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October 7, 2016

President Obama has commuted more sentences of inmates than past 11 presidents combined

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama offered 102 federal inmates the chance to leave prison early, wielding his clemency powers…
October 5, 2016

Jesse Lee Peterson says Obama turned U.S. into a ‘ghetto’

Conservative activist Jesse Lee Peterson claimed on Monday that President Barack Obama has turned the United States "into a ghetto."
October 2, 2016

Congress overrides Obama veto on 9/11 bill, but what about slavery reparations for African-Americans?

Just when you thought Congress couldn’t get along, they found something they could all agree on: 9-11 families...
September 30, 2016

Kentucky House candidate is unapologetic over racist Obama posts

Dan Johnson, who is running for Kentucky's State House, is not apologizing for Facebook posts he made about President Obama…
September 30, 2016

Radio host says Obama was handed everything because he’s black

Howie Carr, a Boston radio personality hardened his stance against President Barack Obama, saying he was "handed everything" because he…
September 30, 2016

City mayor asked to resign over racist Obama posts of monkeys and noose

Officials are calling on West York Mayor Charles Wasko to step down after making several racist posts on Facebook.
September 30, 2016

President Obama tells Colin Kaepernick to consider pain of military families

President Barack Obama spoke out during a CNN town hall on the recent national controversy over the national anthem in…
September 27, 2016

Black homeownership lower today than national rate during Great Depression

Black homeownership is "endangered," according to the National Association of Real Estate Brokers (NAREB)...
September 26, 2016

Obama says he’s keeping it real once he leaves the White House

President Barack Obama suggested that he would be taking more activist stands once he left the Oval Office, according to…
September 24, 2016

Things to know about new Smithsonian African American museum

WASHINGTON (AP) — Things you need to know about the new Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture…
September 23, 2016

Farrakhan says Obama ‘didn’t do anything for black people’

Minister Louis Farrakhan feels that President Obama's legacy has shown more support for Israel and for gay rights than for…
September 22, 2016

Audra McDonald, Morgan Freeman among winners of National Medal of Arts

On Thursday, President Barack Obama honored 24 American artists with medals. Among those receiving awards were actor Morgan Freeman, broadway
September 22, 2016

President Obama admits to having a potty mouth in the White House

During an interview with Vanity Fair, President Barack Obama admitted that there are occasions when he loses his temper and…
September 21, 2016

Trump town hall on ‘core black issues’ with Sean Hannity is so absurd it hurts

Will Donald Trump’s last-ditch efforts to convince black voters that he is the candidate best able to address “African-American concerns”…
September 19, 2016

Young Barack Obama film ‘Barry’ heading to Netflix

Netflix has just acquired the rights to Barry, the film that captured critics' attention at the Toronto Film Festival.
September 18, 2016

President Obama says he will take it as ‘personal insult’ if African-Americans don’t vote

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama said Saturday night he will take it as a "personal insult" if the African-American…
September 9, 2016

President Obama nominates Muslim-American attorney for federal bench

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama has nominated a Washington, D.C., attorney for the federal bench. If confirmed, he would…
September 6, 2016

POTUS cancels meeting with Philippines president after being called ‘son of a b**ch’

President Barack Obama canceled a meeting with the president of the Philippines after President Rodrigo Duterte called Obama a “son of
September 5, 2016

Diddy says President Obama ‘shortchanged’ black people

Diddy's thing is..."black people." And when it comes to African-Americans, the hip-hop mogul says President Obama has come up short...
September 5, 2016

President Obama says Colin Kaepernick ‘exercising his constitutional right’ to protest

HANGZHOU, China (AP) — President Barack Obama says the NFL quarterback who is refusing to stand for the national anthem…