On the issue of foreign affairs, Senator John McCain (R-AZ) has been wrong far more often than he’s been right. While appearing on CNN last week, McCain called for most of Pres. Obama’s national security staff to be fired and for the U.S. to increase its presence in Iraq now that the country has descended into sectarian strife. Given McCain’s track record, Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-NY) can’t understand why the…
Talk radio show host Glenn Beck reminisced on Wednesday about cυtting Van Jones’ career at the White House short, but Beck says it was God’s will. In the early days of the Obama administration, activist Van Jones was brought in as an environmental adviser. Jones hadn’t been at his job long before Glenn Beck, then a rising star on the right wing, launched a character assαssination campaign against Jones. Beck…
The White House on Thursday severely criticized a racist attαck on Pres. Obama by North Korean state run media. The admonishment from the White House came in response to a rant which called Obama a “dirty fellow” who “does not even have the basic appearances of a human being,” reports the Washington Post. A posting against Obama asserted, “It would be perfect for Obama to live with a group of…
Conservative columnist Ann Coulter asserted on Sunday that Democrats were making a mistake by “dropping the blacks” in favor of Hispanics because rights for LGBT people and immigrants are not true civil rights. ABC’s George Stephanopoulos asked Coulter what she meant in her lasted book, “Mugged: Racial Demagoguery from the Seventies to Obama,” when she wrote that feminists, LGBT activists and immigrants rights groups had “commandeered the blacks’ civil…
YOU give the Black Church up to 14 BILLION DOLLARS ANNUALLY. Niggas talk “What has Obama done for the community lately…” But he won’t do shit and no other president will. He is a puppet and don’t care for the hood. You talk about needing funds to help the poor. You talk about no one bailing you out because of your irresponsible spending behavior. You talk about the government…
By Lechette Walker The White House had a “Women of Soul Concert” that was hosted by Michelle Obama on Thursday. The concert that was in honor of the history of great “foremothers” in music is the reason for this entertaining celebration. Aretha Franklin, Patti LaBelle, MelissaEtheridge, Tessanne Chin, Janelle Monae. Jill Scott and Ariana Grane is the streaming line of talent that will inspire the stage with this momentous engagement. …
Will Smith was born Willard Carroll Smith, Jr in 1968. He began his career as a rapper and reached high acclaim in the music industry with his hit single and comedic music video, Parent’s Just Don’t Understand using the stage name The Fresh Prince. By 1990, Smith was pegged as the lead actor is his own sitcom called The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. The show did very well, running for six seasons…
By: Stephanie Allen-Gobert With February being African American History Month, who better to do the honors of several greats that have set an example, than our First Lady Michelle Obama. The First Lady spoke on Monday at a White House screening of Lifetime Television’s film version of the play “The Trip to Bountiful.” The movie stars Cicely Tyson, Vanessa Williams, Blair Underwood and KeKe Palmer, who discussed the film after…
By Dr. Sinclair Grey III Russell Simmons has teamed up with Jennifer Hudson in an effort to save dolphins from being slaughtered in the fishing town of Taiji in Japan. Simmons and Hudson along with other activists are asking President Obama not to sign an international trade agreement until Japan stops their dolphin killing. Other celebrities have joined the cause such as Sean Penn, Cher, Ellen DeGeneres, and William Shatner,…
By Britt L Now 72 years of age, Jesse Louis Jackson Sr. has been knee-deep in African-American civil rights and politics since our grandparents were alive. Once a presidential nomination candidate and shadow U.S. Senator for the District of Columbia, the Rainbow PUSH coalition founder has traveled all over the nation spreading awareness of black social and economical power to multiple ethic groups. The democratic liberal has been successful in…
By Brandon Simmons With all of the seriousness the President has faced this year, the Obamas received a little holiday laughs to finish their year. Recently comedian Kevin Hart visited the White House with and shared the experience with his Instagram followers. Hart, accompanied by girlfriend Eniko Parrish, visited the over 200-year-old residence that has housed 44 Presidents of the United States. A place full of history, the “Laugh at…
By: Britt L Forest Whitaker has played plenty of legendary roles throughout his extraordinary career. However, he turned down what could have been his best script reading to date. In an interview with The Independent, Whitaker said he was offered the chance to play president Barack Obama in the 2010 film, “My Name is Kahn.” “I was asked if I would play President Obama ‘My Name is Khan,’” said Whitaker. “I didn’t…
President Barack Obama is having an exclusive and special screening of The Weinstein Co. movie “Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom” at the White House on Nov. 7th. The highly anticipated film follows the life and times of well-respected Nelson Mandela through his early years, coming of age, getting his education, 27 torturous years in prison, as well as when he became president and helped to rebuild Africa in many ways….
In Lemon’s latest commentary on the Tom Joyner Morning show, he expressed his feelings about the Republican Party and the Million Vet March. He told the participants to stop “drinking the Obama hater-aid.” Lemon called some of the recent behavior embarrassing. He was referring to Tea Party members calling the President Muslim and telling him to “take is hand off the Quran and come out with his hands up.” He…
Scott Dennison is a sad reminder that racism is alive and well in the workplace. The Vice President of Special Events for Contemporary Services Corporation (CSC) has been busted for a series of racist emails that were published in the New York Post. Apparently, the executive regularly referred to African Americans as the N-word, and also as “worthless scumsuckers” During the US Open, he allegedly sent out this email: “No…