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President Trump delivers his State of the Union address, says criminal sentencing targets Blacks, calls for congress to outlaw late term abortions, wants charter schools over public education, and, among other issues, said his fight for a multi-billion dollar border wall will continue....Democratic congressional women there, including House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, wore suffragette White to denounce sexism relative to the president's policies, and in support of reproductive rights and other rights for women....By editor Kathy Wray Coleman of Clevelandurbannews.com and Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com, Ohio's most read Black digital newspaper and Black blog

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United States President Donald Trump delivers his second State of the Union address before a joint chamber of congress on Feb. 5, 2019. Sitting behind the president to his direct left is Vice President Mike Pence, and to his direct right is United States House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi, a San Francisco Democrat and the first woman to lead a majority party in congress. AP photo Clevelandurbannews.com and Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com , Ohio's most read Black digital newspaper and Black blog with some 5 million views on Google Plus alone.Tel: (216) 659-0473 and Email: editor@clevelandurbannews.com. Kathy Wray Coleman, editor-in-chief, and who trained for 17 years at the Call and Post Newspaper in Cleveland, Ohio. We interviewed former president Barack Obama one-on-one when he was campaigning for president. As to the Obama interview, CLICK HERE TO READ THE ENTIRE ARTICLE AT CLEVELAND URBAN NEWS.COM, OHIO'S LEADER IN BLACK DIGITAL NEWS . By Kathy
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Stacey Abrams delivers Democratic response to the State of the Union, slams shutdown

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Stacey Abrams Stacey Abrams, the Democrat who  narrowly lost Georgia's gubernatorial election  in November, delivered the Democratic rebuttal to  President Trump's State of the Union address from her hometown of Atlanta, highlighting her working class roots and criticizing the president for the recent government shutdown. "Just a few weeks ago, I joined volunteers to distribute meals to furloughed federal workers. They waited in line for a box of food and a sliver of hope since they hadn't received a paycheck in weeks," Abrams said, accusing Mr. Trump of "making their livelihoods a pawn for political games." Abrams alluded to her time as the minority leader of the Georgia state House of Representatives, saying that in times of difficulty in the state, "the leaders of our state didn't shut down — we came together. And we kept our word." "It should be no different in our nation's capital. We may come from different s
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Ohio Supreme Court Justice Melody J. Stewart is sworn in by Chief Justice O'Connor as the first Black and first Black female elected to that court....O'Connor said that Stewart "has forever earned a place not only in this court's history but in the history of the state of Ohio."....Stewart is a former judge of the 8th District Court of Appeals, which serves Cuyahoga, which includes Cleveland.... Justice Stewart said at her swearing-in that "in being the first Black or African-American woman elected to the supreme court of Ohio I join other historic firsts here, starting with Florence Ellinwood Allen, who, in 1922, was the first woman elected to this court."....Chief Justice Maureen O'Connor is the first female chief justice of the Ohio Supreme Court....By editor Kathy Wray Coleman of Clevelandurbannews.com and Kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com, Ohio's most read Black digital newspaper and Black

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Justice Melody J. Stewart, an Ohio 8th District Court of Appeals judge out of Cuyahoga County who won one of two open seats on the Ohio Supreme Court in November,  was sworn in Jan. 31,  becoming the first Black and first Black woman elected to Ohio's high Court  Ohio Supreme Court Justice Melody J. Stewart  is swore in on Jan. 31 at the Moyer Judicial Center in Columbus, the state's capital. Justice Stewart is the first Black and first Black woman elected to the Ohio Supreme Court. To Stewart's far right is Chief Justice Maureen O'Connor, who srown in Justice Stewart, and the first female chief justice elected to Ohio's high court.  Ohio Supreme Court Justice Melody J. Stewart (bottom row at second from left)) is saluted before she is sworn in on Jan. 31. Justice Stewart is the first Black and first Black woman elected to the Ohio Supreme Court. Directly behind Justice Stewart in the top row and to her direct left is Chief Justice Maureen O'Con
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