f

For the first time in nearly 18 years, the prestigious NAACP Jackie Robinson Sports Award will be presented to LeBron James - one of America’s most respected, talented and influential athletes. This award is presented to individuals in sports for their high achievement in athletics and contributions in the pursuit of social justice, civil rights and community involvement. Roslyn M. Brock, Chairman of the National Board of Directors for the National Association for the Advan

For more than 40 years Charlie Wilson-‘The Entertainer’- has seen everything that life has to offer, but long before he would embark on a journey that appears to have infinite longevity he was just a preacher’s kid in Oklahoma. Wilson, who will be performing at Quicken Loans Arena on Valentines Day, reflected on his mystifying staying power as an R&B performer, his bout with homelessness, cancer, his music, his commitment to his wife Mahin Wilson and his devotion to his many

Now the time has come for this nation to fulfill its promise. The system is the enemy. The evil, corrupt, rigged, sexist, racist system has declared war on our 45th President Donald J. Trump. We are witnessing every day and in every way possible that the system is attacking President Trump…Trying to impugn, discredit and embarrass his leadership. Every devious, sneaky dirty trick used against him has failed and it only makes him stronger. President Trump is a God sent-God Tou

Christopher Whitaker The man accused of killing 14-year-old Alianna DeFreeze and leaving her body in an abandoned building was convicted in 2005 for sexually assaulting a woman, choking her unconscious and stabbing her in the neck with scissors. Christopher Whitaker, 44, is charged with aggravated murder in connection with Alianna's death. He is expected to appear in court Saturday, but no date has been finalized. Officials have not said how Alianna died, but Cleveland Police

Doretha Love Doretha Love of Cleveland has a non-profit organization Gutter Most Ministries that is a ministry for women which is an awareness, acceptance, action program and located at 17325 Euclid Ave., Ste 4005. Please contact (216) 324-4659. “The program is made for women who have been involved in unhealthy relationships, and lifestyles, like using alcohol, drug abuse, homelessness, or mental illness,” said Love. “Anything that has brought women to broken state, we deal w

Lorain Titans' Naz Bohannon, a 6-foot-6 power forward, is one of Northeast Ohio best big man. The Titans are 56-7 since Bohannon has been on the varsity roster since he was a sophomore. (Photo by Bryant Kizer). With two-third's of the season gone, now it is time to clinch the conference title and getting ready for the sectional at the end of February. 1. Massillon Jackson (12-1) the Polar Bears beat Canton McKinley 83-65. The Polar Bears will host Hoover on Friday. 2. Archbis

Lady butcher cuts the final slices of cheese at Giant Eagle located in Buckeye Plaza.(Kenneth D. Miller/Photo) Four days to it’s closing, Giant Eagle sat empty and isolated on this cold snow capped day on Buckeye Ave. in Cleveland as a just a had full of customers shopped in the store for the final time. A 30 percent discount was not nearly enough to attract customers from this African American community, which was losing a vital resource, a mainstay and economic pillar. In f

The Cleveland community is shocked and saddened this week at the discovery of 14-year old Alianna DeFreeze body Sunday Jan. 29 in a vacant home. On Jan. 30, the medical examiner still had not released the identity of the murder victim. However, multiple sources say police believe the female found in the vacant home is the missing girl. DeFreeze, a child with special needs, was reported missing after she took an RTA bus to 93rd and Kinsman, but never made it to school. Police

Civil Rights Activists, Legal Analysts State v. Foster Marcus Foster an affiliate of the Heartless Felons gang went on a one-man crime spree on the west-side of Cleveland last Monday. Apparently, he woke up on the wrong side of the cell. Residents in the Brooklyn Centre Neighborhood had no idea that they would be victims of random violence. It began as any other day for residents in this community, up until a woman witnessed a man open fire on passengers in an SUV that was dr