How Stevie Wonder, Black Music, and Black Radio Helped Make ‘MLK Day’ A Reality.
Stevie Wonder took up the challenge of creating a national holiday to celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King…with stunning results.
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President Obama’s ‘Wish List’ Of Celebs For Re-Election Campaign Revealed.
A list of the celebrity endorsements President Obama is looking to have in connection with his re-election campaign.
Read MoreDon Cheadle Says President Obama Should Be More ‘Gangsta’, Offers Explanation.
Don Cheadle took to Twitter to clarify statements he made to Jet Magazine about wishing President Obama was more “gangsta”.
“I realize that when speaking to reporters who are looking for the juiciest comments to print, a word like gangster in connection with a black president uttered by a black celebrity can
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Melody Barnes Leaves White House Amid Crisis
WASHINGTON (AP) — Melody Barnes is leaving as White House chief domestic policy adviser at a time when President Barack Obama’s administration is getting little notice for its work on the home front to fix the struggling economy.
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Barnes, who will be gone by Tuesday, is quick to point out that there
Read MoreSenate Approves Payroll Tax Cut
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate on Friday approved a two-month renewal of payroll tax cuts for every American worker and unemployment benefits for millions, steering President Barack Obama toward a convincing victory over Republicans controlling the House.
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The measure, expected to be cleared for Obama’s signature by the House almost immediately,
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A Vote For The Weedman Is A Vote For (Pause) I Forgot What I Was Saying!
ONLY IN AMERICA!!!! I repeat “ONLY IN AMERICA” can one of the official candidates for a political office be… “THE WEEDMAN”! LOL I can’t even lie, I want to move to New Jersey just to vote for him…
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Are These 5 White Politicians Racists (Or Just Bigots)?
The election of Barack Obama to America’s highest office — while stirring political activism in a new multiracial generation — it has also galvanized those of the opposite ilk. Not only has the xenophobic and often racist Tea Party come to the fore, but Obama’s ascendance has also brought Neo-Nazis, Klansmen, and seemingly every wing of the white-nationalist movement in from the fringes.
Their rhetoric reads as such: If a Black man can get elected why not a white supremacist? It’s
Read MoreRedemption For Rangel With Unveiling Of Official Portrait
Special to NewsOne by contributor Bobby Marvin
WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. Congressman Charles B. Rangel (D-NY) was honored with the unveiling of his official portrait commemorating his tenure as the 62nd Chairman of the House of Representatives Ways and Means committee.
A small bi-partisan group of congressional lawmakers including House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Minority Whip Steny Hoyer, House Speaker (D-MD), John Boehner (R-OH) and Congressional Black Caucus
Read MoreIs The Death Penalty Once Again A Hot-Button Political Issue?!
While the death penalty has long been a hot-button political issue in the U.S., as of late it has not received as much attention as other controversial issues.
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In 2011, a number of high profile executions, as well as judges and politicians campaigning for office are once again making capital punishment a part of the mainstream political conversation.
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Read MoreBachmann: Improving Economy “Won’t Take That Long” Once Elected
NEWTON, Iowa (AP) — Republican congresswoman Michele Bachmann says that if she’s elected president “it won’t take that long” for her to turn around the ailing economy.
Speaking to reporters ahead of next week’s straw poll in Iowa, Bachmann says the economy would start to improve shortly after she becomes president if signals are sent to the marketplace that remove uncertainty about taxes, regulation and the nation’s debt.
Bachmann said Friday
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