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July 28, 2016

President Obama to America: Carry Hillary the same way you carried me

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — His own legacy on the line, President Barack Obama implored Americans to elect Hillary Clinton to the
July 27, 2016

Donald Trump: Obama is the most ignorant president in history

Wednesday morning, Donald Trump didn’t mince any words as he attacked President Obama, Hillary Clinton and the Democratic leadership in general
July 24, 2016

Obama’s half-brother says he’s voting for Donald Trump

President Obama’s Kenyan Democrat half-brother is not voting Democrat; he is voting for Donald Trump. “I like Donald Trump because
July 23, 2016

White House attendees shout ‘4 More Years!!!’ as President Obama gives a speech

President Obama had a celebration for Islamic holiday Eid al-Fitr at the White House. The first large celebration after the period of
July 15, 2016

President Obama confronts race issues during town hall discussion on ABC

WASHINGTON (AP) — The son of the Louisiana man shot dead by police wants President Barack Obama to help end…
July 13, 2016

New video features Alicia Keys, Beyoncé, Rihanna, other stars speaking up about violence against blacks

Alicia Keys is just one of many stars featured in a powerful new video called “23 Ways You Could Be Killed
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