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Clevelandurbannews .com and- Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com  Tel (216) 659-0473 Email: editor@clevelandurbannews.com CLEVELAND, Ohio.- The 86th NFL draft will be held in Cleveland, Ohio on April 29-May 1. Hosted by the Greater Cleveland Sports Commission, Destination Cleveland and the city of Cleveland the NFL draft is set to take place at historic downtown locations, including the Greater Lakes Science Center the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and FirstEnergy Stadium. Set against the backdrop of Lake Erie, the  NFL Draft Main Stage  will serve as the central hub for Draft activities, including where pick announcements will be made by Commissioner Goodell and other special guests.  The  Draft Theatre  will act as the viewing zone for the Main Stage and will seat invited guests, including individuals selected for the exclusive " Inner Circle presented by Subway ." Tapping into the spirit of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, headlining acts will perform each day on the Main Stag

    Pictured are U.S. President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris (left), who is the nation's first Black vice president, and U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi, a San Francisco Democrat and the first woman to lead a major political party in Congress By Kathy Wray Coleman  Clevelandurbannews .com and- Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com WASHINGTON, D.C.-  During a much anticipated televised address last night to a joint chamber of Congress and the American people, President Joe Biden highlighted the strong points of his first 100 days in office and  said that terrorism is at the nation's backdoor through White supremacy that manifest itself through systemic prejudices and the oppression of Black people in America. It was the president's first official address to Congress since taking office in January. A popular Democrat who unseated former president Donald Trump last year to takeover the White House, Biden, 78, spoke on public policy issues across the

  Pictured is B lack jockey  Kendrick Carmouche   Clevelandurbannews .com and- Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com CLEVELANDURBANNEWS.COM, LOUISVILLE, Kentucky- The 147th run of the Kentucky Derby will go forward on Sat, May 1 with a mask wearing mandate for both inside and outside of the Churchill Downs race track in Louisville, Kentucky. This comes after Democratic Gov Andy Beshear loosened mask-requirements for outdoor activities for vaccinated Kentuckians.  Ridden by Jockey Luis Saez, Essential Quality is the 3-1 favorite to win the Derby among 19 horses set to participate in the mile and a quarter race around Churchill Downs Also, the first Black jockey since  Kevin Krigger in 2013 will be on hand for a shot at winning the Run for the Roses.  "As a Black rider getting to the Kentucky Derby, I hope it inspires a lot of people because my road wasn't easy to get there and I never quit," jockey Kendrick Carmouche told the Associate Press .   "What I've been wan

Los Angeles-Daniel Kaluuya won the best supporting actor Oscar Sunday night  at the Academy Awards in Los Angeles for  his role in Judas and the Black Messiah Kaluuya, 32, a Black British actor who won rose to international fame after his starring role in Jordan Peele’s  Get Out, was the favorite for the prize, having won in the same category at a slew of preceding awards, including the Golden Globes and the Baftas. In a wide-ranging, effervescent acceptance speech, Kaluuya started off by thanking God – “I can’t be here without your guidance and protection”, before acknowledging his mother (“you gave me your factory settings”) and offering his praise for the man he played, Fred Hampton: “What a man, how blessed we are that we lived in a lifetime where he existed… When they played divide and conquer, we say unite and ascend.” CLICK HERE TO READ THIS FULL ARTICLE AT THEGUARDIAN.COM Clevelandurbannews.com and Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com ,  the most read Black and alternative digi

  Clevelandurbannews.com and Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com ,  the most read Black and alternative digital newspaper in Ohio and in the Midwest.   Tel: (216) 659-0473.  NILES, Ohio-  Ohio 13th Congressional District Congressman Tim Ryan, a Niles Democrat and former presidential candidate, announced Monday that he will run next year for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Republican Sen Rob Portman, who is not seeking reelection and announced earlier this year that he is retiring from Congress in 2022. Ryan's announcement comes as Ohio will lose one of its 16 congressional seat due to the 2020 census report, and following redistricting by the state legislature, Republicans currently holding 12 of those 16 House of Representatives seats. “I am running to fight like hell in the U.S Senate to cut workers in on the deal,” Congressman Ryan said in a press release. “Ohioans are working harder than ever, they’re doing everything right, and they’re still falling behind. Countries al

Ohio's Democratic congressional delegation members from left: U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown of Cleveland and U. S. Representatives Marcy Kaptur, Joyce Beatty and Tim Ryan  Former Ohio 11th congressional district congresswoman Marcia L. Fudge, who is now the secretary of Housing and Urban Development in the cabinet of President Joe Biden Longtime Cleveland activist Dionne Carmichael Thomas holds a protest sign seeking justice for 12-year-old Tamir Rice during a protest in Cleveland Clevelandurbannews.com and Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com ,  the most read Black and alternative digital newspaper in Ohio and in the Midwest.   Tel: (216) 659-0473.  By Kathy Wray Coleman, associate publisher, editor-in-chief CLEVELAND, Ohio- Ohio's Democratic congressional delegation, namely U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown of Cleveland and Reps. Marcy Kaptur, whose ninth congressional district extends from Toledo to Cleveland, Joyce Beatty of Columbus, who is Ohio's only Black congresswoman and Tim R

U.S. Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), the longest serving woman in the House of Representative and whose ninth congressional district extends from Toledo to Cleveland, and Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania (R-PA)   Imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny Clevelandurbannews.com and Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com    Tel: (216) 659-0473. Email: editor@clevelandurbannews.com.  Washington, D.C. –  U.S. Reps. Marcy Kaptur (D-OH) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) on Wednesday introduced a bipartisan resolution condemning the government of Russia for the attempted assassination, wrongful imprisonment and brutal treatment of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny as well as the Putin regime's criminal acts to intimidate and silence those in Russia bravely fighting for human rights, democracy and the end of official corruption. A Democrat and the longest serving woman in the House of Representatives, Kaptur's ninth congressional district extends from her hometown of Toledo t