The 2012 election is in full swing, and so is the fundraising. President Barack Obama was in Los Angeles this week, raising some serious cash from his Hollywood supporters. Black Hollywood supported Obama in 2008 with money, support, endorsements, and hitting the campaign trail. Will the same be true in 2012? Louis Gossett, Jr., Academy […]
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is proposing to cut the corporate tax rate from 35 percent to 28 percent and wants an even lower effective rate for manufacturers, a senior administration official says, as the White House lays down an election-year marker in the debate over tax policy. SEE ALSO: 8 Black Divas Who Died […]
Five-year-old Reilly Rudolph has received the prestigious “Spirit Of Detroit” award from the Detroit City Council. Rudolph was given the award in recognition for her community service. She created her own community service project that gave pumpkins to children in the hospital during Halloween. She painted the pumpkins herself and her efforts inspired others in […]
Comedians Eddie Griffin, Sinbad, and Joe Torry joined Roland Martin on Washington Watch for the comedians panel.
WASHINGTON — A new national museum telling the history of Black life, art, and culture will soon begin taking shape as the 19th museum in the Smithsonian Institution to explore stories that have sometimes been left out on the National Mall. President Barack Obama and former first lady Laura Bush will join Wednesday in celebrating […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The president just couldn’t say no: Mick Jagger held out a mic almost by way of command, and soon Barack Obama was belting out the blues with the best of them. SEE ALSO: The Pressure Of Preserving Our Legacy The East Room of the White House was transformed into an intimate blues […]
