Michelle Obama is made sure President Obama 55th Birthday was memorable this year. The First Lady planned a party in the White House that will be talked about forever. The Guest list includes: Beyonce , Jay Z, Ellen DeGeneres ,Magic John ,John Legend and Jennifer Hudson. Usher and Kendrick Lamar are both expected to perform. […]

Home girl channeled her inner Beyonce and shut that Trump Supporter down. The Democratic strategist and cable news pundit is back again and holding no punches. Watch as Angela Rye read these men about requesting President Obama’s transcripts and citizenship…  

President Obama cut short the sentences of 214 federal prisoners on Wednesday. The prisoners, the president commuted, were serving time for nonviolent crimes related to drug use. Some prisoners that were commuted were serving life sentences. During his presidency, Obama has made a push to lessen the burden on nonviolent drug offenders. Man Accused of […]

NewsOne spoke with Christina Greer, a professor of political science at Fordham University, about how Democrats performed overall at the convention and particularly on two key issues facing African-Americans: Women's empowerment, and police killings and gun violence.

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A poll conducted by Monmouth University showed that more Blacks are concerned with access to economic opportunity than civil rights.

President Obama will speak on race and policing Thursday night at a town hall event.  White House spokesman Josh Earnest says the President is interested in discussing racial issues with a diverse audience and hearing a variety of points of view.  The President held a meeting Wednesday between community leaders and law enforcement saying the […]

He called the callous killings “tragedies” in a lengthy Facebook post.   President Obama released a statement on the shooting deaths of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile, calling the callous killings “tragedies” in a lengthy Facebook post. SOURCE: Facebook | PHOTO CREDIT: Getty RELATED STORIES: Officer Nakia Jones Calls Out Cops Who Killed Alton Sterling: ‘You […]

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The Baltimore Police Union is calling on state’s attorney Marilyn Mosby to throw out all charges against the officers involved in the Freddie Gray case. This comes after one of the six officers, Caesar Goodson Jr., was acquitted of all charges placed against him on Thursday. This is the second time that Mosby’s team has failed […]

When most presidents finish their bids in the White House they either retire or make tons of money doing speaking engagements. President Obama may be doing something that no other former president has done, and that’s owning an NBA Team. Press secretary Josh Earnest revealed Wednesday in a White House press briefing that the President has […]

President Obama condemned the brutal massacre in Orlando, stressing that the act of terror on a LGBT club was “an especially heartbreaking day for our fellow Americans who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender.”   On Sunday, President Barack Obama addressed the horrific mass shooting at an LGBT nightclub in Orlando, Florida, saying, “This was […]

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According to a recent poll conducted by NBC News and the Wall Street Journal, President Obama has garnered his highest approval rating since the second time he was inaugurated. The results show that 51 percent of voters approve of how Obama is running the country; 46 percent of those polled don’t believe he is doing a […]

Michelle Obama can do wrong, especially after the latest showstopper she wore to the Nordic State Dinner at the White House. Michelle arrived on the arm of President Obama for the black-tie event in a blush organza gown by Naeem Khan. Most stylish FLOTUS ever? We think so. The Obamas hosted five leaders from the nations of Finland, Iceland, […]