A top White House economic adviser for President Obama has left his position amid rumors of frustration of the president’s decision to focus on the budget and bypass another stimulus. Austin Goolsbee, who is one of the president’s longest serving advisers, has left his position as Chairman of The Council of Economic Advisers. “There’s no […]
NEW YORK-Rev. Suzan Johnson Cook was sworn in as the first African American to be the White House Ambassador For Religious Freedom. The New York Daily News reports: She was the first woman to serve as a chaplain for the NYPD, a position she has held since 1990. After 9/11, she helped traumatized police officers […]
Admiral Stephen Rochon, the first African-American to serve as Chief Usher of the White House, has stepped down from this prominent position within the Obama household. A veteran of the U.S. Coast Guard with a long career of achievement, Rochon will be rejoining the armed forces in a strategic role with the U.S. Customs and […]
Via: CNN.COM The White House has released President Obama’s official birth certificate this morning. This shocking move comes weeks after Donald Trump announced he hired private investigators to go to Hawaii to uncover whether or not the President was actually born in the U.S. Speaking to reporters Wednesday, Trump said, “I have accomplished something nobody […]
The proposed GOP budget cuts that may cause a veto from President Barack Obama and cause a government shut down would have big affect on the Black community as well as Hispanics and the Urban Poor. One the biggest pushes by the GOP is to cut funding for Planned Parenthood. Despite the GOP’s demonization of […]
The month of March is officially recognized as Women’s History Month.
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama will mark Black History Month at the White House with a celebration of Motown music.
Today I was invited to the White House to discuss the upcoming State Of The Union speech at the White House with Valerie Jarrett, Senior Adviser to President Barack Obama. It is clear that the White House thinks that this will be a very important speech. The theme of the speech will be “Winning For […]
Last Friday, Father’s Incorporated had a dinner in Harlem to kick off the Year Of Responsible Men in partnership with the White House. Executive Director, Kenneth Braswell hosted the event and he spoke about his idea to use blue bowties to symbolize the crisis of fatherhood in America just as pink ribbons have come to […]
Roland Martin talks with Clarence Lusane about his new book The Black History of the White House. LISTEN:
