The Commander-In-Chief and his wife will be making an appearance on an upcoming episode of Fox’s “American Idol.”
From Washington Post: President Obama hosted an Easter breakfast at the White House on Tuesday morning, gathering Christian leaders from churches across the country to celebrate the holiday with him. Speaking briefly to the group assembled in the East Room, Obama discussed his own search for meaning in the holiday and said he is particularly […]
From 11Alive.com: ATLANTA — One group is taking freedom of speech and freedom of expression to the limits in a series of metro Atlanta highway billboards voicing strong opinions against President Barack Obama. The billboards are the latest move to sway public opinion — and for a price you can have your say. The signs […]
From CNN: President Barack Obama and his family chose a historically African-American church in southeast Washington, D.C., for Easter observances Sunday, entering a few minutes late to the sounds of “Alleluia,” which opened the 11 a.m. service. Congregants at the Allen Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church broke into cheers and applause, snapping cell phone pictures […]
From the Washington Post: Eugene Allen, who endured a harsh and segregated upbringing in his native Virginia and went on to work for eight presidents as a White House butler, died March 31 of renal failure at Washington Adventist Hospital in Takoma Park. He was 90. Mr. Allen and his wife, Helene, were profiled in […]
President Barack Obama was interviewed by CBS News’ Harry Smith and was asked what he thought about the hate-talk coming from right wing talk radio. He responded: Well, I think that when you listen to Rush Limbaugh or Glenn Beck, it’s pretty apparent, and it’s troublesome But keep in mind that there have been periods […]
From The Grio: Yesterday President Barack Obama signed the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act on 2010 into law. No one has missed the health care reform mission of the bill but few are discussing the educational element of the bill, particularly its increased support for HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities) and PBIs (Predominantly […]
From New York Times WASHINGTON — With the stroke of President Obama’s pen, his health care overhaul — the most sweeping social legislation enacted in decades — became law on Tuesday. Mr. Obama affixed his curlicue signature, almost letter by letter, to the measure, the Affordable Health Care for America Act, during a ceremony in […]
VIA: AJC.com As the U.S. House approved a sweeping health care overhaul Sunday, Georgians alternately were celebrating and bemoaning the changes. Some, too, were wishing the long-labored legislation did even more. “There’s going to be a lot of good, not only for Georgia, but all Americans,” said Lee Goodall, state director of Organizing for America, […]
From New York Times: Congress gave final approval on Sunday to legislation that would provide medical coverage to tens of millions of uninsured Americans and remake the nation’s health care system along the lines proposed by President Obama. By a vote of 219 to 212, the House passed the bill after a day of tumultuous […]
VIA: CNN.com The yearlong fight over health care reached a fever pitch Monday as President Obama took his call for change to the political swing state of Ohio, slamming insurance companies and repeating his call for a final congressional vote on his sweeping reform plan. The president’s push came as the House of Representatives prepared […]
VIA: JackandJillPolitics.com Last Friday afternoon as Black History Month drew to a close, President Barack Obama signed an executive order intended to strengthen the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities. While every president since Carter has sought to help HBCUs, there’s something special about a black president supporting black higher education. Teaching […]
