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The Obama administration on Thursday highlighted initiatives in housing, education, the workforce and health care designed to help foster a better economic environment for African Americans as the nation continues to emerge from the financial recession.
The Obama administration has released an ambitious $5.5 billion proposal to develop summer and first-time jobs for youths over four years, part of the federal budget plan scheduled to be released next week, reports the Washington Post.
Just minutes before the deadline to enter Baltimore's mayoral race approached, prominent Black Lives Matter activist DeRay Mckesson on Wednesday jumped into the contest in hopes of becoming the city's 50th mayor.
In what could be an interesting bit of foreshadowing, Michelle Obama referred to her successor as the “First Spouse” during a talk Tuesday in New York City.
We hope to bring solutions to the table that target the current state of our education while uplifting the educators dedicated to empowering their students.
The University of Phoenix has teamed up with NewsOne to “change the lives of students, families, and future generations through higher learning” by examining the factors that disable our students – from severe underrepresentation in schools to systemic poverty – in order to find solutions to combat those alarming disparities.
Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton declared victory Monday night at the all-important Iowa Caucuses, despite being neck and neck with Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders.
Rep. Conyers, a Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, explained, “The number of high poverty urban neighborhoods in the nation’s largest cities have tripled over the last 40 years.”
Republican candidate Ben Carson's campaign announced that he would return to his Florida home Monday after the Iowa Caucuses "to get a fresh set of clothes."
After all of the political excitement this election season, including the dizzying and ceaseless Donald Trump Show, we will finally know the names of the winners of the Iowa Caucuses after the polls close at 10 PM CT on Monday.
President Obama has announced plans to visit a mosque for the first time in his presidency.
President Barack Obama and Democratic presidential candidate and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders are scheduled to meet Wednesday at the White House for an informal discussion ahead of key early races in Iowa and New Hampshire.
