Today will be another great day in Philly, the city of brotherly love and sisterly affection. The 106th NAACP Convention continues at the Pennsylvania Convention Center! This afternoon President Barack Obama will attend the convention to address civil rights, education, his ideas for reforming the criminal justice system and more. Tomorrow, former President Bill Clinton […]
On Tuesday, President Barack Obama is scheduled to deliver the keynote speech at the Annual NAACP Convention, marking the second time he has spoken to…
Happy 17th Birthday to Malia Obama. Malia was born on July 4, 1998 in Chicago, Illinois as Malia Ann Obama. Malia is the oldest daughter of President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama. Go to www.facebook.com/praisephilly and wish her a happy birthday! “Like” me on Facebook at www.facebook.com/theangelofinspiration or follow me on Twitter @cecemcghee. […]
In recent months, a number of Republicans across the nation have shown support for criminal justice reform as a result of the millions of dollars…
Friends, family and loved ones will gather early Friday afternoon to pay their last respects to South Carolina State Senator Clementa Pinckney. Pinckney, one of nine killed in the June 17 shooting at Charleston’s Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church, was also the pastor of the storied African American house of worship. This week, thousands of people […]
Source: Hulton Archive / Getty[photo of World War One Croix de Guerre winners] At the outbreak of World War One, in 1914 and 1915, equal rights for African Americans in the United States were basically nonexistent. The South was in the grips of Jim Crow laws and in the rest of the country de facto […]
After 6 years, President Barack Obama got his own Twitter account on Monday! His Twitter name is POTUS and it’s a verified account. In only 6 hours, President Obama’s @POTUS account drew more than a million followers. And I was one of them! Check out more about President Obama’s Twitter account at http://tinyurl.com/kpmqpm2. “Like” me […]
A pistol-packing sister who, in her lifetime, was hunted as a criminal in the South, served as a cook, spy and nurse during the Civil War, and led over 200 slaves to freedom is now the front-runner to be the first woman, and first African American, to appear on a US twenty dollar bill. The […]
In a special video message, President Obama offered his warmest wishes to people across the country and around the world celebrating the Easter and Passover…
Weather (Code Blue for our region) Today-Sunny High: 21 Wind Chill: Near 10 Valentine’s Day: Blinding snow squalls and crashing temps. Expect a quick 1 to 3 inches of snow to start falling in Philly after 6pm. High: 36 Low: 13 Sunday–Dangerously cold with wind gusts up to 50+mph, Partly Sunny High: 19 Low: 2 […]
New Report says Bobby Brown Refuses to Take Daughter Off Life Support http://blackchristiannews.com/?p=97263 FDA approves breakthrough breast cancer drug at http://tinyurl.com/off3yvt. White House outlines new national security strategy at http://nbcnews.to/16NNOKM. More than 30 local Radio Shack stores set for closure after bankruptcy filing at http://dlvr.it/8QjXjc. Funerals Begin Today For Those Involved In The New York […]
President Barack Obama Proposes His Budget Today! Today President Barack Obama will propose his $3.99 trillion budget, which includes free community college, money for genetic testing and more! Chicago’s History Making Snowstorm! Flights and schools were canceled today from Chicago to Detroit because of the big snowstorm. 18 inches fell in Chi-Town, making it the […]
