Since President Barack Obama was elected, the first family’s every move has been scrutinized by the media. Now, NBC is developing a new television sitcom inspired by the Obamas, which focuses on a dysfunctional first family and their life in the White House. See also: The sitcom, titled 1600 Penn, is a comedic spin written by […]
White House Domestic Policy Council Director Melody Barnes spoke on why she decided to leave her position during an “Open for Questions” Q&A session moderated by The Root.
How many times have you been up close and hanging out around the White House  in Washington, D.C.? Not too often right? Well for one man, getting as close as possible seemed to be the plan as he decided to literally jump the fence on the western side of the lawn yesterday evening. Photo: Getty […]
Four days after President Obama laid out the American Jobs Act for Congress, he took his message to a public forum attended by over 100 African Americans at the White House and live-streamed over the Internet, imploring them to help get the bill passed. “We are at a critical juncture in our country and this […]
As of this morning, the congressional bill, to raise the debt ceiling, was passed in the House of Representatives and will be voted upon in the Senate this afternoon. Roland Martin invited White House Communications Director, Dan Pfeiffer, to call in the show today to discuss the deal.
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama will meet with Ruby Bridges, who was one of the first African Americans to integrate the New Orleans public school system in 1960. Bridges was immortalized in the Norman Rockwell painting, “The Problem We All Live With,” that captured the bigotry and hatred of racism. The painting was recently placed […]
WASHINGTON — The Obama Administration announced Thursday that adjustments will be made to the Federal Housing Administration (FHA), requiring services to extend the forbearance period for unemployed homeowners from 3 months to 12 months, according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Expected to become a standard for the mortgage industry, these adjustments […]
WASHINGTON — After much silence, the Obama administration is speaking out on the Weinergate scandal. White House press secretary Jay Carney said President Obama believes Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-N.Y.) was wrong to send a lewd photo over Twitter and then lie about it, but the continuing scandal surrounding it has become a distraction from important […]
NEW YORK-Rev. Suzan Johnson Cook was sworn in as the first African American to be the White House Ambassador For Religious Freedom. The New York Daily News reports: She was the first woman to serve as a chaplain for the NYPD, a position she has held since 1990. After 9/11, she helped traumatized police officers […]
(Metro Networks) Hundreds gathered in front of the White House, chanting USA-USA in celebration of the news that Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden is dead. President Obama’s announcement just after 11:30 last night, led to a jubilant crowd spontaneously coming together at Lafayette Park across from 1600 Pennsylvania Ave, and they were joined by a […]
The proposed GOP budget cuts that may cause a veto from President Barack Obama and cause a government shut down would have big affect on the Black community as well as Hispanics and the Urban Poor. One the biggest pushes by the GOP is to cut funding for Planned Parenthood. Despite the GOP’s demonization of […]
Odd things happened in Washington, D.C. this week as President Barack Obama made his return to the White House after spending the last few days in Latin America. President Obama’s staff apparently weren’t aware he was coming back to work upon his arrival and no one had unlocked the White House doors so he could […]
