“They know they’re going to face some obstacles along the way, sometimes some discouragement, because all too often the world underestimates young men like these.…
“They know they’re going to face some obstacles along the way, sometimes some discouragement, because all too often the world underestimates young men like these. They know that their stories and their success can also help change the narrative.” – President Barack Obama Outside the Roosevelt Room this week, President Barack Obama posed for a […]
The White House became the Purple House for two hours on Saturday as Prince blessed the building with a private, no-press-allowed concert to celebrate African-American Music Appreciation Month. Among the 500 guests in attendance were Stevie Wonder, Selma director Ava DuVernay, Rev. Al Sharpton, Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson and his date, singer Ciara, artists […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Joe Biden is facing the daunting decision of how and when to re-enter public life after burying his 46-year-old son, Beau Biden, whose death has put a somber pause on the vice president’s usually frenetic schedule. As Biden mourns with his family in Delaware, Obama administration officials describe the vice […]
Martin Luther King III carries his father’s famous name and his passion for those who are disenfranchised by poverty and racism. He wants President Obama and his eventual successor to appoint a Poverty Czar, a Cabinet-level position, to combat the problems of poverty in the United States among all communities. The President referenced the persistence […]
President Barack Obama finally has his own Twitter account. “Hello, Twitter! It’s Barack,” his first tweet read Monday. “Really! Six years in, they’re finally giving me my own account.” With just a few typed words, it appears that Obama becomes the first sitting U.S. president to announce his own Twitter account, from which he actually […]
First Lady Michelle Obama stood on the stage at Tuskegee University and told her truth. In a passionate and candid speech, the First Lady told a 2015 graduating class at Tuskegee University how she overcame her own personal insecurities and sleepless nights after she was mocked by the media and conservatives who took deliberate aim […]
Russell Wilson and Ciara may not have confirmed their relationship until now, but things must be getting serious since they went on a high-profile date.…
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama’s state dinner for the prime minister of Japan offered guests a haiku, some R&B and the specter of chopsticks — for those brave enough to go there. The president welcomed guest of honor Shinzo Abe with a toast over sake that included a poem about spring, friendship and harmony, […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Secret Service has placed a high-ranking supervisor on administrative leave and suspended the supervisor’s security clearance after what it called “allegations of misconduct and potential criminal activity.” Spokesman Brian Leary said Wednesday that the incident was first reported to the agency’s Office of Professional Responsibility on April 2, after which inspectors […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — An envelope addressed to the White House has tentatively tested positive for cyanide after two rounds of analysis, the Secret Service said Tuesday. Additional testing will be necessary to confirm the finding. The letter was received Monday at a facility that screens mail for the White House and is located away from […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The latest in a string of baffling missteps by the Secret Service prompted fresh questions Thursday about whether the Obama administration has done enough to root out deep-seated problems plaguing the agency — and President Barack Obama’s decision to put an insider in charge despite his administration’s own review that called for […]
