Our favorite couple the Obamas, just landed in the #1 spot on Forbes List of World’s Most Powerful Couples. And the President can thank his…
Rain or shine, President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama withheld their commitments and gave commencement speeches at two HBCU graduation ceremonies this weekend.…
This morning, in an interview with The Today Show’s, Savannah Guthrie, President Obama was asked about the whole “The Carter’s Go To Cuba” issue from a few weeks ago when Jay-Z and Beyonce took a trip to Cuba. Given everything the President is dealing with, this question clearly was not his cup of tea to answer! President Obama is dealing […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The new White House chief of staff says President Barack Obama is concerned about the effect the automatic budget cuts scheduled for next month will have on America’s middle class. Denis McDonough tells ABC’s “This Week” that the economy has been getting stronger over the past few months. He cites improvements in […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Reality has smacked Mitt Romney in the face. President Barack Obama used the power of the presidency Tuesday to ring the general election’s opening bell, declaring in no uncertain terms that he and his mammoth organization are ready to take on Romney — whether the presumptive GOP nominee is ready or not. […]
On Monday, when she appeared on the CBS morning news show, Oprah Winfrey said she’s still “100 percent behind” President Obama, but won’t have time to campaign for him this year. “I actually love our president and have the utmost respect for him and that office and what it takes to be there,” Winfrey told […]
Today is the anniversary of one of the biggest days in American history and probably THE biggest day in African-American history. African-Americans played a major role in electing the first black president of the United States, and proved that when united behind a common cause, we can make remarkable things happen. The down side is […]
Few things are more comforting than being welcomed back to a loving home. Whether you’ve been away at school, in the military, on the road working or just spent too many hours past your curfew, it feels good to know that you were missed, and nobody’s mad at you. You may have not made the […]
There’s a story about a black mechanic who always drove an old, sort of run-down car to work each day, giving his white employers the impression that it was his only mode of transportation. His wife once came by the job to visit and drove his much newer, much nicer vehicle. The man got upset […]
The other day, when everyone was hyped up about parents who had decided to keep their kids out of school so they wouldn’t have to hear President Obama tell them to stay in school, we jokingly said that those parents and school administrators who caved in to their pressure ought to be “pimp-slapped.” We said […]
Is racism still an issue now that we’ve elected a black man as president? The incident involving Harvard professor Skip Gates’ arrest at his own home answered the question mainstream America just won’t let go of. Could Skip have handled the situation differently or better? The answer is yes, and he has admitted that too. […]
The documentary, “The Road We’ve Traveled”, is a reminder of the obstacles the president has faced and overcome.
