VIA: TheUrbanDaily.com Given that Obama was in Tag Team’s “Whoomp There It Is Video” and has been covering it up and Jay-Z has been bragging about hanging out with Obama, we decided to investigate whether both of them are part of a new hip-hop Illuminati.
From LATimes.com: Reporting from Washington — If Ronald Reagan was the classic Teflon president, Barack Obama is made of Velcro. Through two terms, Reagan eluded much of the responsibility for recession and foreign policy scandal. In less than two years, Obama has become ensnared in blame. Hoping to better insulate Obama, White House aides have […]
VIA NEWSONE Student Ziainey Stokes from West Philadelphia wrote a letter to President Obama about bullying in January. The 11-year-old was fed up with being a victim after several years of abuse at two schools. “I wrote that some people don’t care if you get bullied or not, but I do care,” Ziainey said. Not […]
VIA WASHINGTON POST Public confidence in President Obama has hit a new low, according to the latest Washington Post-ABC News poll. Four months before midterm elections that will define the second half of his term, nearly six in 10 voters say they lack faith in the president to make the right decisions for the country, […]
Before y’all start throwing punches, I must clarify that my exposure to this topic came from within the HB user community. In a recent post about the term ‘interracial,’ one user asked us why HB wasn’t tackling some of the hard issues?
VIA CHARLOTTE OBSERVER In an email to supporters, the Democratic National Committee announced Wednesday that Charlotte is one of four finalists for its 2012 convention. “It’s a huge deal,” Mayor Anthony Foxx, a Democrat, told the Charlotte Observer on Wednesday night. “The 2012 Democratic National Convention carries a significant and positive economic impact and will […]
VIA NEWSONE President Obama hails a post-racial future for America. But being colorblind to our society is not a smart move. It was summer 2004 when most of us first became familiar with Barack Obama. Then an Illinois state senator, the U.S. senate candidate delivered the keynote address at the Democratic National Convention in Boston: […]
TJMS correspondent Jeff Johnson speaks on education and history or African Americans as it relates to our current state.
Music can tell a story, assuage our sorrows, provide blessing and redemption, and express a soul’s sublime and powerful beauty. It inspires us daily, giving voice to the human spirit. For many, including the African-American community, music unites individuals through a shared heritage. During African-American Music Appreciation Month, we celebrate the extraordinary legacy of African-American singers, composers, and musicians, as well as their indelible contributions to our Nation and our world.
VIA NEWSONE: I don’t have to list President Barack Obama’s credentials, but I will. He’s a graduate of Columbia University and Harvard Law School. He’s also the first black to lead the Harvard Law Review. He was a United States Senator and the first African American elected as president of the United States. Obama is […]
VIA CNN In the weeks since an oil rig exploded and later sank into the Gulf of Mexico, President Obama has dealt with the tragedy with his signature cool, calm and collected approach. But with the oil still gushing in what is now the worst spill in U.S. history and the environmental devastation coming ashore, […]
