Politics

Coalition of Celebrities Call on President Obama to Reform Drug Laws

UPDATE: Jay-Z and Beyonce’s Cuba Visit Was Approved by U.S. Treasury Dept.

President Obama Criticized for Calling Kamala Harris ‘Best-Looking’ Attorney General

45 Years Ago Today, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Was Assassinated

President Obama Returns 5 Percent of Salary in Solidarity w/ Furloughed Federal Workers

Happy Birthday to Soul Icon Marvin Gaye!

Fox News Contributor: Welfare and Food Stamps Make Poverty Feel ‘A Little Comfortable’

Tennessee Considers Bill Tying Welfare Benefits to Children’s Grades

Spike Lee and Harry Belafonte to Induct Public Enemy into Rock Hall of Fame

Children Rally in Downtown Chicago for Immigration Reform

Chicago Public School Closings Will Cost Taxpayers $1 Billion

RNC To Spend $10 Million to Reach Out to Minorities

Expected State Takeover of Detroit Sparks Protests, Civil Disobedience

Sequestration Will Deepen Racial Inequality in America

Rhymes & Reasons Interviews Speech About the Hip Hop Songs that Changed His Life

Unemployment Rate Falls to 4-Year Low; But Black Unemployment Rate Unchanged

Marco McMillian’s Family and Gay Rights Advocates Call for Hate Crime Investigation

BREAKING: Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez Has Died

Violence Erupts on Election Day in Kenya

New NRA Ad Specifically Targets Black Community; Links Civil Rights Struggle w/ Gun Ownership

Murdered Clarksdale Mayoral Candidate Marco McMillian Was Beaten, Dragged, and Set on Fire

City Treasurer Stephanie Neely Calls for Version of “Stop and Frisk” Program in Chicago

Obama to File Brief Urging Supreme Court to Strike Down Proposition 8

Congress Finally Passes Violence Against Women Act

Chuck D: Since Reagan And Bush, There’s Been Nothing But Guns And Drugs In The Black Community

Rahm Emanuel Announces Five-Year Plan to Invest $50 Million in Youth Programs

Hadiya Pendleton’s Mother Featured in New Gun Control Ad

Mississippi Finally Gets Around to Ratifying 13th Amendment Banning Slavery

Mr. President, We are Still Waiting for a Comprehensive Discussion of Gun Violence

What Did You Think of President Obama’s State of the Union Address?

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