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Obama Welcomes Crimson Tide to White House
By Diandra Bolton Howard University News Service WASHINGTON – During the annual celebration of the college national football champion at the White House, President Barack Obama joked Wednesday that he obviously is the reason for Read More
Op-Ed
How the Obama Presidency Exposed America’s Unchanged Ways
By Deric Muhammad Special to the NNPA News Wire from the Houston Forward Times “It’s been a looooooong; a long time coming, but I know, a change gon’ come.” -Sam Cooke (A Change Gonna Come; Read More
Sports
Obama Says Women’s Soccer Team Taught Nation Lesson
By Erika R. Whitehead Howard University News Service WASHINGTON – It may or may not have been the most delicate of phrasing, but President Obama made it clear what he thought was the message sent Read More
Politics
Documentary Featuring Obama Prison Visit Debuts in Oklahoma
TIM TALLEY, Associated Press EL RENO, Okla. (AP) — Federal inmates at an Oklahoma prison said Wednesday they are hoping a documentary featuring President Barack Obama’s July visit to the facility and in-depth interviews with Read More
Politics
Obama Has Vastly Changed the Face of the Federal Bureaucracy
(The Washington Post) – Friday afternoon announcements in Washington are usually aimed at attracting as little attention as possible, but last Friday was different. President Obama’s decision to nominate Eric Fanning — an openly gay Read More
Politics
Obama Lauds Black Women at CBC Dinner
By Freddie Allen NNPA Senior Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – During his speech at the 45th Annual Legislative Conference (ALC) Phoenix Awards Dinner, President Barack Obama celebrated the critical role that Black women have played Read More
Politics
Obama Trying to Boost Free Community College Plan
NANCY BENAC, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — With his plan for two years of free community college stalled in Congress, President Barack Obama is trying to put more oomph behind state and local programs that Read More
Entertainment
White House Keeps Prince Guest List Secret
(Politico) – The hundreds of close friends of the Obamas who attended a Prince concert at the White House will retain their anonymity after officials declined to include the guest list as part of their Read More
Politics
Columbia University Clarifies on ‘Obama’s Return’
(New York Amsterdam News) – Multiple reports indicated that once President Barack Obama ends his term as Commander-in-Chief, going to take a position at Columbia University. The school is now clarifying what they meant. News Read More