On Wednesday, President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate Dr. Carla Hayden as the Librarian of Congress. If confirmed Dr. Hayden would be the first woman and first African-American to serve in the post, as mentioned in a press release issued by the White House Office of the Press Secretary. President Obama issued a […]

  Roland Martin talks to Lauren Coates, a former federal prosecutor, about President Obama’s decision to close Guantanamo Bay. “All this is, is an optical…

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About a dozen Black NYPD officers filed a lawsuit against their department claiming they were pressured to implement racism in their practices.

The trending topic known as #ObamaAndKids came to be on Saturday when Michael Skolnik, activist and entrepreneur, posted a classic photo of Obama and a child, reminding the world of the impact the nation's first Black president has on today's youth.

Activists from the Civil Rights Movement and Black Lives Matter will discuss criminal justice reform and Obama's priorities during his final year in office.

While Trump may have won New Hampshire in the primaries, Obama recently reiterated that being the Leader of the Free World is no easy feat.

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President Barack Obama appeared on The Ellen Show on Thursday; making history as the first sitting president to stop by for an in-studio visit.

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If found guilty, 28-year-old police officer Peter Liang could face up to 15 years behind bars.

  2/01/16- Roland Martin talks to author Michael Eric Dyson about his new book, The Black Presidency, and what it has been like for President…

President Obama says solitary confinement has long term consequences that affect an inmates ability to be reintroduced into society

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The Washington D.C. area, which received over two feet of snow, has decided to close both federal and local government offices and schools.

The President turned down the opportunity to speak at Malia's high school graduation because he said he'll be too overwhelmed with emotions