Across the nation, January 20th signifies the federal holiday celebrated in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.‘s birthday. It also marks the day when…
I hated the way Reverend Jeremiah Wright was treated during the 2008 presidential campaign. Republicans used him as another means of fueling White racial fears…
Each year, Gallup asks Americans to name the living man and woman they most admire. Although it’s been a difficult year for President Obama, but for the sixth straight year, the survey indicates President Barack Obama ranks as the most admired man. Obama, at 16%, beat out predecessor George W. Bush and Pope Francis, each […]
If you wondered how President Obama was able to kick his daily smoking habit, he revealed his motivation yesterday, according to NBC News. The President joked that he was able to successfully quit smoking âbecause I’m scared of my wife.â After a Civil Society Roundtable at the opening day of the United Nations General Assembly […]
We all know Americans love to eat a lot, so why can’t our president Barack Obama chow down on some good ol’ American Grub? Here…
While in Mooresville today, President Barack Obama unveiled a plan today to connect nearly every U.S. classroom to high-speed Internet. The plan expands broadband and…
First lady Michelle Obama was heckled by a gay rights advocate at a fundraiser last night and responded by threatening to leave the event, telling the protester only one of them could speak. The First Lady was delivering a speech at a DNC event at a private home in Washington shortly after 6 p.m. when […]
Hours after schmoozing with New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie on the Jersey Shore, Obama showed up to a White House event Tuesday evening with a lipstick smear on his shirt collar. The President made it clear it wasn’t First Lady Michelle Obama who left the smudge, but an audience well-wisher. Watch the video:
Hadiya Pendleton, a 15-year-old honor student in Chicago slain in a park just days after returning from the inaugural celebration in Washington, D.C., will be buried on Saturday. The family of the teenager has announced that visitation will be from 2 p.m. to 9 p.m. Friday at Calahan Funeral Home, located at 7030 Halstead. A […]
At his request, President Barack Obama is ending his inaugural oath with: “So help me God.” Those four words are not legally or constitutionally required, unlike other federal oaths that invoke them as standard procedure. Historians have wrangled over whether George Washington established precedent by adding the phrase on his own during his first Inaugural […]
In his second term, President Obama has a new face. On âSaturday Night Liveâ at least. 24-year-old Jay Pharoah took over the coveted Obama gig from Fred Armisen, who despite not being a man of color, had the gig for Obamaâs first term. LISTEN
