WASHINGTON — At 8:35 a.m. on Jan. 21, 2009, Barack Obama walked into the Oval Office for the first time as president, the hopes of the nation on his shoulders.
WASHINGTON — Chastened by the Democratic Senate loss in Massachusetts, President Barack Obama and congressional allies signaled Wednesday they will try to scale back his sweeping health care overhaul in an effort to at least keep parts of it alive.
During our exclusive interview with Brooklyn-based writer and activist, Kevin Powell, we managed to sneak in a question about his views on the comments of Rush Limbaugh & Pat Robertson with regard to the Haiti tragedy.
From CNN: Washington — In what one member of Congress called “a charade,” a couple that showed up at President Obama’s first state dinner — uninvited, the White House claims — declined to answer questions surrounding the event before a House committee Wednesday.
We often hear about how we shouldn’t rely so much on credit. But rarely do we hear the other side of the story – the fact that many of us could no longer qualify for more credit if we wanted it.
The Brooklyn Comedy Company Proudly Presents Season 3, Episode 4 of “This Week in Blackness.” On MLK Day, MSNBC had a discussion on race and host Elon James White did not want to miss it. He might have wished he missed it AFTERWARDS, but before hand? Really didn’t want to miss it… RELATED STORIES TWiB: […]
Buy the book here. Roland Martin, noted Black journalist and host of TV One’s Washington Watch, has released a new book that chronicles his experience reporting on President Barack Obama’s historic ascendancy to the highest office in the land.
From the AFP: JACKSON, Mississippi — Tiger Woods is receiving treatment for sexual addiction at a sex rehabilitation clinic in Hattiesburg, Mississippi according to two television stations and an author on the topic.
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — A powerful new earthquake struck Haiti on Wednesday, shaking rubble from damaged buildings and sending screaming people running into the streets only eight days after the country’s capital was devastated by an apocalyptic quake.
