MANDEL NGAN/GETTY IMAGES President Barack Obama says freedom isn’t something that just happens, but must be nurtured and defended every single day. Obama says it’s important that people remember what a “miracle” America is and how lucky they are that others willingly took up arms generations ago to fight for independence. Obama commented at the […]
*Vivica A. Fox has joined the cast of “Independence Day 2″ to reprise her role as Jasmine Dubrow from the 1996 original. Jeff Goldblum, Liam…
More than 40 years ago, both political parties (Democratic and Republicans) made strategic decisions that are still being felt today. In the 1960s, the Republican Party formally adopted the “Southern Strategy.” The Southern Strategy was a deliberate strategy by the Republican Party of the 1960s concocted to win elections in Southern states by exploiting anti-Black […]
While the “Star Spangled Banner,” America’s national anthem, has been sung for nearly two centuries, many African-Americans throughout the years sang a different tune. “Lift Every Every Voice And Sing,” a poem written by literary pioneer James Weldon Johnson, is often dubbed “The Black National Anthem.” The poem was originally performed in honor of Abraham […]
Black Americans have sung many songs about America — some about both the faith that our dark past has taught us, some about the hope that the present has brought us, and some about the hopelessness that still reigns for many of us. Here, to celebrate Independence Day, are just a few. 10. Lupe Fiasco […]
