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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…
August 27, 2016

President Obama offers his personal doctor to help wounded Baton Rouge officer

President Barack Obama visited southern Louisiana following the horrific flooding that caused hundreds of families to lose their homes. While
August 23, 2016

President Obama visits Louisiana and pledges support for flood victims

On Tuesday, President Barack Obama toured the state of Louisiana after a devastating flood despite criticism that his visit has come
August 23, 2016

Federal judge temporarily blocks Obama’s transgender bathroom policy in schools

On Sunday night, a U.S. judge temporarily blocked the federal government from taking action against school districts that did not follow the
August 19, 2016

Why the federal government is getting out of private prisons

This is big news, and here’s why you should care...
August 16, 2016

Trump supporter urges “patriots” to shoot black women and children

Staunch Trump supporter Jim Stachowiak is calling on “patriots” to take on the Black Lives Matter movement. –Anti Black Lives Matter woman
August 16, 2016

Rudy Giuliani appears to forget 9/11 happened, blames Obama

On Monday, former mayor Rudy Giuliani was speaking in favor of Donald Trump when he made an outrageous statement of