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On Monday night, President Barack Obama reminded many why they fell in love with him when he took part in a tribute for former “Golden Girl” Betty White. SEE ALSO: The Case Against Liberal Despair Sitting in the Oval Office, President Obama writes a congratulatory note to White: Dear Betty, You look so fantastic and […]

Researchers have found that walking with headphones can have serious consequences since accidents have tripled in recent years, according to a recent study. SEE ALSO: The Case Against Liberal Despair The number of people killed or seriously injured has jumped from 16 to 47 between 2004 and 2011, says a study from the journal Injury […]

WASHINGTON — The expansion in public prekindergarten programs has slowed and even been reversed in some states as school districts cope with shrinking budgets. As a result, many 3- and 4-year-olds aren’t going to preschool. SEE ALSO: Gingrich Faces Tough Crowd At Black Church Kids from low-income families who start kindergarten without first attending a […]

We should consider making Michelle Obama President of the United States. While she probably wouldn’t get elected, it is likely that she would make a better commander-in-chief than her husband (no disrespect, Barack!). Here are just a few reasons why: 1)  She’s just as smart as her husband: Barack Obama went to an Ivy League […]

Let me preface this article by unequivocally stating that this is not an attack on Christians. To paraphrase Dr. Maya Angelou, “people will forget what you said, but they never forget how you made them feel.” So, it is only in the spirit of intellectual debate and historical examination — not Jesus bashing — that […]

While King used direct action to promulgate change, Obama used change as a campaign slogan. Worse yet, on so many critical issues — fair housing, war, and civil liberties — the Obama administration was the antithesis of change. Obama hasn’t earned King’s endorsement. Let me tell you why. Fair Housing In 1966 the Southern Christian […]

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — At 70, Muhammad Ali is “still the greatest” to friends and admirers worldwide. The boxing champ basked in chants of “Ali! Ali!” as hundreds of supporters cheered him on Saturday night with a hearty rendering of “Happy Birthday” during his 70th birthday celebration in his Kentucky hometown. Never mind that Ali actually […]

The 2012 Stellar Awards blessed many and inspired others! Marvin Sapp and Dorinda Clark Cole hosted the show, which celebrates gospel music and a “spirit-filled, hand-clapping, foot-stomping revival.” True to the description, the program was full of soaring performances from Kirk Franklin, Earnest Pugh, Fred Hammond, Ricky Dillard & New G, Richard Smallwood & Vision […]

During last night’s Fox News GOP debate in South Carolina, candidate Newt Gingrich and moderator Juan Williams over issues regarding race and public assistance. Williams asked asked Gingrich if his comments about having 9-year-olds work as janitors were “at a minimum as insulting to all Americans, but particularly to black Americans?” Williams followed up, asking […]

SAN DIEGO (AP) — The U.S. Border Patrol is moving to halt a revolving-door policy of sending migrants back to Mexico without any punishment. The agency this month is overhauling its approach on migrants caught illegally crossing the 1,954-mile border that the United States shares with Mexico. Years of enormous growth at the federal agency […]