The NAACP, the nation’s oldest and largest civil rights organization, unanimously endorsed Elena Kagan, President Barak Obama’s choice for the Supreme Court, today at their quarterly board … [Read more...]
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Childhood Obesity Task Force unveils action plan
Solving the Problem of Childhood Obesity Within a Generation WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week, First Lady Michelle Obama joined Domestic Policy Council Director Melody Barnes and members of the … [Read more...]
Goodbye Dorothy: You’ll never be forgotten
By Dr. Boyce Watkins, Syracuse University Dorothy Height was born on the same day as my father (March 24). I’m not sure if that means anything, but it sure feels significant to me. Like my … [Read more...]
President signs historic health care and education legislation
WASHINGTON, D.C. – This week President Obama signed the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, which delivered a significant down payment on the President’s ambitious agenda to make … [Read more...]
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Healthcare op-ed from Black Enterprise publisher Earl G. Graves Sr.
When President Barack Obama signed into law legislation that will enable millions of Americans to gain access to health care insurance, he delivered on the promise he held since launching his … [Read more...]
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Capitol Report – Sending the wrong signal
By State Representative, Leon D. Young Last week, the United States Supreme Court rendered an important judicial determination that bitterly divided the justices and portends to have far-reaching … [Read more...]
Wisconsin Community Banker meets with President Obama to discuss key community bank issues
The Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) recently announced that, Deloris Sims, chairman and CEO of Legacy Bank in Milwaukee, attended a meeting with President Barack Obama at the White … [Read more...]
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Remarks by President Obama on Senate passage of Health Insurance Reform
THE PRESIDENT: Good morning, everybody. In a historic vote that took place this morning members of the Senate joined their colleagues in the House of Representatives to pass a landmark health … [Read more...]
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White House may need to take a second look at social secretary
It has made the headlines for days, ‘The couple that crashed the President’s first state dinner’. The secret service quickly took the blame, but now another look is pointing responsibility to another … [Read more...]
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