Politics
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First Lady: Don’t Forget What Obama Has Meant for Race and Same-Sex Marriage
The chatter about President Barack Obama’s legacy has already begun, and Michelle Obama is leading the charge, offering a glimpse into just how proud she is of what her husband has accomplished thus far as president. “[J]ust think about how different our country looks to children growing up today,” the first lady said in a…
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Attorney General Eric Holder to Resign
Attorney General Eric Holder is expected to publicly announce his resignation on Thursday, following his highly controversial five-and-a-half-year stint in the position, NPR reports. Two sources confirmed that Holder, who is the first black U.S. attorney general, will step down from leading the Justice Department the minute his replacement is confirmed. However, that process could…
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Obama Gave Marine Guards a Coffee-Handed Salute and It Pissed Off His Haters
For most Americans, the morning coffee is inarguably one of the most important beverages of the day. And yet when President Barack Obama stepped off the presidential helicopter on Tuesday clutching a coffee cup and gave a few Marine guards a coffee-handed salute as a result, the gesture angered a few of his most loyal…
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CBC Week: Don’t Think Congress Can Get Any Worse? Think Again
It’s looking rough out there—politically, that is. President Barack Obama’s approval ratings are at 46 percent. Congress’ are worse. Both ratings, and the general feeling of malaise, are attributable to the inability to get anything done in Washington, D.C., and the myriad troubles abroad. Meaning, it’s sometimes a bit more pleasant to fantasize about what…
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Obama Mentions Ferguson in Address to the UN General Assembly
In remarks prepared for the United Nations General Assembly, President Barack Obama referenced the unrest in Ferguson, Mo., as one of the nation’s shortcomings as it grapples with racial and ethnic tensions. In his speech on Wednesday, the president called for leadership in dealing with the current conflict between Israel and Palestine, as well as…
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White House Intruders: Remembering Miriam Carey and How She Died
On Saturday a 19-year-old New Jersey man was arrested after he tried to drive past a barricaded entrance to the White House and refused to stop. And in an unprecedented security breach Friday evening, a 42-year-old Texas man jumped a fence and ran to the North Portico and entered the White House through an unlocked…
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Obama Launches Campaign to Prevent Sexual Assault on College Campuses
With violence against women at the forefront of a national conversation, the Obama administration launched a new initiative that it hopes will reduce the number of sexual assault incidents that take place on college campuses, Al-Jazeera reports. The It’s on Us campaign “seeks to engage college students and all members of campus communities in preventing sexual…
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Obama Backs Secret Service Amid 2 Security Breaches
President Barack Obama expressed confidence in the agency charged with keeping him and his family safe Saturday after a man with a knife climbed a fence and made it into the White House before being apprehended, the Associated Press reports. It was the second such security breach in as many days. “The president has full…
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Hillary Clinton’s Iowa Visit Spurs Speculation About a 2016 Presidential Run
Hillary Clinton has some political observers in a frenzy of excitement about her appearance on Sunday at a Democratic fundraising event in Iowa. It was an annual shindig organized by the state’s Democratic party, but folks are speculating that the former secretary of state is laying the groundwork for a 2016 presidential run, especially since Iowa’s Democrats will be the…
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Why More Black Americans Should Run for Elected Office
On Labor Day in Milwaukee, President Barack Obama gave a rousing speech to supporters in which he accused Republicans of playing political games instead of helping American families. When the crowd started to boo, the president leaned on a quip from his 2012 re-election campaign: “Don’t boo. Vote!” It’s a familiar sentiment, particularly in the…