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July 12, 2016

President Obama to honor the 5 slain Dallas officers at memorial service

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama will be in a different city but still in an all-too-familiar place when he
July 8, 2016

President Obama, it’s time to call it like it is and end the killing of blacks by police

This week represents a climax to a tragic American narrative decades in the making. It’s a story overrun by a ‘War on Drugs’ run
July 7, 2016

President Obama responds to police shooting deaths of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile

President Obama is weighing in on the tragic killings of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile. The president took to Facebook with a
July 6, 2016

Parade float depicts Pres. Obama in toilet with words ‘Lying African’

A Fourth of July parade in Sheridan, Indiana, has left several people upset after a float depicted President Obama in…
July 5, 2016

President Obama sings Happy Birthday to Malia on her 18th birthday

First daughter Malia Obama shares a birthday with the United States of America, and President Barack Obama wanted to make sure
July 4, 2016

Pres. Obama welcomes Kendrick Lamar to White House for ‘Fourth’ Celebration

It's the last Fourth of July at the White House for President Barack Obama and his family, and they're having…
July 1, 2016

Robber attacks nation’s oldest park ranger, steals presidential coin from her home

RICHMOND, Calif. (AP) — Authorities say a robber attacked the nation's oldest full-time park ranger in her San Francisco Bay…
June 27, 2016

Poll: Majority think Obama tried to improve race relations, 4 in 10 whites support Black Lives Matter

WASHINGTON (AP) — Almost eight years after electing a black president, vast majorities of blacks and Hispanics think President Barack
June 24, 2016

12,000 prison inmates now eligible for Pell Grants to get college education

For 22 years, there’s been a congressional ban on inmates receiving federal aid for college education, with opponents declaring it unfair that
June 24, 2016

President Obama names Stonewall national monument; 1st for gay rights

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama created the first national monument to gay rights on Friday, designating the site of…
June 18, 2016

President Obama struggles for a solution to America’s mass shootings

WASHINGTON (AP) — Was it homegrown terrorism, hatred or random gun violence? Americans searching for answers after the Orlando shootings
June 14, 2016

President Obama calls out Trump, says anti-Muslim talk is ‘not the America we want’

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama says anti-Muslim rhetoric from presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump is "not the America…
June 13, 2016

How will elected officials respond to the horrific Orlando shooting?

There has been another mass shooting, this time at gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida...
June 13, 2016

Black actors win all four musical acting categories at the Tony Awards

On Sunday night, the Tony Awards made history as all four musical acting category awards went to black actors:  Leslie
June 10, 2016

Republican senator David Perdue prays Obama’s days are ‘few’

A Georgia senator has drawn fire after praying the President Barack Obama's "days be few."
June 9, 2016

President Obama officially endorses Hillary Clinton for president

WASHINGTON (AP) — Testifying to Hillary Clinton's grit and experience, President Barack Obama endorsed his former secretary of state's bid…
June 9, 2016

President Obama expected to endorse Hillary after meeting with Bernie

WASHINGTON (AP) — On the verge of endorsing Hillary Clinton, President Barack Obama will pay tribute to Bernie Sanders’ historic
June 5, 2016

Pres Obama: Black music is some of the most “powerful art the world has ever known”

On May 30, President Obama declared the month of June 2016 “African-American Music Appreciation Month.” This is not the first
June 4, 2016

Obamas on Muhammad Ali’s death: ‘He was The Greatest. Period’

President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama have released a statement on the death of American boxing icon Muhammad…
May 30, 2016

White House lockdown lifted, woman reportedly in police custody for throwing object over gate

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House has been placed on lockdown after a woman threw something over the north fence…