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Former President Barack Obama addresses the death of George Floyd and the global protests.

Meet Los Angeles native Jacob Anthony Perez, known professionally as Princeton Perez, a dancer and up-and-coming solo R&B artist. Life’s motto: Stay persistent and always have uninterrupted focus. Describe who you are in five words. Talented, charismatic, witty, persistent and independent. When did you know music was your calling? I knew way back when I…

Prakazrel “Pras” Michel made a name for himself as a founding member of the multiplatinum group the Fugees. However, the hip-hop legend may find himself in jail after reports have surfaced that he was a part of a scheme that used the 2012 Obama campaign to steal millions. According to The Associated Press, Pras was indicted…

Family, friends and fans of Nipsey Hussle packed the Staples Center in Los Angeles on April 11, 2019, to pay tribute to a man whose impact in the community may have exceeded his achievements in music. Moments before the doors opened at Staples Center shortly after 9 a.m. PST, thousands of young men and women…

Kevin Powell and Isaac Hayes III recently held a town hall discussion at The Gathering Spot in Atlanta. Powell shared insight into his new book, My Mother, Barack Obama, Donald Trump, and the Last Stand of the Angry White Man. Hayes III, who has remained vocal in Atlanta politics, also shared his vision when it…

The struggle for many Black couples to have children due to infertility or other medical issues has become a more open topic. Now Michelle Obama has told her story in her upcoming memoir, Becoming, and how she and former President Barack Obama dealt with the issue. Michelle Obama sat down for an interview with “Good Morning America” host…

Barack Obama made his first public appearance in the state of Georgia since leaving the White House in 2016. Obama took time to stump for Georgia’s gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams four days before the crucial November election. A capacity crowd of nearly 6,000 packed the Forbes Arena at Morehouse College. Some waited in line outside…

Former President Barack Obama took direct aim and fired several shots at Donald Trump during a speech Friday, Sept. 7, to students at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It was Obama’s most vocal attack on Trump since he was elected president in 2017. Obama, who was at the university to receive the Institute of Government and…

Netflix is heating up the summer by bringing us more Black stars, Black stories, and Black creators. Well-known celebrities Taye Diggs and Marlon Wayans, along with comedian W. Kamau Bell, will be solidified as members of the Netflix family in June. They are just a few of the notable figures that have signed deals to bring content…

Enitan Bereola II wrote three award-winning and best-selling books that Barack Obama, Oprah Winfrey and the Zuckerbergs own — Bereolaesque, Gentlewoman and The Gray. Bereola is a renaissance man in true form, gallivanting the globe, cataloging pop culture and curating sold out shows that pair wine and restoration with the critical conversation between literary masters, Forbes-listed…

Melania Trump has stolen from Michelle Obama, again. Although she’s reportedly married to a man, Donald Trump, who hates Barack Obama, Melania Trump has used her position as First Lady to jack every aspect of Michelle Obama that she can get away with. Of course, the first theft occurred when Melania plagiarized Michelle Obama’s speech…

Donald Trump’s ascension to the White House began on a racist lie. The reality TV star and real estate investor began to gain a political following after he claimed that President Barack Obama was not an American citizen. The entire notion of birtherism was basically presented by White racists who wanted to discredit Obama and…

Yasmin Salina Rana is a graduate of Alabama State University, where she received her B.A. in mass communications. Rana dedicated six years serving the Obama administration at both the White House and the Department of Homeland Security. During her tenure, she has served as a key point person in the Office of Management and Administration…

Shortly after Trump was elected president, comedian Steve Harvey received a lot of flak from the Black community. According to Harvey, “It was so vicious that it really threw me. I was being called names that I’ve never been called: Uncle Tom. A coon. A sellout. Because I went to see this man?!” During the…

President Barack Obama has remiand relatively quiet since leaving the oval office in January. Even as Donald Trump has continued to defy and desecrate the U.S. Constitution on numerous occassions, Obama has stayed on the sideline and allowed the Trump to have his time in office. However, Obama could no longer remain idle. Following…

The horrible acts at Charlottesville proved that America still struggles when it comes to racism. But the aftermath of the events have shown that some leaders across the nation are ill-prepared to actually lead. Along with Donald Trump’s disastrous response, other officials have totally mishandled their reactions to Charlottesville. Rep. Bryan Zollinger of Idaho attempted…

President Trump announced plans today to abandon directives of the Paris Climate Agreement, the landmark climate change agreement that sets out plans to curb actions that contribute to global climate change. The agreement, originally signed in 2015 by President Barack Obama, was also agreed to by every country in the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate…

In 2010, the country of Haiti was struck by a massive earthquake that killed at least 300K people and damaged the infrastructure of the country. At that time, former President Barack Obama expanded the Temporary Protected Status for immigration to include Haitians who were affected by the earthquake. Now, word comes that the administration of…

In a scene that could’ve resembled an all-White rally in Mississippi circa 1950, dozens of White men stood in the rose garden at the White House smiling as if they had created a breakthrough that would change the world. Led by Donald Trump, America’s President announced, “Obamacare is dead.” But Trump and the Republicans’…

A lot of people were upset when Barack Obama was elected as the first Black president of the United States. Throughout his presidency, Obama was met with unprecedented opposition by the Republican establishment. Now, after the recent House congressional victory in an attempt to repeal and replace Obamacare, lawmakers are now trying to strip Obama of his…