President Barack Obama on Wednesday announced the creation of a comprehensive administration initiative devoted to spurring development efforts around the globe.

President Obama urged Congressional Black Caucus members to help rally their constituents and remind them that more work must be done to move the country forward.

President Barack Obama will call on Congress to pass new tax breaks that would allow businesses to write off 100 percent of their new capital investments through 2011, the latest in a series of proposals the White House is rolling out in hopes of jump-starting economic growth ahead of the November elections.

The night before his controversial march at the Lincoln Memorial on Saturday conservative television host Glenn Beck talked with our own Joe Madison on his radio show at the XM radio studios in Washington, DC to discuss the march, race and President Obama. Joe challenge the Fox News host a variety of topics including calling Obama a […]

Among the outspoken African-American political and social figures that have criticized President Obama for not doing more for black Americans in these tough economic times, Al Sharpton has emerged as the voice of support for Obama’s presidential initiatives designed to help all Americans. According to an article written for The Wall Street Journal, “President Barack […]

VIA:  TheHuffingtonPost.Com 26 year old Joshua Dubois has definitely made a name for himself.  Dubois has recently been appointed to the Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships by President Obama.  See this video from the Prayer Breakfast where President Obama made is announcement:

VIA:  MSNBC When she moved to the nation’s most prestigious address, Michelle Obama’s husband told her that rough times were ahead. The country was in recession, people were out of work, the political parties were in open warfare — and the man who was going to be blamed for it all was President Barack Obama. […]

Check out our gallery of African American Political Firsts.  Without the work of the late great Dr. Martin Luther King none of this would be possible!  Enjoy!