To Graça Machel and the Mandela family; to President Zuma and members of the government; to heads of state and government, past and present; distinguished guests – it is a singular honor to be with you today, to celebrate a life unlike any other. To the people of South Africa – people of every […]
There’s also chances to see how many signed up in different states, including Ohio. Americans may be able to keep their individual insurance plans for one more year, under a fix offered by President Obama on Thursday to address a controversial provision of the Affordable Care Act. The deal is meant to mollify […]
CLEVELAND – Michelle Knight, one of three women held in captivity by Cleveland man Ariel Castro for ten years, will speak at a rally honoring women victims of violence. The rally will be held Oct. 29, four years after authorities discovered the bodies of several missing women in the walls of serial killer Anthony […]
*After Ritz Crackers advertised during the Rev. Al Sharpton‘s MSNBC talk show, conservative activists are calling for a boycott of the brand. The boycott is being led by the editor for the conservative Breitbart News, Ben Shapiro. According to Shapiro, his reasons for targeting Sharpton run decades long and he selected Ritz Crackers to […]
STATEMENT BY THE PRESIDENT James S. Brady Press Briefing Room ****** PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA: Good afternoon, everybody. Of all the responsibilities the Constitution endows to Congress, two should be fairly simple: pass a budget, and pay America’s bills. But if the United States Congress does not fulfill its responsibility to pass a budget today, […]
The President is Hoping to Drum Up Support for a Possible War Washington (CNN) — As President Barack Obama prepares to deliver one of the most important addresses of his presidency, the American public remains deeply skeptical and confused about his plan to strike Syria — what it would accomplish, and whether it […]
To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington, Former Rep. Joe Walsh (R-Ill.), published a hypocritical, bigoted tirade describing his dream for Black America, reports The Huffington Post. Known for his racist musings, the Tea Party darling’s list includes every single stereotypical talking point that the right wing has levied against the African-American […]
CLEVELAND – When it comes to football, most Clevelanders bleed orange and brown together. But when it comes to race, many say Cleveland is a city still divided 50 years after the March on Washington. “We are still facing some of the same obstacles that we did 50 years ago when it relates to […]
DOWNTOWN CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – The Greater Cleveland Urban League, Greater Cleveland National Action Network, Cleveland NAACP, and the Cleveland Chapter Southern Christian Leadership Conference will sponsor a symbolic March on Washington to commentate the 50th anniversary of the 1968 Civil Rights March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom on Wednesday, August 28, 2013 […]
*NBC News will rerun the August 25, 1963 broadcast of its news program “Meet The Press” this Sunday to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington. The broadcast featured an interview with Martin Luther King Jr., three days before he delivered his “I Have A Dream” speech at the Lincoln Memorial. The […]
*Four years after Kanye West famously jacked Taylor Swift’s acceptance speech at the VMAs, it’s back in the headlines thanks to an audio recording that has recently surfaced. The website Gawker says the recording captures West on the same night continuing to rant about Swift beating Beyonce in a video category. He’s heard telling a […]
Two months after being shot in the head, a Detroit high school student surprised his classmates by walking across the stage during his graduation ceremony. SEE ALSO: Kenya Moore Gets Booted Out Of Mansion For Nonpayment? Fox 2 News reports that Balaal Hollings was senior class president, student government president, homecoming king and a football […]