By Julie Pace & Ken Thomas, Associated Press March 27, 2015 (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) “Candidates that get all tangled up trying align with or separate from their party or their president have a very poor track record of success.” WASHINGTON, D.C. (ASSOCIATED PRESS) — Rather than keeping him at […]
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Madison’s Latino Community Celebrates Obama’s Action on Immigration
By A. David Dahmer Novermber 19, 2014 The Madison Latino community came together for a press conference Nov. 21 at Centro Hispano of Dane County to applaud President Barack Obama’s executive action on immigration delivered in a speech the night before. Above: At the press conference, Centro Hispano Executive Director Karen Menendez Coller was […]
Lynch nomination will test Obama’s relationship with new Congress
By Freddie Allen, NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) — In what may be the first test of the GOP-controlled, United States Senate’s willingness to work with the White House, President Barack Obama nominated United States Attorney Loretta Lynch to succeed Eric Holder as the next attorney general. If confirmed, Lynch would become the first Black […]
President Obama encourages Wisconsin to vote
By Karen Stokes, The Milwaukee Courier One week before the midterm elections President Barack Obama shared the stage with Democratic gubernatorial candidate Mary Burke in front of a cheering, energized crowd of approximately 3500 with 300 in an overflow area at North Division High School, 1101 W. Center St. in the central city of Milwaukee. […]
Pressure building on Obama to impose Ebola travel ban
By Carey L. Biron WASHINGTON (IPS) — President Barack Obama is under significant pressure to impose a range of restrictions on travelers coming to the United States from West African countries affected by the current Ebola outbreak. Yet public health experts and development advocates warn that such restrictions would harm the already reeling economies of […]
First Lady Michelle Obama rallies young voters in Madison
First Lady Michelle Obama rallies young voters in Madison by A. David Dahmer First Lady Michelle Obama fired up young voters for the race for Wisconsin governor at the Overture Center in downtown Madison Oct. 7 telling them that they can make a difference. “I am thrilled […]
Obama’s anti-ISIS strategy met with skepticism
By Jim Lobe WASHINGTON (IPS) — U.S. President Barack Obama’s new strategy to “degrade, and ultimately destroy” the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) is being met with widespread skepticism among both hawks and doves, as well as regional specialists. While Congress is expected to acquiesce, if not formally authorize, the plans he outlined […]
President Obama brings inspiration to crowd at LaborFest
By Karen Stokes, The Milwaukee Courier President Barack Obama celebrated Labor Day with the working people of Milwaukee at LaborFest 2014 at Henry Maier Festival Park. The annual event is to acknowledge the history and culture of the labor movement. The president spoke for approximately 30 minutes on the economy, jobs, the successes and the […]
President Obama acts to ease student loan debt
By Freddie Allen, NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGNTON (NNPA) — From 2003 to 2014, student debt in America skyrocketed from $250 million to $1.2 trillion, surpassing credit card debt. As more students, especially Blacks students, rely on grants and loans to get through college, President Barack Obama has stepped up with a series of executive orders […]
Only 1 of President Obama’s Promise Zones is majority-black
By Freddie Allen, NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) — Despite the disproportionate impact of poverty found in African American communities, only one of President Barack Obama’s “Promise Zones,” is majority-Black, according to a new report.A recent report by the Center for American Progress, a nonpartisan research and educational institute, offered recommendations on the role the […]
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