During the NBA Finals pregame show, all the attention of the on-court action diverted to the arrival of President Barack Obama. The 44th President of the United States was spotted walking through the tunnels of ScotiaBankArena before with Toronto Raptors General manager Masai Ujiri. What cameras would soon pick up is a meeting between Obama […]
Words by Roman White Former Arizona Sheriff, Joe Arpaio told CNN that he believes former President Obama’s birth certificate is “phony.” In his ten-minute long interview with Chris Cuomo, Arpaio says he has proof that Obama’s birth certificate was fake, but no one wants to talk to him about the evidence. This is a popular […]
In his ongoing pursuit to bring attention to the issues of prison reform and gun violence, Pusha T has extended an open hand to the family of six-year-old Jeffrey “Lil J” Laney after being struck by the poignancy of his words in a recent viral video. In an online Facebook video posted by Laney’s mother, […]
President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order that represents his biggest effort yet to erase former President Barack Obama’s legacy on climate change. The order directs EPA to begin rolling back the Clean Power Plan, the landmark 2015 rule requiring existing power plants to curb their greenhouse gas emissions. Also on the chopping […]
Hey, it’s worth a shot. Hip Hop legend and actor LL Cool J sent an open letter in the form of an Instagram post requesting that President Obama pardon Demetrius “Big Meech” Flenory and his brother Terry “Southwest T” Flenory, the founders of the legendary Detroit-based drug empire BMF, from their 30 year federal bids […]
Chance The Rapper calls President Obama the best in the history of the United States. Chance The Rapper took to Twitter earlier this afternoon to shed some light on past presidents of the United States after sharing a video of himself and other public figures describing a moment when the presidency of Barack Obama deeply […]
If you’re on this guest list, you pretty much have to show up. After serving eight terms our time with President Obama is sadly coming to an end. And what a better way to celebrate his time serving our country then with a White House bash. We’ve partied with the Obamas quite a few times […]
In 1955, the death of Emmett Till, a 14-year-old African-American teenager who was lynched after allegedly flirting with a White woman in rural Mississippi, sparked controversy across America. The two White men responsible for brutally murdering Till were let off by an all-White jury. The case brought attention to how racism is intertwined with America’s […]
In the last week of the Obama administration, there is a “Hail Mary” effort in the works to grant Dr. Mutulu Shakur, former Black Panther and father to Hip Hop legend Tupac Shakur, clemency in his federal capital murder case where he was sentenced to 60 years. Dr. Mutulu Shakur has not reached the 100,000 […]
Well then, this may have saved the country a lot of grief. Inauguration day is nearing and it appears that Donald Trump will be our next president. Trumps victory shocked the world, Hilary supporters and even shocked those who weren’t in favor of either party. Many voters blame the corruption within the Democratic Party for […]
Retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson didn’t let his lack of experience in elected office stop him from running for president, but the former Republican candidate has decided it was enough to take him out of the running for a Cabinet position in Donald Trump’s new administration because he believes he lacks the background necessary to manage a federal […]
President Obama just keeps making history. Moments ago, Obama commuted the sentences of 214 individuals, according to BuzzFeed News. This is the largest amount issued in a single day since at least 1900 from a president. The majority of the individuals were sentenced for nonviolent drug crimes, with 67 of them serving life sentences. On […]
President Barack Obama is set to take the stage tonight [July 27] at the Democratic National Convention (DNC) like he did this very day, 12 long years ago. It was the 2004 DNC in Boston, Massachusetts and the nominees were John Kerry and John Edwards, a campaign that unfortunately lost to George W. Bush. A […]
President Obama has signed a bill that will become a law that will require instant nationwide “Blue Alerts” to warn about threats to police officers and help find the suspects who carry them out. The Rafael Ramos and Wenjian Liu National Blue Alert Act of 2015 is named for the two NYPD officers killed in […]
World Refugee Day is a worldwide day where people honor and celebrate the strength and courage of refugees worldwide. World Refugee Day started in 2001 and takes place today [June 20] of every year. The United Nations declared this day one of observance to bring attention to the 14 million refugees around the world at that […]
Malia Obama is officially a high school graduate. Seventeen-year-old Malia graduated from the prominent Sidwell Friends School in D.C. on her little sister Sasha‘s 15th birthday. Last Friday, Malia received her diploma in a white dress (which is a tradition for the young women graduates to wear) and with the Presidential parents applauding her for […]
Earlier today, President Obama delivered an unforgettable speech at the 2016 United State of Women Summit in Washington, DC. In addition to addressing several important issues pertaining to the welfare of women and young girls across the world including equal pay, education and sexual assault awareness and prevention, the President also opened his speech with […]
In the midst of an ongoing economic crisis, Detroit’s mayor Mike Duggan is still aiming to empower the city’s youth with the Grow Detroit Young Talent (GDYT) initiative. Matching the city officials’ efforts, the Obama Administration announced GDYT will receive a $2 million federal grant to assist the city in providing over 8,000 summer jobs […]
The Flint Water Crisis has been a hot button issue in American politics for quite some time. Legislators can’t seem to find a way to pass a bill that would require closer attention to be paid to the what caused the water crisis in Flint, Michigan. Citizens of Flint have been adamant about finding a […]
Actor Ernie Hudson shared his thoughts on the n-word and Obama’s lax ways after the word was used in addressing the president at his White House Correspondents Dinner on Saturday [April 30]. Mr. Hudson admitted he didn’t actually catch much of the dinner, but a reporter for TMZ informed him of Larry Wilmore’s ending remarks […]