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President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama arrived in Charleston, S.C. to honor the lives of the nine victims of the tragic Mother Emanuel AME church shooting. President Obama delivered a powerful eulogy Friday afternoon  (Jun. 26) for his friend and fallen Mother Emanual pastor Rev. Clementa Pinckney and commanded the pulpit similarly to […]

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CNN, the major news network now in its 35th year, has been in the middle of some rather questionable debates on race lately, spearheaded by the often-ridiculed Don Lemon. In CNN’s most recent head-scratcher, Lemon led a debate over whether or not President Barack Obama should apologize for slavery after a New York Times columnist […]

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President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama will visit Charleston, S.C. this Friday for Mother Emanuel AME Church pastor Rev. Clementa Pinckney‘s funeral. President Obama, who will also be joined by Vice President Joe Biden, will deliver the eulogy and expects to visit with the mourning family.

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President Barack Obama has not been shy about addressing race in today’s tense climate, which has been further agitated by the actions of Dylann Roof and the recent situation in Baltimore. As a guest on comedian Marc Maron‘s “WTF” podcast, the president dropped the “n-word” but used it in a context that pundits seemed to […]

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President Barack Obama addressed the Charleston church shooting during a press conference on Thursday afternoon (Jun. 18), issuing a somber message about gun violence and condemning the actions of captured white gunman, Dylann Roof. President Obama also made a call for stronger gun control in the wake of the tragedy and noted killings of this sort […]

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A Kenyan man has made a most unusual request in offering a flock of animals to pay a dowry for 17-year-old Malia Obama‘s hand in marriage. The man, who works as a city attorney, plans to pay 50 cows, 70 sheep, and 30 goats as a “bride price” and hopes to meet with President Barack Obama.

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Google‘s Maps service is under heavy scrutiny after it was discovered that The White House can be searched and listed under a racist slur. When users type in the words “n****a house,” the iconic Washington, D.C. 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue address is what appears.

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President Barack Obama made his eight and final stop on The Late Show With David Letterman Monday night (May 5). With the president in his last year and change of his term and Letterman leaving the show, the pair joked about their post-retirement plans to stay in touch.

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President Barack Obama has made it known that he’s a big fan of HBO‘s cult classic crime series, The Wire. The president had the opportunity to interview the show’s creator David Simon in a one-on-one regarding America’s criminal justice system and needs for reform.

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Charlie Sheen was reduced to running joke status ever since his infamous meltdown in 2011 after being booted from CBS’s Two and a Half Men. Sheen, who had a few glimpses of success since, is back in the public eye but for all the wrong reasons – attacking President Barack Obama with a racist tweet.

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Former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani has managed to keep his name in the press for reasons far less heroic than his response to 9/11 in 2001. Mr. Giuliani’s latest act involves praising Darren Wilson for gunning down unarmed Black teenager Michael “Mike” Brown in Ferguson, Mo.

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President Barack Obama had stern words for GOP members of the U.S. Senate after that group sent a letter to Iran’s leaders regarding the potential scrapping of a nuclear deal. Mr. Obama ripped the action in a political fashion while Vice President Joe Biden used more pointed language.