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ABC News cameras picked up something fairly interesting during President Obama’s debt speech today (April 13th, 2011). Apparently Vice President Joe Biden was concentrating so hard on Obama’s words that he sat with his eyes closed, focusing with the reverence of a religious person having a deeply spiritual moment while surrounded by other True Believers. […]

The group, called the Brotherhood of Firefighters, says if the firefighters are being paid to work for the city of Milwaukee then they should also be required to live there. Read More

The latest figures from Harvard University show a record proportion of minority students admitted for the upcoming fall semester, with 11.8% of the school’s new students being African-American and another 12.1% Latino. Harvard points to its outreach programs that send admissions officers across the country to pursue high-achieving students from a variety of ethnic backgrounds. […]

TRENTON, N.J. — Olympic gold medalist Carl Lewis is planning to run for New Jersey Senate. A state Democratic Party official says Lewis will announce his candidacy on Monday. Lewis has called a 2 p.m. news conference in Burlington County to announce his “political plans.” Read More Source: http://www.newsone.com

. WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama and Congress are shifting from short-term budget concerns to debates over the nation’s long-term economic future, and issues ranging – from Medicaid and Medicare cuts and, to tax hikes for the wealthy. Much will be revealed at midweek, when the House and Senate are expected to vote on a […]

President Barack Obama signed a short-term funding extension on Saturday hours after Democrats and Republicans narrowly averted a partial shutdown of the federal government by agreeing on the measure and a budget deal. The new funding extension, which cuts spending by $2 billion, will last through next Friday, April 15. The Senate immediately passed the […]

Civil rights activist and radio talk show host Rev. Al Sharpton and rightwing radio show host and political commentator Sean Hannity fired up their troops during a discussion billed as “The Great Debate: President Obama’s Report Card” at the Sheraton New York Hotel and Towers in midtown Manhattan last night. By: Sean Yoes, Special to […]

The Rev. Al Sharpton’s 2011 National Action Network convention exposed a schism over the issue of Black ownership of media and the forms in which it is presented.  Alfred C. Liggins, CEO of Radio One and Phil Griffin, president of MSCBC share different ideologies on a panel moderated by Sharpton.  Read More:

Now that Wisconsin and Ohio have stripped many workers of their collective bargaining rights, African-Americans in New York City believe they have cause for concern.  Could your town be next?  Newsone.com has the story.  Read more:

Make no mistake about it: Monday’s re-election announcement by President Obama is about the money. By filing papers with the Federal Election Commission, the president can begin to fundraise for his re-election campaign. In fact, his campaign has quietly been lining up events across the country for the next few months. Expect, for instance, to […]

Via MojoCincy.com: Former co-host of NBC’s Today Show, Katie Couric, popularly known as the current news anchor and hostess of CBS’ Evening News is about to step to the mic and grace our TV screens for the last time in just a few weeks. Having taken over for Dan Rather nearly five years ago on […]

President Barack Obama has launched his bid for re-election with the new theme, “It Begins With Us”. This kicks off the campaign to accept contributions for the re-election race. Obama’s first fundraiser will begin in Chicago, April 14th. You can check out more of his campaign here.