A master of storytelling, Toni Morrison was the first Black woman to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature. The Pulitzer Prize winning novelist and legendary professor is known for the vivid black characters brought to life in her novels that recreate the Black experience. Morrison’s novels often illuminate themes of slavery, racism, and identity, but […]
When Booker T. Washington stepped to the podium at the Atlanta Exposition in 1895 to give a speech on race relations, two things happened. First, many fellow Black Americans, including W.E.B. Du Bois, derided his speech as “The Atlanta Compromise,” because Washington called the agitation for social equality “the extremest folly,” advocating instead slow, steady, […]
WASHINGTON-Recent polls have shown that President Barack Obama has overwhelming approval of the American public on his recent handling of the shooting of Congresswoman, Gabrielle Gifford which resulted in the deaths of six people. The American Foreign Press reports: The vast majority of Americans approved of President Barack Obama’s handling of the Arizona shooting but […]
President Obama addresses nearly 14,000 people at the University of Arizona in Tucson, calling for unity and service in the wake of the shooting on Saturday. The president also relayed the good news that, earlier today, Rep. Gabrielle Giffords has opened her eyes for the first time since being shot. The President speaks at a […]
HONOLULU — President Barack Obama said Sunday he was honored to sign a bill to provide aid to survivors of the Sept. 11 attacks and first responders who became ill working in the ruins at the World Trade Center.
Hawaii — The Hawaii Reporter has attempted to calculate the total cost of President Barack Obama’s family vacation. The cost information is not released by the White House, but the newspaper pulled together some data to make an estimate. The cost of Air Force 1, the president’s plane, as well as the cost of housing […]
President Barack Obama spoke Thursday night, December 9th, at the lighting of the national Christmas tree on the ellipse, just outside the White House:
President Obama will never let you forget that he’s from Chicago. During a meet and greet with the Los Angeles Lakers at a Boys & Girls Club in Washington, D.C. the Commander-In-Chief couldn’t help but rib Kobe about a loss they took to his hometown Bulls. “Derrick Rose may have your number,” President Obama lightheartedly […]
President Barack Obama chatted with Tom and the Crew about tax cuts and jobs for Americans.
President Obama is negotiating privately on a plan to appease GOP and Democrats. The White House’s plan would let the Bush tax cuts continue temporarily if Republicans agree to a year-long extension of unemployment benefits and tax breaks.
His name is DR. James David Manning, he’s a pastor and he has a lot to say. This is straight comedy!!!!
President Obama will hold a news conference at 1pm today.