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The same FBI that spied on Martin Luther King Jr. apparently thought the best way to celebrate his civil rights legacy on his national holiday was to use the good reverend doctor’s own words in vain.

The rain, icy conditions, and heavy snow has made traveling difficult depending on where you live in the Greater Cleveland, Akron, and Canton area.  That is why snow parking bans have been issues through the weekend while this nasty weather continues to impact neighborhoods all over. From WJW Fox 8 News Cleveland: Hinckley: In effect until […]

Cleveland is slated to get a new apartment building to help increase the amount of residents living in the Downtown area.  This time, it will be gear toward young adults. It is a mixed use, 23-story apartment tower that will rise on Euclid Avenue near E. 8th Street with 300 living units, along with including […]

A basketball coach for Heritage Middle School has been placed on leave after being accused of punching a student following a game this past Thursday night. The incident, which involved different teams, took place at Heritage in East Cleveland. That was where Robert Clark, 39, the coach, “knowingly hit a juvenile in the face while […]

Urban One's founder and chairwoman Cathy Hughes talks about her journey and building the brand and legacy for the cover story of MONARCH magazine.

via CNN: Wendy Williams has found herself in hot water for comments made on-air about people who are dealing with cleft lips and palates. The daytime talk show host ran afoul of some parents and activists after recent comments she made regarding a scar on actor Joaquin Phoenix’s lip. While talking about The Golden Globes […]

An arrest warrant has been issued for Cleveland Browns wide receiver Odell Beckham, Jr. for inappropriate conduct with an New Orleans Police Officer during the celebration of Louisiana State University’s football team winning the national championship game, 42-25, on Jan 13. Beckham is accused of slapping the officer’s behind, even throwing an object at him, […]

via CNN: Director Spike Lee is once again making history….He will serve as jury president for the upcoming 73rd annual Cannes Film Festival. Spike is the first black person to hold the prestigious position in the festival’s history. CLICK HERE to read story  

A former boy scout leader based out of Richland County has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for “secretly filming boys” and distributing those images online. From WKYC 3News Cleveland: 39-year-old Thomas Close of Shelby pleaded guilty to two counts of sexual exploitation of children and one count of distributing child pornography in September. […]

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum has finally announced earlier on Jan. 15 who has made the final cut of induction for the Class of 2020, and this list took music fans by surprise. The artists who will enter the Rock Hall are: The Doobie Brothers Depeche Mode Nine Inch Nails The […]

  via news5: If you didn’t know singer Beyonce has a new clothing line that will be featured in selected stores..And with that being said, a store in Shaker Heights was one of the 15 retailers in the country to sell the merchandise. Beyoncé’s adidas x IVY PARK clothing line will be sold at Xhibition […]

via fox8cleveland: The Inductees for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s 2020 Class have been announced>>> The inductees are: — Depeche Mode — The Doobie Brothers — Whitney Houston — Nine Inch Nails — The Notorious B.I.G. — T Rex Winning the Ahmet Ertegun Award were Irving Azoff and Jon Landau. The 35th Rock […]