Politics
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Black First Family Sitcom Coming Soon
Don’t get enough of the Obama family from their annual family photos and occasional inside-the-White House interviews? The next-best thing might be The First Family from Byron Allen’s Entertainment Studio. The sitcom, about an African-American family living in the White House, is set to air on NBC this fall. From the Times Leader: Entertainment Studios,…
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Obama's Day, March 29: Discussing Taxes
THE WHITE HOUSEOffice of the Press SecretaryFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEDAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORTHURSDAY, MARCH 29, 2012In the morning, the 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 urging Congress to vote to end the billions in taxpayer dollars…
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Living While Obama: Nuclear Security Summit in Seoul
President Barack Obama shakes hands with China’s President Hu Jintao (third left) as Kazakhstan’s President Nursultan Nazarbayev (far right) and Georgia’s President Mikheil Saakashvili (far left) look on at the start of the first plenary session of the 2012 Nuclear Security Summit at the COEX Center in Seoul on March 27. World leaders including President…
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First Lady to Deliver HBCU Graduation Speech
Michelle Obama is scheduled to deliver the commencement address at North Carolina A&T on May 12, the White House announced today. The first lady seems to be making it a point to visit historically black colleges and universities: In 2011 she spoke at Spelman, and in 2010 she addressed the University of Arkansas at Pine…
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With a Black President, Race Talk Is Harder
In a piece for the Washington Post, Reniqua Allen says she thought that having a black president would do more to inspire productive conversations about race in America: Right now the nation has embarked on a massive conversation about race surrounding the tragic death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin in Florida. On Friday, President Obama weighed…
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Living While Obama: The First Lady Gardens With Girl Scouts
First lady Michelle Obama plants in a garden with Girl Scouts from Troop 60325 of Fairport, N.Y., during the fourth annual Kitchen Garden spring planting on March 26 at the White House. Students from around the nation joined the first lady for the annual planting.
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Obama's Day, March 27: Attending Nuclear Security Summit
THE WHITE HOUSEOffice of the Press SecretaryFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEDAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORTUESDAY, MARCH 27, 2012 In the morning, the President will attend a plenary session of the Nuclear Security Summit. There will be travel pool coverage at the top of the session. Later in the morning, the President will take part in an…
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Jesse Jackson Jr.: Primary Not 'Grueling'
Fresh off a grueling primary election last week, U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. (D-Ill.) checked in with The Root on Friday via email to talk about his landslide victory against former Rep. Debbie Halvorson. He discussed his priorities, which include building a new airport outside of Chicago and using legislation to increase health care and…
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Obama: 'More Flexibility' After Election
After a carefully scripted statement to reporters in Seoul, South Korea, about continuing discussions on the sensitive issues of European missile defense, President Obama and Russian President Dmitri Medvedev had a less formal chat about political realities. It seems pretty clear that President Obama’s blunt statement about what he’ll be able to accomplish during his…
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Obama's Day, March 26: Meeting With World Leaders
THE WHITE HOUSEOffice of the Press SecretaryFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEDAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FORMONDAY, MARCH 26, 2012 In the morning, the President will deliver remarks at Hankuk University in Seoul in which he’ll discuss his Prague agenda to stop the spread of nuclear weapons and seek the peace and security of a world without them,…