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President Obama Donates Nobel Prize Money to Charity:

President Obama today announced the charities that will receive a portion of the $1.4 million award that comes with the Nobel peace prize.

“These organizations do extraordinary work in the United States and abroad helping students, veterans and countless others in need,” said President Obama. “I’m proud to support their work.”

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President Obama Re-establishes President’s Board of Advisors on Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Announces Members:

President Obama also announced his intent to appoint the following individuals to serve on the President’s Board of Advisors on Historically Black Colleges and Universities:

 

·         William R. Harvey, Chairman, President’s Board of Advisors on Historically Black Colleges and Universities

·         Lawrence S. Bacow, Member, President’s Board of Advisors on Historically Black Colleges and Universities

·         Evelynn M. Hammonds, Member, President’s Board of Advisors on Historically Black Colleges and Universities

·         Beverly Wade Hogan, Member, President’s Board of Advisors on Historically Black Colleges and Universities

·         Edward Lewis, Member, President’s Board of Advisors on Historically Black Colleges and Universities

·         Ronald Mason, Jr., Member, President’s Board of Advisors on Historically Black Colleges and Universities

·         Valerie Mosley, Member, President’s Board of Advisors on Historically Black Colleges and Universities

·         Willie Pearson Jr., Member, President’s Board of Advisors on Historically Black Colleges and Universities

·         Beverly Daniel Tatum, Member, President’s Board of Advisors on Historically Black Colleges and Universities

·         Kenneth Tolson, Member, President’s Board of Advisors on Historically Black Colleges and Universities

·         David Wilson, Member, President’s Board of Advisors on Historically Black Colleges and Universities

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President Obama Signs Executive Order Promoting Excellence, Innovation and Sustainability at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs):
President Barack Obama signed a new executive order today for the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities at the White House.  This event demonstrated the President’s strong appreciation for the historic role these institutions have played in educating our citizens and the Administration’s commitment to assisting HBCUs with accomplishing their mission. Read in Full >>

Guest Editorial: State of the Union Analysis by Jonn Mack:

This year I decided to take a different approach to the State of the Union. Normally, I sit intently in my basement with CNN, typing vigorously on my laptop, and texting other politicos asking them if they heard 'this' or if they saw 'that'. This year I went old school. I decided not to be distracted by CNN’s focus group and there 'Like/Dislike' dials, and listen to the speech on a radio without my “crackberry”.

 

Most people expected this speech to reflect a “new”, more conciliatory President. While to the contrary the President did acknowledge some “political setbacks”, he remained positive - continuing to express his hope for bipartisan support, for middleclass tax cuts, small business tax cuts, tax cuts for families, and increased Pell grants for those in or going to college.

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Guest Editorial: Prepared Remarks of President Barack Obama:
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TGR: A Kinder, More Grateful America:

Ahhh! ‘Hot days in the summertime’ is more than a fleeting thought today. So much has happened since my last column, including the looming debate in Washington and across the nation over health care reform.

 

Racism seems alive and well, but so does black on black crime. Truthfully, I’m not surprised. And as right-wingers fan the flames of discontent with our beloved President Barack Obama over his insistence that all Americans deserve health care, I guess things will only get worst before they get better.

Great news has come this week as it relates to the economy turning around. Unemployment was said to be improving. However, this is the worst American economy ever, and unfortunately, so many people – including our seniors - are feeling the sting and burden in their pocket books.

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TGR: Must Black America Remember Black History in an Obama Era?:
Must black folks in the USA actually remember black history in a particularly poignant fashion today? Yes, in 2009, that is a valid question (a very valid question). Read in Full >>

TGR: The Middle East Question: Give Obama a Chance:
I think at this point somebody ought to be talking about helping people make some money and take care of their families. That would mean a decrease for the weapons industry, but I’m sure they can transition to selling building supplies. In other words, there is plenty of underdevelopment in the Middle East – according to US standards. For example, to begin building could very well create jobs. However, any ideas about such efforts ought come from the people of the Middle East. Read in Full >>

Op/Ed: Obama's Foreign Affairs:
President Barack Obama’s recent foreign trips have generated quite a bit of reaction within our country.  Having studied foreign affairs in graduate school and having done work in other countries, I have a somewhat different take than most Republicans, especially the conservative ones. Read in Full >>