Category: National News

After months of speculation, business mogul and reality TV star Donald Trump announced Monday that he is not running for president. “After considerable deliberation and reflection, I have decided not to pursue the office of the Presidency,” he said in a statement quoted on CNN.com. The “Apprentice” star said his decision was not an easy […]

Nearly a year after Shirley Sherrod was ousted from her job at the U.S. Department of Agriculture for an Internet video that misleadingly depicted her making racist remarks, the department is reaching out to the ex-employee to get her help on a special minority outreach program. According to the Associated Press, the USDA met with […]

The town of Benton Harbor, Mich. has found itself at the center of a statewide controversy, one which may have repercussions for small communities across the United States, after the predominately African-American community saw its leaders stripped of much of their governing ability by a state executive action and replaced by an unelected official. The […]

Despite backlash from Republican pundits, Rapper/Poet Common still performed at the White House on May 11 during an evening of poetry. Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (R) was among the political critics who blasted President Obama for inviting a socially conscious rapper whose works have drawn criticism. The event—part of First Lady Michelle Obama’s White […]

President Obama’s approval ratings have risen to 60 percent according to a recent poll—their highest level in two years—and more than half of Americans believe he is worthy of reelection. The poll was conducted by the Associated Press and marketing research firm GfK from May 5 to May 9, just days after U.S. forces killed […]

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — A Texas man set fire to his mother, then went to a nearby school and held a teacher at knifepoint in a locked office before the superintendent broke down the door and helped free her, police and school officials said May 9. George James Bradley, 32, was arrested on attempted […]

Redistricting efforts in North Carolina have taken a combative turn as the Republican-controlled state legislature looks to create new districts benefiting its party. Republicans are planning to try to re-draw the districts in a way that would give African Americans a shot at adding another member of Congress, but would shift power to Republicans statewide […]

Fifty families were carefully selected by President Obama to attend a special ceremony at Ground Zero this week marking the location and the killing of 9/11 mastermind Osama Bin Laden. However, one family decided to pass on the President’s invitation. Jan and John Vigiano, who lost both of their sons during the attacks on the […]

On May 3, the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies recognized U.S. Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.) with the 2011 Louis E. Martin Great American Award. The Joint Center’s highest honor was given to Lewis for his decades of service as an advocate of civil and human rights and for strengthening the American community. Lewis […]

On Sunday night, President Barack Obama made good on that promise, announcing that a team of elite Navy SEALs had taken out Osama bin Laden for good with two bullets, one to the chest and one to the head. The surprise attack on Public Enemy No. 1 took place shortly before 2 a.m. in Pakistan, […]

Newspapers from around the world shared the same story on May 3 and that was the death of Osama Bin Laden at the hands of the United States. In the United Kingdom, the Sun had a headline of “Obama ‘Watched him Die’” with a slightly altered photo of President Barack Obama, Vice President Joe Biden, […]