Politics

President Barack Obama is on a roll. A bankroll, that is. In a proposal that could cover nearly 5 million workers, the president said Monday that he wants to require overtime pay for employees who make up to $50,400 a year, reports The Washington Post. The changes would go into effect next year and would […]

This how the POTUS should handle race.

On June 30th, the Export-Import Bank’s charter will expire if Congress refuses to act. House Republicans are in full swing to diminish Ex-Im bank’s ability to fulfill its mission — supporting American jobs through American exports. Without reauthorization, the Bank can’t provide new loans, which will only bolster foreign companies that are competing with U.S. […]

Sen. Cory Booker believes in the promise of America, but is “anguished” because “the work of America is not yet done.” He explains in this week’s Congressional Black Caucus Message to America, “In many ways over my lifetime, we have slipped backwards.” The New Jersey Senator said, “In just forty years, we have seen our […]

Lawmakers in Texas have found a loophole in issuing marriage licenses to gay and lesbian couples, the Houston Chronicle reports. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton told county clerks on Sunday they would be allowed to refuse licenses to same-sex couples if it conflicted with their religious beliefs. Paxton says the rule will apply to deputies of county […]

If last week wasn’t big enough with historic rulings on Obamacare and same-sex marriage, the Supreme Court made two more major announcements on Monday. One is that the court has once again agreed to weigh the issue of affirmative action in higher education, saying Monday that it will consider a challenge to the University of […]

Sen. Bernie Sanders is hoping that his past services in the Civil Rights Movement and support of Obamacare will gain him the minority vote and overall, the presidential title. In an interview with ABC News’ George Stephanopoulos on This Week, the Independent candidate spoke about his chances at the White House seat, his overall approval of SCOTUS’ […]

A week after nine people were assassinated at Mother Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, South Carolina, a string of fires at Black churches have occurred in four Southern states and Ohio, according to The Huffington Post. At least three of the fires are the subjects of arson investigations, according to the Southern Poverty Law Center, […]

So, he’s managed to piss us off again. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas—who recently voted against the Affordable Care Act, and against protection from housing discrimination (because the NBA is mostly black…yeah, seriously) —brings up slavery to ‘splain why he voted against same-sex marriage. In Friday’s landmark decision, Thomas joined Justices John Roberts, Antonin Scalia and Samuel Alito […]

President Barack Obama brought the nation to its feet Friday when he eulogized Rev. Clementa Pinckney, the South Carolina state senator killed during last week’s massacre at Charleston’s Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church. The president, who sat front row with First Lady Michelle Obama, delivered the eulogy after friends of Rev. Pinckney’s spoke highly of the senator […]

UPDATE: Friday, June 26, 12:30 PM EST: Following the Supreme Court decision to allow same-sex marriage in all 50 states, President Obama called the historic win a “victory for America” in an emotional address to the nation. “Our nation was founded on a bedrock principle that we are all created equal,” Obama said. “The project […]

It’s not often we smile and nod our head in approval at Justice Clarence Thomas (he’s had his share of moments that make us cringe), but this week, during a bluster of Supreme Court rulings, he managed to make us do just that. Amid the heated debate to remove the Confederate flag from Statehouse grounds […]