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Democrat Sherrod Brown is leading in polls for the 2026 U.S. Senate special election in Ohio...By Clevelandurbannews.com, Ohio's Black digital news leader

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Clevelandurbannews.com and   Kathywraycolemanon linenewsblog.com By Kathy Wray Coleman, associate publisher, editor-in-chief CLEVELAND, Ohio - As the midterm elections near,  Democratic candidate Sherrod Brown is leading in recent polls for the Nov. 3, 2026 U.S. Senate special election in Ohio against Republican incumbent Jon Husted, whom President Trump appointed to replace J.D. Vance when Vance became vice president two years ago. Recent Poll Results from Sept 27, 2026 Pollster / Source Date / Release Sherrod Brown (D) Jon Husted (R) Margin / Details CNN / SSRS Oct 5, 2026 49% 43% Brown +6% Marist University Sept 27, 2026 51% 43% Brown +8% Suffolk University Sept 27, 2026 47% 44% Brown +3% (Within margin of error) Key Details The Race: The special election is for the U.S. Senate seat in Ohio (finishing the term of J.D. Vance). Election Day is Nov. 3, 2026, and early voting is underway.   Candidates: Former U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown represents the Democratic Party, ...
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Nobel Peace Prize winner announced and is African...By Clevelandurbannews.com, Ohio's Black digital news leader

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  Nobel Peace Prize winner announced Former UN human rights chief Navi Pillay in Geneva, Switzerland, in 2025. (Fabrice Coffrini/AFP via Getty Images) The 2026 Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to South African jurist Navi Pillay (pictured above) for her efforts to promote peace and international law. In Pillay's time as a judge of the International Criminal Court, "she has shown that legal measures can help prevent acts of war and violence," said Jørgen Watne Frydnes, chair of the Norwegian Nobel Committee. Ahead of the announcement, President Donald Trump made no secret of his desire to win the prize, saying earlier this week that it "would be a great discredit" to the Nobel Committee if he were not selected. + Read more: Nobel Peace Prize goes to South African human rights pioneer Navi Pillay + Plus: Nobel Prizes in medicine , physics , chemistry and literature were also announced this week
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Ohio Senator Nickie Antonio comments on failed Tennessee execution attempt on Christa Pike and opposes the death penalty...By Clevelandurbannews.com, Ohio's Black digital news leader

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                                         Tennessee death row inmate Christa Pike Clevelandurbannews.com and   Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com By Kathy Wray Colemana, editor, associate publisher. COLUMBUS , Ohio – Today, Senate Democratic Leader Nickie J. Antonio (D-Lakewood) released a statement after Tennessee failed to execute Christa Pike, 50, by administering two doses of a lethal drug. Her attorneys told reporters that they are puzzled and that their client is currently hospitalized. The execution was being carried out at Riverbend Maximum Security Institution in Nashville, Tennessee, where state executions are held. After being given two doses of pentobarbital , it failed to stop her heartbeat or render her unconscious Convicted of murder, Pike is on death row in Tennessee , the only woman in the state on death row . In 1995, when she was 18, Pike murdered her 19-ye...
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Quarterback DeShaun Watson leads the Cleveland Browns to a win over the Carolina Panthers...Watson is Black, and supremely talented...By Clevelandurbannews.com, Ohio's Black digital news leader

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Cleveland Browns quarterback DeShaun Watson Clevelandurbannews.com and   Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com By Kathy Wray Coleman, editor, associate publisher CLEVELAND, Ohio -The Cleveland Browns beat the Carolina Panthers 21-18 in a heart-thumping game at the Huntington Bank Field Arena in Cleveland on Sunday as Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson, who is Black,  displayed unprecedented talent in leading his team to an astounding victory.  Carolina Panthers quarterback Brice Young, also Black like Watson, played well, but Watson found a way with less than 3 min left in the fourth qusrter to nix the Panthers' 15-10 lead, finding Harold Fannin Jr. in the end zone for a 14-yard touchdown, Fannin's second touchdown of the day. In turn, Browns fans went wild as the stadium rocked. The Browns followed with a two-point conversion, and the Panthers could not recover, ultimately losing by six points. Watson  finished with 16 completions on 30 attempts for 144 yards, two touc...
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Cleveland, East Cleveland activist Terrie Tolefree dies...Imperial Women Coalition, Women's March Cleveland comment...By Clevelandurbannews.com, Ohio's Black digital news leader

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Above picture: Activist Terrie Tolefree (holding red, black, and green flag) at an activist protest in East Cleveland after Cleveland police gunned down two unarmed Blacks following a high-speed car chase from downtown Cleveland to a middle school in neighboring East Cleveland. Speaking is Cleveland activist and organizer Kathy Wray Coleman, who leads The Imperial Women Coalition and Women's March Cleveland. Also pictured to the far right are the mother and aunt of "137 shots" murder victim Malissa Williams, who was gunned down by Cleveland police as a passenger in the car of murder victim Timothy Russell, who was also gunned down by police. Clevelandurbannews.com and   Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com CLEVELAND, Ohio -Longtime Cleveland and East Cleveland activist Terrie Tolefree (pictured above) has died. She was 79. Funeral arrangements are pending. Tolefree was in the trenches as an activist for decades, residing in East Cleveland but protesting throughout greater ...
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Ohio Congresswoman Shontel Brown announces $20 million grant to Greater Cleveland RTA... GCRTA riders are majority Black...By Clevelandurbannews.com, Ohio's Black digital news leader

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Ohio 11th Congressional District Congresswoman Shontel Brown (OH-11) Clevelandurbannews.com and   Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com Cleveland, Ohio  – Ohio  Congresswoman Shontel Brown (OH-11), a Warrensville Heights and greater Cleveland area Democrat, is proud to announce that the Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority (GCRTA) has been awarded a $20 million dollar grant to fund renovations to Green Line light rail platforms. The Department of Transportation has awarded GCRTA with an All Stations Accessibility Program (ASAP) grant . The ASAP grant program was created and funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law , which Brown voted for in 2021. Congresswoman Brown also supported GCRTA's funding request with an official letter of support in April .   "I'm proud to announce more federal funding is coming to Northeast Ohio thanks to the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law." said Congresswoman Brown, one of three Black women in Congress from Ohio.  "Th...
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Ohio Congresswoman Shontel Brown to lead the 2026 11th Congressional District Community Caucus Labor Day Parade as the Grand Marshal...By Clevelandurbannews.com, Ohio's Black digitalnews leader

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Clevelandurbannews.com and   Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com CLEVELAND, Ohio -Ohio 11th Congressional District Congresswoman  Shontel Brown (D-11) (pictured above) is leading the 2026 11th Congressional District Community Caucus Labor Day Parade as the Grand Marshal on Mon., Sept 7, the 54th anniversary of the annual event. The parade will kick off at 11 am from East 147th Street and Kinsman Avenue in Cleveland and will end with festivities at Luke Easter Park.  Background: The 11th Congressional District Community Caucus Labor Day Parade & Festival in Cleveland, Ohio, is one of Northeast Ohio’s largest community and political traditions, second only to the city's St. Patrick's Day Parade. Held annually on Labor Day, the event acts as a massive celebration of community, labor legacy, and political mobilization.  Historical Origins 1967 Roots : The event originated as a small community picnic to celebrate the historic election of Carl Stokes , who became the...
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