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President Barack Obama outlined the changes he wants our nation to make in his State of the Union address earlier this week. In a panel…

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Civil rights leaders Rev. Joseph Lowery and Rep. David Scott expressed their reservations about President Obama‘s judicial choices for Georgia this morning on “NewsOne Now.” Lowery noted…

President Barack Obama will speak on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) today at 11:35 a.m. EST, the White House said Thursday morning.…

If you’re like me, I’m sure you’re more than tired with recent drama our country is currently going through. From government shut downs, natural disasters, gun violence, raising gas and grocery prices and mental illness, how can anyone put a handle on it? My main concern is this ongoing issue our country has with mental […]

  It’s Official! The government is shut down. With the House and Senate unable to agree on a government funding bill before the Monday midnight deadline, the federal government has been  shut down for the first time in 17 years. At around 11:45 pm Monday night OMB director Sylvia M. Burwell wrote, “Unfortunately, we do not […]

So thousands of people are marching in his neighborhood to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington today,  Of course The D.A. had to check in to see what our first black president had to say about today’s festivities.  Click on the player below to hear what POTUS had to say. Listen to […]

Jay Z has been very vocal on the George Zimmerman verdict  and how he feels on the death of Trayvon Martin. In a recent interview not only did Jay Z answer a lot  of questions musically  that many of us have been waiting for but more importantly he stood his ground on his emotions and […]

Saturday July 13th changed the perspective of our justice system for  a lot of individuals… After George Zimmerman was found not guilty in the killing of Trayvon Martin it left people wondering if this Country  is really a place to call home. U.S. Olympic boxer Terrell Gausha  is so disgusted and ashamed  over the  verdict, he says he […]

By Raynard Jackson, NNPA Columnist: I was flipping through the TV channels last week and came across one of Spike Lee’s best movies, School Daze.  This was…

    We all know by now our President Barack Obama has a lot of jokes but his stand up defiantly took the cake  at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner from walking out to Dj Khaled’s ” All I Do Is Win” to talking about Michelle Obama’s Bangs. Now of course the critics wouldn’t be doing there job […]

During his second briefing on the Boston Marathon bombings, President Barack Obama says the FBI is investigating the crime as an act of terrorism. “Any time bombs are used to target civilians, it is an act of terrorism,” Obama said, calling it a “heinous and cowardly act.” Obama says he still has no idea who was behind […]