Politics
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Obama's Day, Nov. 28: Discussing US Economy
THE WHITE HOUSEOffice of the Press SecretaryFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORWEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 2012 In the morning, the President and the Vice President will receive the Presidential Daily Briefing in the Oval Office. This meeting is closed press. Later in the morning, the President will deliver remarks at an event at…
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From Slave to White House Confidante
Former slave Elizabeth Keckley’s memoir, Behind the Scenes: Or Thirty Years a Slave and Four Years in the White House, didn’t sell well when it was published in the 19th century, James R. Sanders writes at Ebony, in part because of a smear campaign by those who took offense at her portrayal of first lady Mary…
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Obama's Day, Nov. 27: Meeting With Mexican Leader
THE WHITE HOUSEOffice of the Press SecretaryFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORTUESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2012 In the morning, the President and the Vice President will receive the Presidential Daily Briefing in the Oval Office. This meeting is closed press. In the afternoon, the President and the Vice President will meet for lunch…
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Dear President Obama: Stop Deporting People
Colorlines‘ Rinku Sen says that President Obama, who could be “the most deportingest president in history,” needs a push when it comes to immigration reform. A very short post for this holiday. As you’re spending time with the kids of your family and friends this weekend, see if they’ll write and send a letter to…
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Obama's Day, Nov. 26: Presidential Daily Briefing
THE WHITE HOUSEOffice of the Press SecretaryFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORMONDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2012 In the morning, the President and the Vice President will receive the Presidential Daily Briefing. This meeting is closed press. Later in the morning, the President will meet with senior advisors in the Oval Office. This meeting…
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Democrats, Stop Celebrating and Get to Work
There will be another term of President Obama in the White House, but in a piece in the Washington Post, Chicago Mayor and former White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel says the fight is far from over. Instead of spending energy celebrating the recent win, the Washington insider says that now it’s time to…
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Will Obama Push a 'Black Agenda' Now?
(The Root) — President Barack Obama has been a target of endless criticism since taking office, most notably from conservative corners, as well as from some blatant racists. But despite the nearly universal support he enjoyed among African Americans in both the 2008 and 2012 presidential elections, some of his most impassioned critics have come…
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What Took So Long? Explaining Arizona's Ballot Fiasco
President Obama was re-elected weeks ago, but Arizona just completed its ballot counting on Wednesday. Colorlines’ columnist Aura Bogado digs into how it can take one state so long to tally its ballots, and why the state has done the same thing over the last two presidential elections. That Latinos would have concerns about the…
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MHP: What to Expect From Michelle Obama Now
President Obama has long said that his wife Michelle is more popular than he is, and in some ways he’s right. On Saturday, MSNBC host Melissa Harris-Perry and her guests, including Katie Mccormick Lelyveld, former press secretary for the first lady, discussed Mrs. Obama’s first four years in the White House, and what many feel…
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Few Kids of Color at NYC Top Schools
Some of New York’s public middle schools are stellar, but few children of color are able to take advantage of those educational opportunities. For example, according to the Daily News, only 17 percent of the 569 students at Manhattan’s Anderson School for gifted children are of color. The revelation comes on the heels of an…