Baltimore Ravens star safety Ed Reed agreed with the comments made by President Barack Obama to The New Republic about football being a violent sport and taking steps to make it safer. “I am with Obama,” Reed said Monday after learning that President Obama said that if he had a son, he would have second [...]
Winning in 2012: Barack Obama, Beyoncé, Jay-Z, Oprah Winfrey and more
December 22, 2012 | Posted by
This year was a big one for many black celebs, with many making major career changes whether it be endorsements, arena openings, talk-show gigs, or political elections. As we watched their careers climb newer heights right in front of our eyes, it’s only right that we look to their achievements as a motivational push to [...]
Georgia State Univ. Marching Band To Perform at Obama’s Inauguration
December 19, 2012 | Posted by
The three-year-old Georgia State University Marching Band has been selected to perform in the parade for the second inauguration of President Barack Obama, Jan. 21. “It’s extraordinary,” said Chester Phillips, assistant professor of music and director of athletic bands at the university. “We just are so excited that three years of hard work has paid [...]
President Obama, John Boehner Meet To Discuss ‘Financial Cliff’
December 10, 2012 | Posted by
The political version of “Chicken” continues in Washington even as President Barack Obama and his chief protagonist, House Speaker John Boehner, met face-to-face on Sunday for the first time in weeks to discuss the upcoming “financial cliff” that threatens the nation’s economic well-being. There was no evidence of any change in the negotiations impasse that [...]
Supreme Court Could Force President Obama’s Hand On Gay Marriage
December 8, 2012 | Posted by
The days of hedging his bets and standing along the sidelines while the issue of same-sex marriage plays out in America could soon be over for President Barack Obama. The Supreme Court’s decision on Friday to hear two same-sex marriage cases this spring means the administration will be forced to take a stand on the [...]
President Obama: Fiscal Cliff Shouldn’t Affect Debt Ceiling
December 5, 2012 | Posted by
As if the bitter partisanship and gridlock in Washington weren’t bad enough already as the dreaded “fiscal cliff” looms nearer. Recalcitrant House Republicans added another layer to the mess on Wednesday when they began linking next year’s anticipated rise of the nation’s debt ceiling to the immediate standoff over tax hikes and budget cuts. President [...]
Bush Urges GOP ‘Benevolent Spirit’ With Immigration Reform
December 5, 2012 | Posted by
The man who first invoked “compassionate conservatism” en route to first winning the White House 12 years ago is imploring the Republican Part to do likewise when it comes to the issue of immigration. Making just his second policy speech since leaving office four years ago, former President George W. Bush made an implicit rebuke [...]
Obama Uncle Deportation: Onyango Faces Third Deportation Hearing
December 5, 2012 | Posted by
President Barack Obama’s uncle was arrested on drunk driving charges last year and now faces a third deportation hearing after an appeals board ordered the agency running the U.S. immigration court system to review his case. Onyango Obama, the half-brother of the president’s late father, is from Kenya, but has lived in the United States [...]
Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee To GOP: Stop ‘War On The Working People Of America’
November 30, 2012 | Posted by
Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas) on Friday called on the GOP to stop waging a “war on the working people of America” as fiscal cliff fighting intensifies. “First of all I’d like our Republican friends to stop a war on the working people of America,” she said on CNN’s “Early Start.” “That is what the [...]
U.N. Palestinian Vote: U.S., Israel Look To Contain Expected Political Damage
November 29, 2012 | Posted by
The United States and Israel are scrambling to contain the expected political fallout after failing to head off a vote in the United Nations that would officially upgrade the status of the Palestinians in the eyes of the world. The 193-member U.N. General Assembly will vote today on a draft resolution that could upgrade the [...]
