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House Republicans plan to spend $500 per hour on their lawsuit against President Barack Obama, with a “firm cap” of $350,000. Since the GOP decided to “make it rain,” we compiled a list of things they could have bought instead. They could buy 538 brand new iPhones at $650 a pop. The average cost of Obama’s […]

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It has been weeks since unarmed 18-year-old Michael Brown was killed by a police officer in Ferguson, Mo. Few politicians have weighed in on Brown’s death and broader issues of police brutality and racial profiling. On the list of those who’ve remained silent on the matter is Hillary Clinton. The former Secretary of State is, of […]

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  Professor and activist Cornel West was a guest recently on BBC Newsnight and answered questions about the protests in Ferguson, Missouri. West demanded justice for Michael Brown, called out what he says is “hypocrisy” from President Obama in his handling of the tragedy and crisis and even riffed a little on the role “black […]

It’s time President Obama step in to protect protesters in Ferguson, Missouri. As long as Black Americans have had United States citizenship, we have needed the federal government to enforce and protect our rights on the local level. Such was the case in the years after Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, when Union troops went […]

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According to a new study, if you are a person of color trying to get hired by a political campaign, you’ll probably get paid less than your white counterparts. To read a full review of this shocking report visit The Daily Beast.

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This afternoon, President Barack Obama issued a statement on the death of 18-year-old Michael Brown, who was fatally shot on Saturday by a police officer in Ferguson, Missouri: The death of Michael Brown is heartbreaking, and Michelle and I send our deepest condolences to his family and his community at this very difficult time.  As […]

Last week, President Obama addressed a crowd of 500 young sub-Saharan Africans, fellows of his administration’s Young African Leaders Initiative. In a speech that lasted over 20 minutes, Obama told the fellows that the world needs a “prosperous and self-reliant” Africa but also that he believes in them and that they have the full support of […]

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NewsOne Report — Following a rousing performance by the Soul Children of Chicago, who managed to get every First Lady on their feet during their performance, CNN International’s Isha Sesay (pictured below, far right) moderated the “Public Private Partnerships: Fostering Women’s Economic Participation and Promoting Healthy Lives Through Technology and Training” panel as a part […]

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Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) recently quipped that President Barack Obama wouldn’t be able to pass the citizenship test because he doesn’t understand the United States economic infrastructure and how capitalism works. RELATED: GOP Rep Steve King: I’ve Never Heard Of Girls Getting Pregnant From Statutory Rape, Incest This is not King’s first time trying to other President […]

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  During a speech about the economy on Wednesday in  Kansas City, Mo., President Barack Obama delivered a few words for all of his haters.

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One of President Barack Obama‘s top advisers said that he expects House Republicans will file articles of impeachment against the president. On Friday, Dan Pfeiffer, told reporters, the lawsuit filed by House Speaker John Boehner over executive actions taken by the president on health care would not be enough to satisfy some conservatives in Congress. […]

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Why more people need to know about the Supreme Court’s recent decision that will allow unlimited money to be poured into elections and what we can do to address it. File this in the category of “under the radar.”  There’s a lot that gets covered in the news and with the news cycle running all […]