After all the criticism following her endorsement of Mitt Romney last year, Stacey Dash’s political views have made headlines again. During a recent Fox News interview, Dash…
You’ve read in newspapers and magazines and heard it on TV and radio. The hype from Washington that Social Security is going broke. That Medicare is on its last legs. That the money people have paid into Social Security is all gone. That the government can “raid” the cash from the Social Security Trust Fund. […]
By Rep. André Carson Earlier this week, President Barack Obama stood before an excited crowd in Shaker Heights, Ohio to boldly announce his appointment of former Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray as the first Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). SEE ALSO: Romney Takes Huge Lead Are GOP Debates Out Of Control? This […]
The Obama administration says it is expanding the FBI’s more than eight-decade-old definition of rape to reflect a better understanding of the crime and to broaden protections. The new definition counts men as victims for the first time and drops the requirement that victims must have physically resisted their attackers. Vice President Joe Biden, author […]
CAIRO (AP) — The U.S. increased pressure Friday on Egypt’s military rulers to hand over power to civilian leaders, and the generals turned to a Mubarak-era politician to head a new government in a move that failed to satisfy the more than 100,000 protesters who jammed Tahrir Square in the biggest rally yet this week. […]
WASHINGTON — The Obama Administration — through the Environmental Protection Agency — awarded more than $6.2 million towards workforce development in 21 minority communities. The investment seeks to provide underprivileged populations the same degree of protection as their wealthy counterparts. Visit the EPA Website In addition to providing marketable skills, part of the grant funding […]
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration is negotiating with lawmakers to avoid exacerbating another financial crisis, by compromising with Republicans to have major spending cuts in exchange for raising the government’s borrowing limit. The United States government is set to default on its loans on Aug. 2, due to hitting its debt limit of $14.29 trillion […]
Newt Gingrich is the latest white politician to claim the Obama administration has failed Black America. As the political gears roll into action for the 2012 elections, the Republicans look to take the Black vote away from the incumbent president’s reelection bid. An article on The Grio discusses whether or not Gingrich and his Republican […]
Audio Included in Post. Runs 16 Minutes. Audio ©2011 WTLC/Radio One. New York Times best selling author Jonathan Alter discusses his paperback bestseller The Promise – President Obama Year One on Afternoons with Amos. Published by Simon and Shuster, The Promise recounts President Barack Obama’s last days of the 2008 campaign and his first year […]
President Barack Obama this week will urge Congress to permanently extend and expand a research and development tax credit to encourage job growth.
President Obama is facing criticism that his message has gone off track at a crucial time for his party and administration. With the midterm elections just 10 weeks away, the president’s approval ratings are at their lowest. Analysts are predicting big wins for Republicans in November.
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration is providing $3 billion to unemployed homeowners facing foreclosure in the nation’s toughest job markets.
