Category: National News

After an appearance on Fox News’ the O’Reilly Factor on Oct.20, National Public Radio’s Senior News Analyst Juan Williams was fired from the company after claiming that Muslims make him “nervous” and “worried” on planes. Williams’ comments came after the show’s host Bill O’Reilly asked if the U.S. was facing a “Muslim dilemma.” “Look Bill, […]

NAACP President and CEO Ben Jealous received two honors recently as he was named one of Time magazine’s “40 Under 40 Rising Stars of U.S. Politics” and one of the “Top 50 people of Power and Influence” by The NonProfit Times. “The NAACP congratulates President Benjamin Todd Jealous on making the Time magazine ‘40 Under […]

First Lady Michelle Obama has embarked on a vigorous two-week campaign swing in search of Democratic votes prior to next month’s midterm elections. With two years left on President Obama’s term, his wife’s fundraising presence on the campaign trail is seen as a means of rallying support both for fellow Democrats and Obama’s second term. […]

Officials in all 50 states and the District of Columbia have come together for an investigation into allegations that mortgage lenders mishandled documents and improperly foreclosed on homes. A group of attorneys general and banking regulators announced Oct. 13 they will review whether lenders allowed their employees to improperly process paperwork or make false statements […]

Atlanta figure Bishop Eddie Long continues to find himself in hot water, as a bank has filed suit against him and two others for defaulting on a property loan. The suit, filed in DeKalb County, Ga. State Court. Oct. 11, claims that Long and two business partners owe $1.9 million on a loan issued by […]

The ethics trials for U.S. Reps. Charlie Rangel, D-N.Y., and Maxine Waters, D-Calif., have been set for after the elections on Nov. 15 and Nov. 29, respectively. The announcement, made late last week, prompted the ire of at least one Republican, who said it was motivated by politics. “This is obviously being pushed back to […]

A 25-year-old Florida man is claiming non-ownership of what law enforcement officials say was cocaine found lodged in his buttocks. When Manatee County Sheriff’s deputies searched Raymond Stanley Roberts during a traffic stop Sept. 29. they said they found bags of marijuana and cocaine. Roberts reportedly told them “The white stuff is not mine, but […]

White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel has joined a potentially crowded field seeking the Chicago mayoral seat after incumbent Richard Daley announced he would not seek re-election. Meanwhile the city’s Black ministers in an effort to zero-in on issues important to the African-American community recently gathered to decide whether they could throw their collective […]

The Obama Administration recently announced plans to install new solar panels and a solar hot water heater on the roof of the White House. The new installations will serve as the Department of Energy’s demonstration project to show Americans that solar technologies are reliable, available and ready for use in their homes. “President Obama has […]

Statement by President Obama on the Passing of Albertina Walker Michelle and I are saddened by the passing of gospel great Albertina Walker. Ms. Walker was known for her Grammy Award winning voice and recognized by many as the ‘Queen of Gospel.’ Growing up on the South Side of Chicago, she started singing in her […]

Election Day victories for two Black Republicans raise a rare question in the House of Representatives in the 112th Congress: How will two African American members of the Grand Old Party interact with the Congressional Black Caucus? Fourteen Black Republicans ran for Congress in the Nov. 2 midterm elections but, after all the votes were […]

Sometimes the contributions of women get lost. In the retelling of history, things men have done are allowed to overshadow the things women did, especially African-American women. But on Oct. 23, when the ninth and final stop of the Freedom Sisters traveling exhibit opens at the Reginald Lewis Museum, there will be an opportunity for […]