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President Obama Is In Charge But Not at the White House

Let us introduce to you Rear Admiral Stephen Rochon.  He is the White House Chief Usher and he is in charge of the domestic staff. He is the eighth person and the first black person to hold this position. He was appointed the position in 2007 under President George W. Bush after the previous usher retired after [...]

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Grumbling Starts Over Obama’s Cuts In HBCU Funding

On RushmoreDrive.com, blogger Nsenga Burton is pointing out that President Barack Obama is under fire for cutting 85 million dollars in “extra” funding from Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). It seems Obama’s education budget included major spending increases, but didn’t include an extra $85 million that black institutions have received annually for the past two [...]

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World Renowned Professor William R. Rice Passes On at 79

  Because headlines can only be so long, we used “Professor” for the interest of keeping  it under 50 words.  We’re going to attempt to keep it short, but, Professor Rice lived the life of five people. He spoke five different languages:  french, Spanish, Portuguese, german and English.  He taught  in Albany State University’s English department in Mass Communication and Modern Languages [...]

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Is Obama Hypnotizing Us?

This should be one of our “Jokey Jokes,” but it appears that this is a very real and serious slice of documentary that is trying to make the case that President Obama has learned hypnosis techniques to captivate the world.  Sphere: Related Content

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President and Officer at 10 Downing Street Grip For The Moment

You see the President of the U.S. coming your way.  You’re black, he’s black, and you are standing in official duty directly outside 10 Downing Street in service to the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.   What do you do?  You make eye contact, smile and give him a firm grip!  That’s right, protocol be [...]

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Oscar De La Renta Talks Smack About the First Lady’s Wardrobe

  Once again, someone has to weigh in on the wardrobe and/or style of the First Lady.  This time it’s the international fashion mogul Oscar de la Renta.  The classic fashion designer has expressed his opinion on Mrs. Obama’s wardrobe during the G20 conference with Queen Elizabeth, saying that she should’ve took it up notch.  He felt [...]

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