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 In a recent radio interview with Cleveland radio station Z107.9, President Obama spoke on his bid for re-election, his experiences as president of the United States, and his growing relationship with rapper Jay-Z. Despite being two well-known figures, Obama revealed that he and Jay are actually pretty normal.“We talk about the same things I talk about […]

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Outspoken and politically provocative rapper Jasiri X has used his platform to speak on the “Occupy” movement, to the Trayvon Martin murder along with other hot button issues. The Pittsburgh MC takes aim at both President Barack Obama and GOP candidate Mitt Romney on the heels of tonight’s highly anticipated debate with a new song. […]

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Last night’s showdown between Vice President Joe Biden and Mitt Romney running mate Paul Ryan was highly anticipated by all who thought President Barack Obama floundered mightily in his first debate with his GOP opponent early last week. As expected, Biden came armed with his typical bombast coupled with years of experience, and appeared by many […]

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With many critics saying President Barack Obama failed to win the first of a trio of presidential debates against GOP candidate Mitt Romney last week, the already tightly contested race for the White House has narrowed even further. The President promises to turn things around in the upcoming weeks during an interview yesterday morning (October […]

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It appears the celebrity chorus line of detractors critical of President Barack Obama continues to grow, this after exiled rapper and former Bad Boy star Shyne added his name to the list of Romney supporters. In a recent interview with MTV News, the globetrotting MC threw some serious verbal jabs in the direction of Obama […]

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Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has been coasting for much of the past week as he enjoys a popularity bump in his aggressive showing in the debate showdown with President Barack Obama last week. Building on that momentum, Romney’s campaign has shifted their attacks on the recent jobs numbers, the sagging economy and government spending. […]

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GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney has been dogged by the media after saying that while he loved Sesame Street character Big Bird, he intends to cut Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) funding in order to help lower the federal deficit. Seizing on the moment, the Obama campaign has crafted a new ad which takes digs at […]

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Arkansas Republican representative Jon Hubbard has ruffled the feathers of not only African-Americans and Democrats, but his fellow GOP members over statements made in his self published book from 2009, Letters To The Editor: Confessions Of A Frustrated Conservative.  In his book, Hubbard states, “the institution of slavery that the black race has long believed […]

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Over the weekend, the much ballyhooed unscripted political debate between liberal jokester Jon Stewart of Comedy Central’s Daily Show and conservative blowhard Bill O’Reilly, host of FOX’s O’Reilly Factor, was supposed to be a blistering affair with the talking heads of differing views setting off conversational pyrotechnics. Instead, the event dubbed “The Rumble In The […]

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As promised, Jay-Z and Beyoncé, hosted President Obama for a $40,000 a ticket fundraiser at the 40/40 club in New York City, Tuesday (Sept. 18). Fresh off his trip to the Late Show with David Letterman, Obama gushed over Beyoncé, calling her great role model for his two daughters “because she carries herself with such […]

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Young Jeezy got a shout out at the hands of the most unlikely of fans: President Obama. The Snowman’s name came up during the White House Correspondents Dinner Saturday (April 28), in which the president joked about covering Jeezy’s music. “In my first term I sang Al Green. In my second term, I’m going with […]

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In Idaho, where Black residents only make up half a percent of the overall population, the “Gem State” found itself in the national spotlight after the lone Black state legislator received a recruitment letter from the KKK at her home address. Rep. Cherie Buckner-Webb called the letter “something a little unsettling.” Rep. Buckner Webb was […]