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President Obama laid out his administrative plan for the United States in the state-of-the-union address last  week and was succinct in directing much of his statement at Congress. Citing a need for action from Congress to help stimulate the economy by improving the employment outlook for the upcoming year, Obama chastised the legislature for "do-nothing" obstructionism and instructed them to "send me a bill."

During the 2008 presidential campaign, Barack Obama enjoyed considerable support from the African-American community, and that certainly included Hollywood. But expectations are lower this time, and there are real questions as to whether or not African-Americans in Hollywood will step up for him again.

Johnny Otis and Etta James were joined in life and now only a few days 
apart they are together in death. Otis, 90, of Greek ancestry but by
 choice black and who discovered James, died last Tuesday, Jan. 17 in 
Los Angeles. James, 73, whose recording of “At Last” brought her
 everlasting fame, died on Friday, Jan. 20 in Riverside, California, 
after suffering with leukemia.

President Obama has called the nation’s community colleges “an essential part of our recovery in the present and our prosperity in the future." However, the vexing predicament facing the close to 1,600 community colleges nationwide is a thorny one that doesn’t look to get any less tangled in the near future as funding shortfalls from state budgets come at a time when many schools across the country are experiencing skyrocketing applications and record enrollments.

This Sunday will mark the 10th anniversary of the September 11th terrorist attacks on New York, a fact that was apparently not lost on New York Governor Andrew Cuomo on Wednesday as the Empire State Development Corp. (ESD), the state’s chief economic development agency, announced that it was awarding $17 million in Community and Cultural Enhancement Fund grants to 38 community and cultural initiatives in Lower Manhattan.

In 1963, at an American University commencement address, President John F. Kennedy said, “If we cannot now end our differences, at least we can help make the world safe for diversity." Now, almost a half century later, and on the eve of the dedication of the MLK Jr. Memorial on the Nat'l Mall in Washington, a new report released Wednesday suggests we may have taken a monumental step towards achieving both men’s vision in the last decade.



An attorney for Thomas More said the center expects to appeal. It could ask for the full circuit court to review the case or go on to the U.S. Supreme Court. The 16-seat 6th Circuit has one vacancy.

The Obama administration is telling American automakers that it would like cars and light trucks to average 56.2 miles per gallon by 2025 — a boost to fuel economy that would save consumers money at the pump and help with global warming but drive up the cost of automobiles.

Call him the Digital Candidate: President Barack Obama is asking supporters to use Facebook to declare "I'm In!" for his re-election campaign and is using Twitter to personally blast out messages to his nearly 9 million followers.