State of the Union address 2014

01/29/14- Reverend Al Sharpton talks with the Tom Joyner Morning Show about the 2014 State of the Union address.  

01/29/14- Roland Martin talks to Valerie Jarrett, Senior Advisor to President Barack Obama, about the 2014 State of the Union address. For iPhone users: (Photo: Twitter)

President Barack Obama used his State of the Union address to make his pitch that the nation must address persistent problems, from unemployment to immigration to the gap between rich and poor. Slowed by Congress, Obama vowed that if lawmakers won’t act, he will use his executive power when possible for his plans, which include […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Challenging lawmakers to help him create greater economic opportunity, President Barack Obama will use his State of the Union address Tuesday to announce he’s raising the minimum wage for new federal contract workers to $10.10 an hour, underscoring a go-it-alone strategy in an election year critical to Democrats’ hopes for gains in […]

For iPhone users: There are three big goals that scare the hell out of a lot of people that President Obama will discuss in his State Of The Union speech. And, the same president who used technology and social media to help him get him elected is going old school in his State of The […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Two survivors of the Boston Marathon bombing and an openly gay NBA player are among the guests who will sit with first lady Michelle Obama Tuesday when President Barack Obama delivers the annual State of the Union address. The first lady’s guests are often chosen because they symbolize an issue or policy […]