Posts in category Politics

Jamaica KINGSTON —  Jamaica's government has announced a major rethinking of its marijuana laws, including plans to partially decriminalize small amounts of pot and to …

NEW  YORK — For Ruby Dee, acting and activism weren’t contradictory things. They were inseparable, and they were intertwined.

RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. (AP) – Wrapping up a weekend away with his family, U.S. President Barack Obama was returning to Washington Monday faced with an …

SMYRNA, Ga. (AP) — Like an eager date, Leo Smith showed up at Mount Zion First Baptist Church with a bouquet of flowers in hand. …

WASHINGTON (AP) – President Barack Obama is visiting Indian Country for the first time since being elected to the White House, finally getting an in-person …

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – Having handily beaten his GOP challenger, U.S. Sen. Tim Scott is now poised to focus on his general election campaign, one …

HOLLYWOOD — The 28th annual 100 Black Men of America conference is slated for this Thursday through Sunday in Hollywood and the theme of educating …

WASHINGTON — Up to five million Americans struggling to make their monthly student loan payments could find relief under a program President Barack Obama expanded …

WASHINGTON (AP) – President Barack Obama slipped out of the White House for a run to a nearby Starbucks, ahead of the knot of White …

BENOUVILLE, France (AP) – Add another awkward chapter to the long-running story of the tense relationship of President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin. …