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Studies show that inmates who have not had access to rehabilitation programs are more likely to reoffend. President Obama is continuing his commitment to criminal justice reform with his “Second Chance Pell Pilot Program”.

Vice President Joe Biden will present at the Academy Awards in Hollywood on Sunday. No word yet on which category Biden will present.

On Wednesday, President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate Dr. Carla Hayden as the Librarian of Congress. If confirmed Dr. Hayden would be the first woman and first African-American to serve in the post, as mentioned in a press release issued by the White House Office of the Press Secretary. President Obama issued a […]

About a dozen Black NYPD officers filed a lawsuit against their department claiming they were pressured to implement racism in their practices.

Can you imagine being alive for 106 years.  If you were born in 1910, you’d lived through 18 presidents, laws that allowed for Blacks to be punished for using the wrong restroom or water fountain and changes in technology and even travel. Well, Virginia McLaurin has seen alot and filed a petition two years ago, […]

The trending topic known as #ObamaAndKids came to be on Saturday when Michael Skolnik, activist and entrepreneur, posted a classic photo of Obama and a child, reminding the world of the impact the nation's first Black president has on today's youth.

I’m going miss this guy in the White House. While hosting a Black History Month reception at the White House on Thursday, The Potus (President Barack Obama) and First Lady (Michelle Obama) greeted the crowd and he brought the jokes.  

Activists from the Civil Rights Movement and Black Lives Matter will discuss criminal justice reform and Obama's priorities during his final year in office.

While Trump may have won New Hampshire in the primaries, Obama recently reiterated that being the Leader of the Free World is no easy feat.

President Obama and First Lady Michelle are the cutest couple to ever grace the steps of the White House.

If found guilty, 28-year-old police officer Peter Liang could face up to 15 years behind bars.

Straight Outta Compton’s Oscars snub was one of the factors that brought attention to the Academy Awards’ lack of diversity and stirred up a lot of controversy; but after word spread that the film’s cast members were not invited to this year’s ceremony, it added fuel to the #OscarsSoWhite fire.