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President Obama has officially announced that he’s supports marriage equality. How do you think this will impact his reelection prospects? Do you support same-sex marriage?

Rick Santorum is at it again; this time possibly referring to our Commander in Chief as an “anti-war, government nigger.” Is anyone even surprised at this point?

Now that it is Women’s Her-story month I thought I would stoke the fires with a blog about something many black women would have a problem with, but something I need to write and have been thinking about for some time . . . our love for President Barack Obama. Perhaps, not love, but our […]

The Obama Administration is expected to give ten states “No Child Left Behind” waivers today, providing them with leeway to develop their own strategies. 28 other states are expected to apply for waivers in the coming months. Why has “No Child Left Behind” been such a failure?

In an age of political rancor and disrespect I’m rarely surprised when I come across venomous attacks from both sides of the aisles.  Yet, a  a letter to the editor that was written a while ago in my hometown newspaper still troubles me. The article was entitled,  “With Obama as president, this patriot has no […]

Check out a clip of President Obama breaking out into a surprisingly on point rendition of Al Green’s classic “Let’s Stay Together” at the Apollo Theater in Harlem. Not bad, right? BlackYouthProject.com / @BlackYouthProj

President Obama announced a large-scale youth employment initiative today, unveiling commitments from a slew of major companies and business men to create 180,000 summer jobs for young people. Dubbed, “Summer Jobs+,” the initiative will focus on serving low-income youth between the ages of 16-24. Read more at BlackYouthProject.com!

After a fairly lackluster showing last night in Iowa, Michele Bachmann announced that she is “suspending” her Presidential campaign, which politi-speak for dropping out. Bachmann came in 6th place in the Iowa caucuses. Read more after the jump!

After 9 years, we are finally nearing the end of the War in Iraq. President Obama made the announcement in a press conference today, effectively fulfilling the biggest of his campaign promises back in 2007. According to the Huffington Post: “‘As a candidate for president, I pledged to bring the war in Iraq to a […]

TOO MUCH, TOO LATE?: NewsOne Lists Obama’s 40 Greatest Presidential Accomplishments; But Do They Even Matter Anymore?   In the face of mounting doubts regarding The President’s reelection prospects, NewsOne has taken the liberty of listing “40 Reasons to Be Proud of Obama’s Presidency.” And it’s a long and exhaustive list. But if there’s one accomplishment the […]

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCsJ-24MdZc Ruby Bridges visited the White House to see how a painting commemorating her personal and historic milestone looks hanging on the wall outside of the Oval Office. American Artist Norman Rockwell was criticized by some when this painting first appeared on the cover of Look magazine on January 14,1964; now the iconic portrait will […]

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