CHICAGO (AP) — A judge on Monday imposed an 84-year prison sentence on a Chicago man who fatally shot a 15-year-old honor student a week after she performed at President Barack Obama’s 2013 inauguration festivities. Cook County Judge Nicholas Ford handed down the punishment to 24-year-old Micheail Ward five months after Ward was convicted of […]
CHICAGO (AP) — Former President Barack Obama is expected to address mayors from around the world at a Chicago summit to discuss climate change. Officials are billing the three-day North American Climate Summit that began Monday as the first of its kind for the city. Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel told the gathering Tuesday that mayors […]
Attorney Antonio Moore and Political Commentator Yvette Carnell discuss the recent debate about Affirmative Action. The two use the lens of American history, and more importantly American slavery to detail the flaws in the policy as it shifted from corrective action for racism, to a focus on diversity. Their discussion delves deep into the backgrounds […]
BOSTON (AP) — Former President Barack Obama, in his first public comments about the ongoing debate over his signature health care plan, implored members of Congress on Sunday to demonstrate political courage even if it goes against their party’s positions. Speech begins at 1:47:22 Obama briefly returned to the spotlight as he accepted the annual […]
President Barack Obama surprised Vice President Joe Biden on Thursday with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor, during a White House farewell celebration of the Scranton, PA native. It happened as POTUS was paying tribute to his VP, praising him as an “extraordinary man with an extraordinary career in public service.” “For your faith […]
Barack Obama may no longer be POTUS but he and Michelle are not leaving public service altogether. But they are taking a vacation first, heading to Palm Springs for what we can only imagine is a much-needed vacation. But before they left, they shared what they plan to do next and why they need our help. […]
President Barack Obama granted clemency to 231 individuals Monday, according to The White House.
“I just saw president elect Trump with President Obama in the White House and it gave me hope."
President Barack Obama is heading into his last months as President after eight years in office. His historic presidency has changed the way the world views America, politics, Black men and families and during his tenure, he’s been able to revitalize a sagging economy, correct mandatory sentencing abuses with a record number of prison […]
The US Labor Department found weekly earnings rose by nearly ten percent for full-time Black workers in the third quarter of this year--the fastest rate of growth since 2000.
