After Hurricane Katrina in 2005, Kanye West made the controversial statement, “George Bush does not care about Black people.” President Barack Obama has been criticized for not doing enough for African Americans as the first Black president, but he spoke to millions of Black Americans this week when he called in to “The Tom Joyner […]
Last week, President Barack Obama’s Uncle Onyango Obama was arrested for drunk driving in Framingham, Massachusetts. Police said Obama made a rolling stop through a stop sign and nearly caused a cruiser to hit his sport utility vehicle. Onyango, who is originally from Kenya, is the half brother of President Obama’s father. Onyango Obama who […]
Jennifer Hudson decided not to channel Marilyn Monroe when she sang “Happy Birthday” to President Obama at a recent Democratic Party fundraiser in Chicago this week. Dressed in a tasteful black dress, Hudson showed off her svelte size zero but kept the sex appeal toned all the way down during her performance. RELATED POSTS: Jennifer […]
Casey-Gane McCalla of Newsone.com put together an extensive list of 50 things you may not know about Obama being that it is the presidents 50th birthday! 40. He traveled to Kenya in 1988 and met many of his paternal relatives. 41. His favorite meal is wife Michelle’s shrimp linguine. 42. His paternal grandfather was affiliated […]
Via Newsone CHICAGO — Rev. Al Sharpton and Cornel West will continue their heated debate on President Barack Obama and the Black community this Saturday in Chicago at the National Newspaper Publishers Association’s annual conference. Sharpton and West previously got into a spirited argument over Barack Obama in April on the Ed Schultz Show on […]
President Obama and the First Lady sample a glass of Guinness on their visit to Barack Obama’s ancestral home in Moneygall. The president and his wife visited Hayes’ pub where they toasted the regulars and hugged distant relatives. After leading the bar in a toast … the president plunked down some cash and told the […]
VIA: TheBoxHouston.com Talk show host, author, political commentator, entrepreneur, advocate and philanthropist Tavis Smiley was in Houston last week promoting the release of his new book, Fail Up: 20 Lessons on Building Success From Failure. Tavis talked with the Madd Hatta Morning Show (s/o to Houston) to discuss the new book where he dishes on […]
President Barack Obama spoke with “60 Minute’s” correspondent Steve Kroft about the weekend that made history. View a transcript of the interview. You can also watch the interview below. Related: Middle East Lives: “The Hard Knock Life;” We Only Know the Lyrics
(Metro Networks) Hundreds gathered in front of the White House, chanting USA-USA in celebration of the news that Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden is dead. President Obama’s announcement just after 11:30 last night, led to a jubilant crowd spontaneously coming together at Lafayette Park across from 1600 Pennsylvania Ave, and they were joined by a […]
President Barack Obama and our First Lady Michelle Obama visited Tuscaloosa, Alabama recently after the devastating tornado ripped through the state last week. According to the New York Post, President Obama stood there in amazement at the damages in the city, shaking his head stating, “I’ve never seen devastation like this, it is heartbreaking.” The […]
President Barack Obama has launched his bid for re-election with the new theme, “It Begins With Us”. This kicks off the campaign to accept contributions for the re-election race. Obama’s first fundraiser will begin in Chicago, April 14th. You can check out more of his campaign here. Related: The Rapper And The President [My Viewpoint] […]
Washington — The White House is offering a challenge to high school students and the prize is the President speaking at your school. The application deadline for the 2011 Race to the Top Commencement Challenge is March 11 – just five days away! The Commencement Challenge invites public high schools across the country to demonstrate […]
