President Barack Obama Addresses College Affordability [VIDEO]
During his speech, the President touched on the economy and jobs, but focused primarily on rising tuition costs and college affordability
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During his speech, the President touched on the economy and jobs, but focused primarily on rising tuition costs and college affordability
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Click Above to Hear the Speech. Runs 66 Minutes. President Barack Obama delivered a forceful State of the Union Speech during a Joint Session of Congress Tuesday Night. The President addressed a number of themes, pointing out the successes of his Administration from the return of the American auto manufacturing industry, to the taking out of Osama bin Laden. The President talked about economic fairness, about putting Americans back to work and about the Congress working together to help all
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Click Above to Hear Full Interview. Runs 21 Minutes ©2012 WTLC/Radio One. The Executive Director of the Democratic National Committee (DNC), Patrick Gaspard boosted President Barack Obama’s re-election in an exclusive Afternoons with Amos interview. Gaspard, a former top union official and White House operative, made the case for the President’s re-election with Amos and listeners. Touting the President’s successes in creating 3 million new jobs, health care reform, more student loans and scores of other initiatives. Gaspard also compared
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After a contentious summer, it seems the Congressional Black Caucus has found harmony with President Barack Obama.
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In August, CBC members like Rep. Maxine Waters of California and John Conyers of Michigan were declaring that they White House needed to do more to address high unemployment in the black community. Waters specifically called for “targeted” programs that would directly help struggling black
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Click Above to Hear Interview. Runs 10 Minutes ©2011 WTLC/Radio One. WISH-TV/Channel 8 Anchor Debby Knox was the only Indianapolis journalist to interview President Barack Obama at the White House this week. Knox talked with Afternoons with Amos about her interview with the President. She also shared with Amos and listeners her experiences while at the White House, including attending a rare Presidential news conference in the famed White House Briefing Room and broadcasting live from the White House on
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WASHINGTON — Ah, Christmas traditions: colored lights, mistletoe and criticisms of a president’s vacation plans.
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Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is hammering President Barack Obama for playing golf and planning his usual family Christmas in Hawaii. Obama should spend more time fixing the economy, says Romney, who is using the issue to raise money.
For some Democrats
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Audio Included in Post. Runs 38 Minutes ©2011 WTLC/Radio One. Indy native Marie Johns, who went on to business success as a top exec with Verizon is Deputy Administration of the Small Business Administration (SBA). Johns stopped by Afternoons with Amos to talk about the efforts by the SBA to increase small business growth and entrepreneurship in the Black community and to further President Barack Obama’s goal of creating jobs. Johns was in Indianapolis for the National Convention of the
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Audio Included in Post. Runs 16 Minutes ©2011 WTLC/Radio One. Outspoken journalist and commentator Roland S. Martin talked live with Afternoons with Amos about the start of the third season of Washington Watch, TV One’s Sunday morning program that deals with the issues Black America’s talking and concerned about. Roland talked to Amos about GOP President hopeful Herman Cain, President Barack Obama, and other current issues. Amos also talked to Roland about his many media gigs (CNN, Tom Joyner Morning
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Audio Included in Post. Runs 54 Minutes ©2011 WTLC/Radio One. They have caused controversy, enmity, confusion and other strong emotions among African-Americans. They are the Tea Party. But who are they? What do they stand for? Are they really anti-Black, anti-Obama? Dr. David Blank and Jenny Schneider of the Indianapolis Tea Party group joined African-American and national Tea Party spokesperson Rev. C.L. Bryant for an intense special Afternoons with Amos. The three explained Tea
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Audio Included in Post. Runs 42 Minutes ©2011 WTLC/Radio One. They have caused controversy, enmity, confusion and other strong emotions among African-Americans. They are the Tea Party. But who are they? What do they stand for? Are they really anti-Black, anti-Obama? Dr. David Blank and Jenny Schneider of the Indianapolis Tea Party group joined African-American and national Tea Party spokesperson Rev. C.L. Bryant for an intense special Afternoons with Amos. The three explained Tea Party philosophies and views and even
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