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  STATEMENT BY THE PRESIDENT   James S. Brady Press Briefing Room ****** PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA:  Good afternoon, everybody.  Of all the responsibilities the Constitution…

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The wife of Woodrow Karey, 53, (pictured left) filed a rape complaint against Pastor Ronald Harris, Sr., 53, (pictured right) on September 25, two days before her husband…

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Text your affordable healthcare questions to “646464″ (OHOHOH). Anton J. Gunn, Director of External Affairs in the Office of Intergovernmental and External Affairs (IEA) at…

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Mary Seacole was a Jamaican nurse and medicine woman for British soldiers during the Crimean War, which was fought between the Russians and the British,…

Women's Health

The month of October is Breast Cancer Awareness month. Early detection can make all the difference. By making sure ourselves and loved ones are scheduling routine check ups with doctors, we can more likely ensure early detection, and take the appropriate measures. It is recommended that women 45 and over maintain regular mammograms, but all […]

Obama

President Obama is scheduled to speak at a press conference before 5pm today and likely to address the potential for government shut down.

The Washington region, home to the largest concentration of federal workers and contractors in the nation, could lose an estimated $200 million a day and could see more than 700,000 jobs take a financial hit if the federal government shuts down Monday night, according to a local economist’s projections. Read More

”Go to hell.” At least that is where Lashanda Matlock would like her pastor father to go. In a heart-wrenching and equally scathing open letter…

Amid all the maneuvering and hand-wringing ahead of a possible government shutdown at midnight Monday, one thing remains clear: House Republicans are continuing to grapple unsuccessfully with what it means to be a governing party. Read More

Comedian Chris Paul finds the funny in today’s trending headlines.

  Sybil Wilkes gives you the latest news in Black America and beyond.