Category: National News

The death of Andrew Breitbart, the conservative blogger who single-handedly derailed the careers of former USDA official Shirley Sherrod and U.S. Rep. Anthony Weiner with videos that quickly went viral, may not be the end of the media manipulation stunts that target liberal and progressive activists. The circumstances of the blogger’s death at the age […]

“Before the recession, hit the pantry was, for the most part, elderly with fixed income or families that needed a little extra to make it to the end of the month,” said an organizer of the Ark Church food pantry, Kellie James. “After the recession we’ve had just about everyone represented. It can be a […]

I was struck this week by a very brief but, very telling moment during President Obama’s press briefing after a meeting with the nation’s governors on Monday. It was a moment – with a local angle – that may have served as foreshadowing for the presidential campaign of 2016. The president was shouting out Governor […]

Andrew Breitbart, the conservative blogger who single-handedly derailed the careers of former USDA official Shirley Sherrod and U.S. Rep. Anthony Weiner died March 1. He was 43. Joel Pollak, editor-in-chief and in-house counsel for Breitbart’s website, Breitbart.com, posted a statement confirming his death. “Andrew passed away unexpectedly from natural causes shortly after midnight this morning […]

The Rev. Al Sharpton, president of the National Action Network (NAN), has announced that from March 4-9, NAN and partnering national organizations, congressional leaders and activists will lead a march from Selma to Montgomery to lead the fight to protect civil and voter rights. The 5-day march will commemorate the historic 1965 Selma to Montgomery […]

The President and First Lady announced that this year’s White House Easter Egg Roll will be held on April 9. The event will feature live music, sports courts, cooking stations, storytelling and of course, Easter egg rolling. Tied in to the First Lady’s Let’s Move! initiative, a national campaign to combat childhood obesity, all of […]

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A South African presidential spokesman says Nelson Mandela has been released from the hospital. Spokesman Mac Maharaj says the 93-year-old Nobel peace laureate was released Sunday after undergoing a laparoscopy. During the procedure, surgeons make an incision in the belly to insert a thin, lighted tube to look at abdominal organs. Earlier […]

UPDATE: Click here to read – “Mandela, 93, Leaves Hospital after Minor Surgery” JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Former South African President Nelson Mandela was hospitalized Saturday for a test to determine what is behind an undisclosed stomach ailment, and the country’s current leader said the much beloved 93-year-old icon was in no danger. Mandela, a Nobel […]

Actress Gabrielle Union and a host of others involved in President Obama’s “Greater Together” initiative recently hit the ground running in North Carolina, once again seeking the support of young voters. According to The Root, the team hosted a kick-off summit at North Carolina Central University in Durham Feb. 21. The institution is one of […]

ANNAPOLIS, MD. (AP) — Gay marriage is all but legalized in Maryland after the legislature gave its final OK Thursday to the law that’s being sent to Gov. Martin O’Malley, who said he expects to sign it sometime this week. In a small but expected margin, the state Senate voted 25-22 for the law. The […]