President Obama

Apr 18 2011

Obama to visit country next month

Rev. Jesse Jackson last month met with Ireland Prime Minister Enda Kenny at the Office of the Taoiseach (Prime Minister's Office) in Leinster House. Rev. Jackson met with the Prime Minister for a wide ranging discussion on both domestic and international affairs. They discussed the reconciliation efforts in Northern Ireland, following on Rev. Jackson's visit to Belfast and Derry; and the plight of Ireland's Traveller's community—indigenous people who face discrimination in all aspects of Ireland's life.

Mar 17 2011

The speaker seems to be all talk and no walk

In a recent press conference addressing rising gas prices, House Speaker John Boehner, joined by Energy and Commerce Chairman Fred Upton and Natural Resources Chairman Doc Hastings, launched the American Energy Initiative in order to decrease the cost of gas by expanding domestic energy production to create jobs in America and lower energy costs. In my opinion, the most significant portion of the American Energy Initiative is the part that deals with job creation.

Mar 10 2011

Preparing the next generation of scientists and engineers

 “Half a century ago, when the Soviets beat us into space with the launch of a satellite called Sputnik, we had no idea how we would beat them to the moon. The science wasn’t even there yet. NASA didn’t exist. But after investing in better research and education, we didn’t just surpass the Soviets; we unleashed a wave of innovation that created new industries and millions of new jobs. This is our generation’s Sputnik moment.”
—President Barack Obama
2011 State of the Union address

Anthony Asadullah Samad, Ph.D.  |   OW Contributing Columnist
Feb 3 2011

Between the Lines

President Barack Obama’s second State of the Union address last week offered us a glowing reminder of why we elected him the 44th President of these dis-United States. In a remarkable display of reason, logic, results and, yes, hope, all wrapped up into one, President Obama disarmed a cynical Congress even with its new hostile majority in the House.

David L. Horne, Ph.D.  |   OW Contributing Columnist
Jan 27 2011

Practical Politics

The president was presidential. He stood before a packed room of Democrats and Republicans sitting together; of elders, poor people, the elite, the military, gays, Latinos, the disabled, Asian Americans, Black Americans, White Americans, etc. The president stood tall among them all and well represented the America to which he was elected to lead.

Across Black America

Here’s a look at African American people and issues making headlines throughout the country.
 

Alabama
Freeman A. Hrabowski, president of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, will address the annual African American Business Council luncheon on June 28. Hrabowski, who is chairman of President Barack Obama’s Advisory Commission on Education Excellence for African Americans, has a national reputation for his work studying the performance of minority students in math and science. Hrabowski, named one of the 10 best college presidents in the country by Time magazine, was a child leader in the Civil Rights Movement in Birmingham in the 1960s.
 

Arkansas
The Liberty Counsel filed a motion and a brief in United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas seeking to intervene on behalf of a Concepts of Life crisis pregnancy center to defend against a suit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union and the Center for Reproductive Rights. The groups seek to impose a permanent injunction before the Human Heartbeat Protection Act goes into effect July 18. Liberty Counsel also filed a brief opposing the ACLU’s request for an injunction. The “Heartbeat” bill states that when a woman seeks an abortion at or after the 12th week, doctors must test for a fetal heartbeat before an abortion is performed and inform the pregnant mother that the child in her womb has a heartbeat. If a heartbeat is detected, a woman cannot have an abortion, except in cases of rape, incest, and if a mother’s life is in danger. “As we promised when the legislation was introduced, Liberty Counsel will defend this law without reservation for the people of Arkansas, born and pre-born,” said Matt Staver, founder and chairman of Liberty Counsel. “No right is more foundational than the right to life. Without life, all other rights are irrelevant,” concluded Staver.