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    United States President Joe Biden clevelandurbannews.com  and  www.kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com   By Kathy Wray Coleman, editor, associate publisher CLEVELAND, Ohio- President Joe Biden will visit Cleveland, Ohio and neighboring Lorain on Thurs., Feb 17 when he travels to Northeast Ohio to promote his $1.2 trillion infrastructure package, legislation sanctioned by Congress and signed into law by the president in November of 2021. It is the president's second visit to the largely Black major American city of some 372,000 people since last year when he visited Cuyahoga County Community College to champion his American Rescue Plan. "On Thursday, February 17, the president will travel to Cleveland and Lorain, Ohio to discuss how the bipartisan infrastructure law delivers for the American people by rebuilding roads and bridges, upgrading water systems, cleaning up the environment, and creating good-paying, union jobs. This trip will be pooled press," the White Hou

CLEVELAND, Ohio- The  2022 NBA All-Star Game will be played on Sun., Feb. 20 at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in downtown Cleveland, Ohio, reports  theathletic.com  below. LeBron James and Kevin Durant , who were selected as NBA All-Star captains by fan voting results, took turns drafting from the pool of 22 players voted into the All-Star field Thursday night on TNT. Team LeBron selected Giannis Antetokounmpo with the first pick and James Harden with the last, hours after the latter was traded from the Brooklyn Nets to the Philadelphia 76ers . Commissioner Adam Silver worked with then-NBPA president Chris Paul to revamp the All-Star game format in 2017, creating the NBA All-Star Draft, which was first implemented at the 2018 All-Star Game. First, James and Durant selected from the eight All-Star starters, then from the 14 All-Star reserves. Team LeBron's starters will be James ( Lakers ), Antetokounmpo ( Bucks ), Stephen Curry ( Warriors ), DeMar DeRozan ( Bulls ), Nikola Joki

  CLEVELAND WOMEN TO MARCH FOR INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY ON TUES, MARCH 8, 2022, THE 6TH ANNUAL MARCH clevelandurbannews.com  and    www.kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com CLICK HERE TO GO TO THE FACEBOOK EVENT PAGE OF INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY MARCH CLEVELAND'S MARCH 8, 2022 6TH ANNUAL RALLY AND MARCH FOR REPRODUCTIVE & CIVIL RIGHTS CLEVELAND, Ohio - This is a free and public in-person rally and march that does not require registration, Contact tel: (216) 659-0473: International Women's Day March Cleveland's 6th Annual Rally & March -March For Reproductive & Civil Rights, 4:45 pm at Market Square Park in Cleveland, Ohio across from the Westside Market at 1979 W 25th Street and Lorain Ave and down from Progressive Field. This is a separate and distinct event from Women's March Cleveland and it is held annually on March 8, which is International Women's Day. The theme of this year's march in Cleveland for International Women's Day and for

clevelandurbannews.com  and    www.kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com CLEVELAND, Ohio  – Eliza Bryant Village in Cleveland, a senior services center in the Hough neighborhood in Ward 7 that includes onsite affordable housing supplemented by the federal government and programs for seniors, has announced its newest program, a program titled "The Power Hour." Presented in partnership with the  Cleveland Rape Crisis Center  and made possible through funding from  The Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) ’s  Enhanced Training and Services to End Abuse Later in Life Grant Program , The Power Hour is a monthly program designed to empower victims aged 50 and older who have experienced sexual assault, stalking, domestic violence and dating violence. It is applicable to both male and female victims of violence over 50.  “We want to ensure older adult victims have the psychological and social supports they need,” said Danny Williams, JD, MNO, LNHA, president and CEO of Eliza Bryant Vi

Ohio Supreme Court Chief Justice Maureen O'Connor and Justice Melody Stewart clevelandurbannews.com  and    www.kathywraycolemanonlinenewsblog.com By Kathy Wray Coleman, associate publisher, editor-in-chief. Coleman is a former public school biology teacher and a seasoned Black political, legal and investigative reporter who trained as a reporter at the Call and Post Newspaper in Cleveland, Ohio for 17 years. COLUMBUS, Ohio- For the second time in under a month, the Ohio Supreme Court on Tuesday, and via a 4-3 ruling, struck down state legislative redistricting maps approved by the seven-member Republican-dominated Ohio Redistricting Commission, which includes GOP Gov. Mike DeWine and Secretary of State Frank LaRose. The decision comes behind a separate and unrelated ruling this week by the U.S. Supreme Court that allowed a GOP drawn  congressional map that disenfranchises Black voters in Alabama to stay intact.   (Editor's note: The ORC also has jurisdiction under state law to