Category: National News

The Oklahoma Senate approved a bill April 27 which would create criminal penalties for undocumented residents who work in Oklahoma and for those who smuggle them into the state. According to reports, the bill passed on a 37-8 vote and would authorize certain law enforcement officials to question people about their immigration status. A similar […]

President Obama recognized a handful of participants who were involved in a landmark event in American civil rights and labor rights history during a recent White House event. The 1968 Memphis Sanitation Strike, an iconic campaign in which public workers united for dignity, respect and better lives, was spotlighted by Obama on April 29 as […]

In efforts to quell rumors about the location of President Barack Obama’s birth, the White House on April 27 released the commander in chief’s long form birth certificate. Obama said he was troubled by the excessive media attention given to the “birthers” movement during a Wednesday morning press conference. “The President believed the distraction over […]

President Obama said during the week of April 18 that he hopes to make immigration reform a priority once again, and expects to see new legislation on the issue before the end of his presidency. In an April 19 meeting with his cabinet and several national immigration stakeholders—but no members of Congress, Obama expressed his […]

The Obama administration will reach out to African-Americans in coming months in a campaign to tell Blacks about what Obama is doing for them. A week after announcing his 2012 campaign, Obama sent Black senior White House advisors into African-American communities across the U.S. to share stories about how the administration is working to enhance […]

Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer (R) vetoed a bill April 18 that would have required all presidential candidates to submit proof of U.S. citizenship before their name could be placed on a state election ballot. “The types of certificates that would have to be agreed upon that would be proof of citizenship was a little bit […]

(TriceEdneyWire.com) — The California State NAACP this week lambasted a California Republican’s emailing of a cartoon depicting President Barack Obama as being from a family of apes. NAACP President Alice Huffman has issued a statement describing the email sent by Marilyn Davenport, an Orange County Republican Central Committee member, as racist, outrageous, and disrespectful. The email […]

(TriceEdneyWire.com) — After more than 14 hours of deliberation over the course of three days, a federal jury has found two NOPD officers guilty of fatally beating a man in Faubourg Tremé nearly six years ago and attempting to cover up the incident. The jury of seven men and five women began deliberating Monday, April 11 […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Air traffic controllers directed a plane carrying first lady Michelle Obama to abort a landing at Andrews Air Force Base because it was too close to a military cargo jet, officials said Tuesday, in yet another embarrassment for the Federal Aviation Administration. While there apparently was little risk to Mrs. Obama, the […]

BONNETSVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Shards of glass from old bottles and furniture smashed by a tornado that tore through town littered the concrete floor of Rhonda Carter’s antique store, shattering her plans to open an auction house in nearby Salemburg. A storage area in the back was flattened. “I just had a feeling something bad […]

President Obama on April 13 unveiled plans to restore the nation’s fiscal health by reducing the federal budget deficit by $4 trillion in the next 12 years. During a recent speech at George Washington University, Obama explained his comprehensive plan to protect and strengthen America’s economy while rejecting the Republican approach to fiscal stability. The […]

“Foreclosure doesn’t happen overnight,” the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) states on their Web site. But it still happens too quickly for some owners, a trend a new piece of federal legislation hopes to slow. Since the housing crisis began in 2007, there have been more than 6.6 million foreclosure filings nationwide—which […]