SHAKER HEIGHTS, Ohio – On his way to Shaker Heights High School, President Barack Obama made a stop at a house on Cleveland’s southeast side, to meet with 91-year-old Endia Eason and her 81-year-old husband, William, a retired postal worker and Marine. The Eason’s have lived in their neighborhood since 1971, but 10 years ago […]
WASHINGTON — Doubling down on President Barack Obama’s bold recess appointment of Richard Cordray to head the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the White House announced Wednesday that Obama would also use his recess powers to fill three vacancies on the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), the federal agency charged with enforcing labor law. The move […]
Christian conservative leader Pat Robertson says he has a secret straight from God: He knows who the next president of the United States will be. “I think He showed me about the next president, but I’m not supposed to talk about that so I’ll leave you in the dark — probably just as well — […]
Saturday afternoon, US Republican Herman Cain officially announced that he is no longer running for Republican nomination seeking the White House. The Georgia businessman who led the Republican race barely more than a month ago had been under mounting pressure to quit following adultery allegations, which he denies. We’re told the 65 year old Cain […]
Celebrities are jumping on the bandwagon to help get President Barack Obama get reelected. New York Knicks player Carmelo Anthony (pictured) is among several former and current NBA players who will be participating in a basketball fundraiser for the president. Since there is no season coming up anytime soon, NBA stars are coming together for a different […]
ESPN decided to pull its Monday Night Football introduction after singer Hank Williams, Jr. made comments comparing President Obama to Hitler. A statement put out by the network read: “While Hank Williams, Jr. is not an ESPN employee, we recognize that he is closely linked to our company through the open to Monday Night Football. […]
It’s been almost 20 years since Barack and Michelle Obama tied the knot – and they celebrated this weekend in style at a $150-a-head restaurant. The president and first lady enjoyed a romantic dinner at Restaurant Eve, a bistro in Old Town Alexandria. The couple traveled to Virginia Saturday night after the president’s speech at […]
It’s been almost 20 years since Barack and Michelle Obama tied the knot – and they celebrated this past weekend in style at a $150-a-head restaurant. The president and first lady enjoyed a romantic dinner at Restaurant Eve, a bistro in Old Town Alexandria. The couple traveled to Virginia Saturday night after the president’s speech at […]
COLUMBUS, OH (WOIO) – COLUMBUS – President Obama spent time in Columbus Tuesday talking about the bipartisan proposals to grow the economy and create jobs. As part of his trip, Mr. President visited the Fort Hayes Arts and Academic High School in Columbus to highlight his American Jobs Act proposal to put workers back on the job by rebuilding and […]
When Cory Booker was elected mayor of Newark in 2006 the overwhelming reaction was this is a perfect match. Here is a proud city, battered but never beaten, now being led by a brilliant, motivated and highly educated public servant. Their ambitions and aspirations appeared to be in sync.
Today (September 12th), TheUrbanDaily (and its sister sites in the InteractiveOne family) presented questions to a panel of White House administration representatives. At the end of the hour-long event, President Barack Obama made a surprise appearance and outlined his plans to help African Americans seeking jobs. President Obama also spoke briefly about the importance of […]
A recent Gallup poll showed African-American support for President Barack Obama is at 84 percent. The number, although high, ties the president’s lowest marks among blacks since he took office. Thursday night, President Obama laid out his plan for turning the nation’s unemployment crisis around — the American Jobs Act. TheGrio’s Todd Johnson watched the […]