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Find out why this Rhode Island Democrat told President Obama to "shove it".
Michelle Obama is asking thousands of Detroit-area students to rise up and become the next great leaders of the city and the country. Find out what else she had to say inside now.
The First Lady's brother pens new book on growing up in a black family striving to be successful. Read more on what Craig Robinson has to say.
Every new piece of legislation has winners and losers. Health care reform legislation is no exception, and, given the historic nature of the law, there are some very big winners as well as some very big losers.
Al Sharpton speaks out in support of President Obama's initiatives for all Americans, while other prominent black figures challenge the President. Read clips from The Wall Street Journal's article labeling Mr. Sharpton as Obama's New Partner.
President Barack Obama recently addressed a conference of Black Methodists via satellite at the University of South Carolina.
WASHINGTON D.C.- President Barack Obama has addressed the accusations of racism in the Tea Party in a new book, “Family of Freedom: Presidents and African Americans in the White House,” written by Kenneth T. Walsh. RELATED: Top 9 Black reality TV personalities U.S. News reports: But Obama, in his most candid moments, acknowledged that race […]
At 26 years old, Joshua Dubois has found himself very close to the President.
When she moved to the nation’s most prestigious address, Michelle Obama’s husband told her that rough times were ahead. The country was in recession, people were out of work, the political parties were in open warfare — and the man who was going to be blamed for it all was President Barack Obama. But you won’t hear the first lady utter a peep of complaint. Watch her interview with Matt Lauer here.
Carl Stokes pictured on the left was the first African American to serve as Mayor of a major city. Take a look at our gallery of other African American firsts.
*Today Chris Matthews, the host of MSNBC’s “Hardball,” finds himself in a bit of hot water over his comments about President Obama’s State of the Union address last night
Looking glamorous in an elegant strapless gown by Indian-American designer Naeem Khan, Michelle Obama welcomed Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his wife Mrs. Gursharan Kaur to the White House Tuesday night and ushered in the Obama administration's first official state dinner