While many candidates spend their days speaking to tcrowds and kissing babies, Kanye West does what he does best: performing, namely at a Democratic National Convention fundraiser. Hosted by President Obama and Kanye, San Francisco drew a diverse crowd, including Obama supporters, and haters.

69% percent of American voters oppose shutting down the government over Planned Parenthood, according to new poll results.

The father of 14-year-old Ahmed Mohamed told the newspaper that he withdrew his son from the Irving Independent School District

While Barack Obama has been increasingly vocal about issues affecting Black America in the last months of his presidency, his stance on the Black Lives Matter Network remains unclear. But during an interview at the Congressional Black Caucus’ Annual Legislative Conference, Khalilah Harris — Deputy Director of the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for African-Americans — told NewsOne that the […]

In his second term, President Obama is speaking more openly about events as he wants, especially those concerning Black America.

Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson said the United States should "absolutely" never elect a Muslim president.

Ahmed Mohamed, the Irving, Texas student who was detained after teachers mistook his homemade clock for a bomb, has received support from all over the world. The MacArthur High School student was interrogated by police on Monday after he presented the homemade gadget to his teachers, who were consequently convinced it was a detonation device. Authorities were […]

President Barack Obama unveiled a new streamlined process for college students and their parents applying for financial aid.

As Republican presidential hopefuls gear up for their second debate on Wednesday, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, who is struggling at the polls, is trying to distinguish himself amid a crowded field of candidates, namely by attacking President Barack Obama. Walker criticized Obama on Sunday for failing to speak out against anti-police rhetoric during protests against […]

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Three more people vowed to join the group in protesting the closure and ultimate reopening of Walter H. Dyett High School on the South Side

President Obama signed an executive order requiring federal contractors to provide workers with up to seven days of annual paid sick leave

Calling it a "hate group," conservative Fox News host Bill O'Reilly on Monday pledged to dismantle the Black Lives Matter movement.