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President Trump delivers 2026 State of the Union...Brags that he got rid of DEI as some Dems boycott speech and call him out for calling the Obamas' apes....By Clevelandurbannews.com, Ohio's Black digital news leader

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Clevelandurbannews.com and   Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com By Kathy Wray Coleman, editor, associate publisher WASHINGTON, D.C.-  President Donald Trump addressed a joint and sometimes hostile chamber of Congress Tuesday night, delivering his first State of the Union since taking office in January of 2025 for a second non-consecutive term.     The president's speech came on the heels of a stinging U.S. Supreme Court decision that struck down many of his actions on tariffs and sent him reeling against the Justices who decided against him, whom he has since branded "dumb and stupid."  The Republican president, whose disapproval rating on the economy is at 57%, according to some polls, appeared relaxed at 79 years old and opened his hour and 48 min. speech by saying America is back as Republican lawmakers chanted "USA," "USA."  Fewer people were there, and the response was starkly different from his first address to a joint chamber of Congress in Jan...
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Feb 2026: A Black History Moment From ClevelandUrbanNews.Com: Barack Obama is the first Black President, and Michelle Obama the country's first Black first lady....Kamala Harris is the first Black vice president of America and Lloyd Austin, the first Black secretary of defense....Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson is the first Black female U.S. Supreme Court justice....Crispus Attucks was the first Black man to die in a major American war, and Blacks still feel the vestiges of slavery through high unemployment and illegal incarceration rates, etc....Blacks were once deemed 3/5 of a person....Carl B. Stokes was the first Black mayor of Cleveland and of a major American city, and the late pop icon Michael Jackson remains a legendary figure....Blacks were first enslaved by their African ancestors before being brought to America in chains.... Other Black greats include Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Muhammad Ali, Nat King Cole, Maya Angelou, Garrett Morgan, former congresspersons the late Louis Stokes, Ohio's first Black congressman, and the late Stephanie Tubbs Jones, Ohio's first Black female congressperson ..By Clevelandurbannews.com

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Former Vice President Kamala Harris U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson Former U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin Former United States President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama Former President Barack Obama, the first Black president of the United States of America Black greats The late pop icon Michael Jackson The late former 11th congressional district Congressman Louis Stokes, the first Black congressperson from Ohio The late Carl B. Stokes, the former mayor of Cleveland  and the first Black mayor of a major American city The late Stephanie Tubbs Jones, the former congresswoman of the 11th Congressional District of Ohio and the first Black female congressperson from Ohio Clevelandurbannews.com and Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com By Kathy Wray Coleman, editor-in-chief, associate publisher. Coleman is a Black Cleveland activist, community organizer and digital and social media journalist who trained at the Call and Post Newspaper in Clevelan...
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Rev Jesse Jackson Sr. dead at 84, Jackson a renowned civil rights leader who marched with MLK...By Clevelandurbannews.com, Ohio's Black digital news leader

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Clevelandurbannews.com and   Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com CHICAGO, Illinois- The Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr., the civil rights leader who marched alongside the Rev. Dr Martin Luther King Jr., has died.  He was 84 and died peacefully and surrounded by family, his family said in a statement . Jackson was  hospitalized  for observation  in November  and diagnosed with supranuclear palsy. He had been  diagnosed with Parkinson's disease  in 2017.  Born in  Greenville, South Carolina , Jackson began his activism in the 1960s and founded the organizations that later merged to form the  Rainbow/PUSH  Coalition. Expanding his work into international affairs in the 1980s, he became a vocal critic of the  Reagan administration  and launched a presidential campaign in  1984 . Initially viewed as a fringe candidate, he finished third for the Democratic nomination behind former vice president  Walter Mondale  and...
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Ohio Congresswoman Shontel Brown's State of the District address is Feb. 12, 2026 in Cleveland...By Clevelandurbannews.com, Ohio's Black digital news leader

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Join 11th Congressional District Congresswoman Shontel Brown for her 2026 State of the District event! ICE, SNAP, Medicaid, the Affordable Care Act, federal funding freezes... there's been so much. Congresswoman Brown will talk about how we've been impacted locally and - importantly - how we respond.  She will also highlight accomplishments on behalf of the people of the 11th Congressional District in the past year, speak on the challenges we face due to President Trump's policies, and highlight everyday people in Northeast Ohio who have made a difference.  The event is free to attend and open to the public.  2026 State of the District Thursday, February 12 6:00 - 8:00 pm (Doors will open at 5:30 pm) Arnold Pinkney East Professional Center 1349 E. 79th Street, Cleveland, OH 44103 REGISTER HERE   Clevelandurbannews.com and   Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com ,  the most-read Black digital newspaper and blog in Ohio and the Midwest. Tel. 216-659-0473 ....
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Ohio Congresswoman Emilia Sykes, other Congressional Dems introduce the End Prison Gerrymandering Act...By Clevelandurbannews.com, Ohio's Black digital news leader

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Ohio 11th Congressional District Congresswoman Emilia Sykes Clevelandurbannews.com and   Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com WASHINGTON, D.C.  —  Today, U.S. Rep. Emilia Sykes (OH-13) joined Reps. Deborah Ross (NC-02), Mark Pocan (WI-02), and Emanuel Cleaver (MO-05) to reintroduce the  End Prison Gerrymandering Act . The legislation would help ensure equal representation for all Americans by requiring the U.S. Census Bureau to count incarcerated individuals at their last place of residence, rather than the prison where they are held at the time of the Census. Find the Bill text  here . Rep. Sykes is an Akron Democrat who represents Ohio's 13th congressional district and is one of three Black women in Congress from Ohio.    Currently, incarcerated people are counted as residents of correctional facilities, often located in rural areas, rather than the communities where they lived, worked, and maintained family ties before incarceration. This practice, k...
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