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Barack Obama Wins The Nobel Peace Prize
Posted October 9, 2009 |
U.S. President Barack Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday (October 9) for giving the world "hope for a better future", due to his effort for peace and calls to reduce the global stockpile of nuclear weapons. |
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KRS-One Talks New World Order Conspiracy Theories & ‘The Obama Deception’
Posted September 26, 2009 |
The internet is a web of information. You can look up how to cook your favorite dishes, or find out what Tupac's favorite sneakers were. Or, if your into the movement, you might read up on the long list of conspiracy theories that are published on a daily basis. One rapper who follows the NWO theory is KRS-One. |
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Read Barack Obama’s Speech To America’s School Children
Posted September 8, 2009 |
One of the top stories since last week has been President Barack Obama's speech to America's school children. Due to politics, not all children will be allowed to listen/watch the speech, which is due to be delivered live at noon on the White House's website. So, they released his prepared speech. |
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Jesse Jackson Says The NAACP Needs To Help Save The Auto Industry
Posted May 5, 2009 |
The NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) has fought for nearly a century to bring equality and civil rights to blacks, but now, Rev. Jesse Jackson believes the organization has a new fight: save the auto industry. |
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Tears from Heaven: Dr. King Would Want Climate Justice
Posted April 10, 2009 |
On the day of the anniversary of Martin Luther King, Jr's assassination, minister and community activist Rev. Lennox Yearwood asks that people still mark the tragic death of Dr. King, and offers a way to carry on his memory. |
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Man Arrested In Plot To Assassinate Barack Obama In Turkey
Posted April 9, 2009 |
A man was arrested last week in Turkey for a plot to assassinate President Barack Obama. U.S. officials discovered a plan involving a Syrian man to take the life of the United States' first black president. They said it was taken "very seriously." |
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Wyclef Jean Visit Haiti Alongside Bill Clinton To Raise Global Awareness
Posted March 17, 2009 |
Haiti Goodwill Ambassador, Wyclef Jean, arrived in Port au Prince last Wednesday (Mardh 11) with UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and former U.S. President Bill Clinton, in an effort to bring worldwide awareness to his home country of Haiti, the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere. |
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John Legend’s Open Letter To The New York Post Over Cartoon
Posted February 20, 2009 |
A recently published cartoon by the New York Post -- that many believed was linked to President Obama -- has upset a lot of people. The Rev. Al Sharpton called it "troubling at best." And now, singer John Legend is as well. |
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Michelle Obama Hosts Black History Month Celebration For Kids
Posted February 19, 2009 |
While Barack Obama is busy trying to swiftly solve our nation's economy crisis, his wife and First Lady is doing her part for the kids. Michelle Obama hosted a Black History Month celebration for nearly 200 6th and 7th grade students from D.C. schools... |
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T.I. Says Obama Tax Raises Will Create Jobs
Posted February 14, 2009 |
Rapper T.I. is doing well, financially, and has been for quite some time. With Barack Obama making major changes, in an attempt to turn around the nation's slumping economy, the rapper is behind him, even if he has to pay high taxes. |
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Rap Sessions 2009 Hits Road For Post-Racism Panels
Posted February 12, 2009 |
In a quest to answer the question: "Is America Really Post-Racial?" Author and hip-hop activist Bakari Kitwana has partnered with the Harvard University-Law School based think tank, The Jamestown Project, to announce a national tour called Rap Sessions 2009. |
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Barack Obama Musical To Debut In London
Posted January 21, 2009 |
Our recently sworn in 44th president is slated to be the main subject of a new musical that will premiere in London, entitled "Obama On My Mind." |
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