In a dramatic illustration of democracy in action, Barack Obama on Tuesday told the African Union in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia that he would love to…
Barack Obama is hanging as loose as the pinky and thumb salute of his native Hawaii. With his White House on a roll and his place in history solidifying by the day after a series of important policy victories, he’s letting Americans see more of the man within. He’s lit the White House in the […]
“This whole week, I’ve been reflecting on this idea of grace. The grace of the families who lost loved ones. The grace that Reverend Pinckney would preach about in his sermons. The grace described in one of my favorite hymnals — the one we all know: ‘Amazing grace/how sweet the sound that saved a wretch […]
President Barack Obama is scheduled to eulogize South Carolina State Senator and pastor of Emanuel AME Church, Rev. Clementa Pinckney. Before the nation’s first Black president…
President Barack Obama will deliver the eulogy for South Carolina State Senator Clementa Pinckney, one of nine killed in the June 17 shooting at Charleston’s Emanuel African MethodistEpiscopal Church, where he also served as pastor. Vice President Joe Biden and First Lady Michelle Obama will also be in attendance, as friends, family and […]
President Obama will eulogize Rev. Clementa Pinckney and eight other worshipers who were killed last week during a Bible study at an African-American church in Charleston. First lady Michelle Obama will also attend Friday’s service, as will Vice President Biden and his wife, Jill…..”NOTE- SERVICE WILL START AT 10am EST” “The focus of the President’s […]
The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a challenge to the reach of the Obama health care law, rescuing the program from a potentially fatal legal challenge for the second time since Obamacare’s inception. By a 6-3 vote, the justices said consumers qualify for a subsidy that lowers the cost of premiums whether they buy […]
GETTY Have you heard? Barack Obama used the N-word during a podcast interview that sent the Internet into a frenzy. While some may not prefer his word choice, it demonstrates the president’s consciousness of the racist attitudes and behaviors—both covert and overt—that continue to exist in America. Here’s how a portion of the conversation went. […]
Viewer discretion is advised for the following video and post … Roland Martin goes in on Police Commissioner Anthony Batt for blaming stolen prescription drugs for…
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 […]
President Barack Obama is giving back to the community that molded him. In a video released early Tuesday morning, he and first lady Michelle Obama announced that his presidential library and museum will be built on the South Side of Chicago. “All the strands of my life came together and I really became a man […]
President Obama issued the following proclamation for National Day of Prayer: NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER, 2015 – – – – – – – BY THE…
