The White House is currently looking for African-American students for its 2013 White House Initiative’s Year-round Internship Program. Open to undergraduate and graduate students, the program provides students with an opportunity to learn about African-American-focused education policy, communications and outreach at the U.S. Department of Education in Washington, D.C. Interns will be responsible for collecting [...]
Jay-Z’s ‘Open Letter’ Lyrics Prompt White House Response
April 12, 2013 | Posted by
White House Press Secretary Jay Carney responds to rapper Jay-Z ‘s “Open Letter” song that implies he and wife Beyonce received White House clearance for their recent trip to Cuba. Check out Jay-Z‘s song “Open Letter,” which he responds to some recent controversies surrounding him, including his anniversary trip to Cuba with wife Beyonce. “Hear [...]
Michelle Obama Says Jackie Robinson Biopic Delivers Important Message
April 3, 2013 | Posted by
During a private screening event for 42, a biopic detailing the life of Jackie Robinson, first lady Michelle Obama Tuesday told an audience of students that watching the depiction of racism in the tale of baseball’s integration was upsetting. The first lady and President Barack Obama viewed the movie over the weekend, and she said [...]
Obamas Embrace Spring Style For Easter
April 1, 2013 | Posted by
Spring has finally arrived in Washington, as the first family helped remind everyone with their colorful clothes for the last two days of Easter rituals. First lady Michelle Obama transitioned smartly from a Prabal Gurung charcoal brush-painted silk twill gazar dress and coat for Easter Sunday service, to a casual-but-chic striped jacket over colorfully patterned [...]
Obama Asks Supreme Court to Strike Down California’s Gay Marriage Ban
March 1, 2013 | Posted by
President Obama yesterday turned his rhetoric into action, filing a brief with the U.S. Supreme Court forcefully arguing that the court should strike down California’s ban on gay marriage. It was an unprecedented move by a White House, to weigh in so clearly on one of the most contentious social issues of our time. But [...]
Congressman Jim McGovern Calls on President Obama to End Hunger
December 10, 2012 | Posted by
Hunger isn’t a new concept and it isn’t a new problem. We’ve been fighting hunger for a long time and, while we’ve made significant strides in recent decades, there is no end to this problem in sight. We know that hunger transcends age, race, and gender. In the most difficult economic times, like the recession [...]
Republicans Can’t Stop Susan Rice From Being Secretary of State
November 25, 2012 | Posted by
With Hilary Clinton set to depart from her position as Secretary of State by the end of the year, the Obama administration is in the process of selecting a new Cabinet officer to fill her position. U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice seems to be one of the administration’s leading candidates, but her selection will not go [...]
White House Senior Advisor Valerie Jarrett Talks Entrepreneurship
November 24, 2012 | Posted by
Whether he’s stopping in for ice cream cones with his girls, or popping into a local neighborhood bar in the Heartland for a pint, it’s evident that President Obama’s affinity for small businesses, their patrons and owners, helps shape how he approaches policy that affects businesses all over the country. It’s the mark of a [...]
Texas, Louisiana Get Enough Signatures on Secession Petition to Force Obama Response
November 13, 2012 | Posted by
Ah, the beauty of America, a country where the Obama White House created an online process to petition the government for changes—and where residents of at least 31 states have started petition drives to secede from the United States after President Obama’s reelection triumph. This is truly democracy at work: Giving the citizenry the power [...]
White House Brings in Young African Leaders for Democracy Crash Course
October 26, 2012 | Posted by
The White House this week brought in a group of 27 young African leaders from 23 nations to give them a crash course in American-style democracy. The meeting, entitled “’Young African Leaders: Grassroots Democracy and the U.S. Elections,” is part of a President Obama’s strategy toward sub-Saharan Africa released in June that prioritizes efforts to [...]
