March 7 marks the 50-year anniversary of what is commonly referred to as “Bloody Sunday.” A group of peaceful, civil rights activists made the 50-mile march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama to advocate for equal voting rights. They were beaten, gassed, and some were killed in conjunction with the march that ultimately led to the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. … [Read more...]
President Obama Turns One Chicago Neighborhood Into a National Monument
On Thursday, President Barack Obama turned a historic South Side neighborhood in Chicago into a national monument. The Pullman National Monument is a neighborhood where African-American railroad workers won a significant labor agreement in the 1930's. The neighborhood was built by industrialist George Pullman, for workers to manufacture luxurious railroad sleeping cars. … [Read more...]
GAME CHANGER: President Obama Proposes 2 Years of Community College for Free! Video Inside!
Every year, we can expect the President of the United States to address the nation during the annual State of the Union address. However, we think this year's address may be the biggest to date. In a promo video for the speech, President Obama announced that he will be proposing that 2 years of community college be free "to anyone who's willing to work for it." Recording the … [Read more...]
President Obama Makes Announcement About My Brother’s Keeper
On Monday, President Obama announced new developments with his initiative, "My Brother's Keeper." During his announcement he shared that leaders at 60 of the nation's largest public school systems have committed to expanding access to better preschools and advanced classes for minority boys. These leaders are also committed to preventing expulsions, suspensions and grade … [Read more...]
Black Men Urge President Obama to Reconsider My Brother’s Keeper
Over 200 Black men wrote a letter to President Obama, expressing that the vision for his My Brother’s Keeper initiative may be shortsighted because of its exclusion of women and girls. In the letter at African American Policy Forum they respectfully urge President Obama to consider including women and girls as part of the initiative for a number of reasons. “We write as … [Read more...]
Obama Administration Launches “My Brothers Keeper” Initiative For Young Men of Color
Last Thursday, the Obama administration officially announced the launch of a new initiative designed to help young men of color – a group disproportionately affected by imprisonment and poverty – reach their true potential. Through the “My Brother’s Keeper” initiative companies and foundations will come together to offer support to this particular population. According to … [Read more...]
Money Monday: President Obama to Highlight Income Inequality in State of the Union Address
The world's 85 richest people control as much wealth as the poorest 50% of the population. That's according to an Oxfam report released earlier this week. In more striking terms, less than 100 people on the face of the planet own the same amount of wealth as the poorest 3.5 billion people. It's this rising income inequality that has many expressing concern. Pope Francis has … [Read more...]
What if Your Spouse Created Obamacare? Supporting Your Spouse Through the Storms
I remember growing up as a kid in the 70‘s, listening to adults talk about people they worked with or had a bad experience with. They would talk about how incompetent that person is, or how mean they are, lots of labels, lots of determination about who and what the person was. And I always wondered...“How does that person’s spouse feel about them?”, “I wonder if they know they … [Read more...]
Is It Ever Appropriate for Your Spouse to Compliment a Person of the Opposite Sex?
Recently, President Obama has been in the hot seat for comments that he made about California Attorney General, Kalama Harris. On last Thursday, during a Democratic National Committee fundraising lunch in Atherton, Calif., he said: "She’s brilliant and she’s dedicated, she’s tough," Obama said of the California attorney general. "She also happens to be, by far, the … [Read more...]
5 Ways the Affordable Care Act Benefits Black Families
Yesterday, I had the distinct honor of attending a White House briefing on behalf of Black and Married with Kids, to discuss the Affordable Care Act and the significance it has specifically to the African American community. I didn’t realize how much I was missing or just didn’t know altogether about the ACA. And if many of you are like me, you’re missing out on a lot of facts … [Read more...]
Are We Failing Our Future Fathers?
Today's black fathers continue to be under the microscope. It's easy to look at the state of our nation’s youth and young adults and wonder how different the world would be if more fathers were there. This weekend while speaking at Hyde Park Academy in Chicago, President Obama spoke on fathers. "For a lot of young boys and young men in particular, they don’t see an example of … [Read more...]
The President Wants to Hear From You
Will you be watching the State of the Union this evening? According to The White House Blog, tonight at 9:00 p.m. ET President Obama will deliver his annual State of the Union Address. With so many prevalent issues including gun control, a topic widely discussed here on BMWK, many of us are anxious to see what our President has to say. Thanks to modern day technology viewers … [Read more...]
Celeb Marriage Scene: Black Stars are Lighting Up the Airwaves this Winter
Lifetime is giving shine to many of Hollywood’s married leading ladies in February. “Betty and Coretta,” the new Lifetime original biopic starring Angela Bassett and Mary J. Blige, will premiere on the network during Black History Month. Bassett plays Coretta Scott King and Blige plays wife of Malcolm X, Betty Shabazz, in the film which focuses on the bond shared by the two … [Read more...]
President Obama Chooses Medgar Evers’ Widow to Deliver Invocation
We are a couple weeks away from the inauguration of President Obama's second term in office. The last inauguration in 2009 brought record numbers of attendees to see the first African American man to be sworn in as President of the United States. This year, the President has chosen to do things a little differently. He has chosen Myrlie Evers-Williams, the widow of slain civil … [Read more...]
President Obama Is Time Magazine’s Person of the Year 2012
President Obama has had quite a busy year, and it has not gone unnoticed. For the second time, the POTUS has been chosen as Time magazine's Person of the Year. The first time he received this honor was in 2008, after winning an election that will forever go down in history, as he became the first African-American president. Reasons for him returning this year also relate to … [Read more...]