Marcia Fudge, Aisha Fraser, and the Fallacy of the ‘Bad’ Abuser
In 2015, as Cleveland Judge Lance Mason was scheduled to be sentenced for brutally beating his wife, Aisha Fraser…
Cop Who Shot and Killed 12-Year-Old Tamir Rice Withdraws New Police Job Offer
Timothy Loehmann is the man who shot 12-year-old Tamir Rice less than two seconds after arriving on the scene of a…
After Inmate Deaths, Cleveland Judge Vows to Stop Sending Nonviolent Offenders to Local Jail
After deplorable conditions—and a slew of deaths—have kept Cuyahoga County Jail in Cleveland in the headlines, a judge…
Cleveland Cop Caught Using N-Word in Texts, Gets Slap on the Wrist
A Cleveland police detective, who works in a predominantly black neighborhood, was found to have used the n-word to…
In Defense of J.R. Smith, the Loneliest Man in Cleveland
By now you’ve all hopped onto your social media timelines to jump on the J.R. Smith-bashing bandwagon. I get it. In…
Samaria Rice to Open Tamir Rice Cultural Center in 2019
Samaria Rice, mother of Tamir Rice, the 12-year-old who was gunned down on a playground by an erratic “officer of the…
Cleveland Teens Brazenly Rob Crew in Station Van
- In Such Cases, How Much to ID Suspects, Victims?
Cleveland Finds Out This Week if It Made History by Electing 1st Muslim to City Council
It is strange to still hear about political “firsts” in 2017. The immediate reaction is often, “How did it take this…
Ohio Man Harassed, Threatened Elderly Black Neighbor, Encouraged 4-Year-Old Son to Call the 70-Year-Old Racial Slurs
There are assholes, there are monumental assholes, and then there are people like this Cleveland man who was arrested…
Ohio Mom Stabbed Boyfriend 6 Times After Finding Him Naked on Top of Her 12-Year-Old Daughter: Report
Police are investigating after officials say a Cleveland woman stabbed her boyfriend several times in a fit of…
Cleveland Police Union Refuses to Hold Flag During Browns Opening Game, Calls Players’ Protest ‘Ignorant’
More police-union fuckery. Cleveland’s police union says it will not hold the American flag during a ceremony before…
Viral Video Shows Ohio Cops Beating Up Black Man During What Was Meant to Be a Routine Traffic Stop
Another day, another video of police terrorizing and brutally beating up a black man for apparently no reason, raising…
An Ode to Bone Thugs-n-Harmony: The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles of Hip-Hop
Claiming that I don’t smoke marijuana is technically a lie. Because I have. But that lie is more true than the truth…
4-Year-Old Boy Hospitalized After Being Shot in the Head While in His Mother’s Car
A 4-year-old Cleveland boy was seriously injured after a gunman fired multiple shots into his mother’s car.
Cleveland Mom Pulls Gun on Barber for Taking Too Long to Cut Son’s Hair: ‘I’ll Pop You!’
There are times when your mama embarrasses you in the street. Maybe by cussing your little brother out in Forever 21;…
An Explainer for Folks (Dudes) Who STILL Don't Understand The Shea Moisture Ad Uproar
Supreme. Jordans. Build-a-body IG models who advertise that paste-on bra every 5 minutes. Defending Nate Parker. The…
Facebook Chastened After Broadcasting a Killing
- Cleveland Reports on Another Horror
Steve Stephens, Accused Facebook Killer, Fatally Shoots Himself in Pa.
Steve Stephens, who sparked a nationwide manhunt after posting a Facebook video in which he randomly shot and killed an…
Family of Robert Godwin Sr., Facebook-Shooting Victim: ‘Each One of Us Forgives the Killer’
Some people embody more grace than should be humanly possible. The family of Robert Godwin Sr. are one such example,…
Facebook Murder Suspect Still on the Loose; Cleveland Police Announce $50,000 Reward
The Cleveland Police Department announced Monday that a $50,000 reward has been posted by Crime Stoppers for any…