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How the Stonewall riot birthed LGBT Pride

How the Stonewall riot birthed LGBT Pride

LGBT Pride Month is celebrated in June in honor of the 1969 Stonewall Riot. President Clinton declared June as Gay and Lesbian Pride Month in 2000. This became LGBT Pride Month under President Obama in 2009. Jun 3, 2017
Why Black music matters

Why Black music matters

Its African American Music Appreciation Month in June. Originally decreed by President Jimmy Carter in 1979, as Black Music Month former President Barack Obama renamed the month. Let us recognize the performers behind this incredible music, which has compelled us to stand up- to dance, to express our faith through song, to march against injustice, and to defend our county and amp;#39;s enduring promise of freedom and opportunity for all, Obama proclaimed.  African American music begins with the spiritual, a religious-themed song sung by slaves as they worked on the plantation fields of the South. Drawing on spirituals, field hollers and work songs, the blues was developed. Nearly all American music today is influenced by the blues: Jazz, Country, Rock. Hip-hop/rap is one of the few American musical styles that is not influenced by the blues but was also pioneered by African Americans.  Jun 1, 2017
Barack Obama warns information bubbles endanger democracy

Barack Obama warns information bubbles endanger democracy

Former US President Barack Obama said on Thursday (May 25) he was concerned about how technology advances had made it easier for people to retreat into our own bubbles. In his first speech in Europe since leaving the White House, he also warned against taking peace and prosperity for granted. May 26, 2017
Barack Obama warns information bubbles endanger democracy

Barack Obama warns information bubbles endanger democracy

Former US President Barack Obama said on Thursday (May 25) he was concerned about how technology advances had made it easier for people to retreat into our own bubbles. In his first speech in Europe since leaving the White House, he also warned against taking peace and prosperity for granted. May 26, 2017
Barack Obama voices hope that Congress will see past party lines

Barack Obama voices hope that Congress will see past party lines

Former U.S. President Barack Obama expressed his fervent hope that members of Congress would look beyond party lines when considering the future of the countrys healthcare system. Obamas remarks at a ceremony in Boston, where he accepted the John F. Kennedy Library Foundations Profile in Courage Award, came days after the Republican-controlled House of Representatives narrowly passed a bill to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act. May 8, 2017
Donald Trump hails new healthcare bill

Donald Trump hails new healthcare bill

The US House of Representatives approved a bill on 4 May to repeal major parts of Obamacare and replace it with a Republican healthcare plan, handing President Donald Trump his biggest legislative victory but setting up a tough fight in the Senate. With the 217-213 vote, Republicans obtained just enough support to push the legislation through the House, sending it to the Senate for consideration. No Democrats voted for the bill. But the effort now faces new hurdles in the Senate, where the Republicans have only a 52-seat majority in the 100-seat chamber and where just a few Republican defections could sink the bill. May 5, 2017
Donald Trump hails new healthcare bill

Donald Trump hails new healthcare bill

The US House of Representatives approved a bill on 4 May to repeal major parts of Obamacare and replace it with a Republican healthcare plan, handing President Donald Trump his biggest legislative victory but setting up a tough fight in the Senate. With the 217-213 vote, Republicans obtained just enough support to push the legislation through the House, sending it to the Senate for consideration. No Democrats voted for the bill. But the effort now faces new hurdles in the Senate, where the Republicans have only a 52-seat majority in the 100-seat chamber and where just a few Republican defections could sink the bill. May 5, 2017
Donald Trump: Get busy, get to work and get the job done

Donald Trump: Get busy, get to work and get the job done

President Trump told the Republican Party to “get the job done” and repeal and replace “the disaster that is Obamacare” during the National Republican Congressional Committee fundraiser on Tuesday night. Trump is trying to win the first major legislative battle of his presidency. Mar 22, 2017
Donald Trump: Get busy, get to work and get the job done

Donald Trump: Get busy, get to work and get the job done

President Trump told the Republican Party to “get the job done” and repeal and replace “the disaster that is Obamacare” during the National Republican Congressional Committee fundraiser on Tuesday night. Trump is trying to win the first major legislative battle of his presidency. Mar 22, 2017
Last-minute Obama-era lead ammunition ban was revoked

Last-minute Obama-era lead ammunition ban was revoked

One of the last actions Barack Obama took during his last full day as president was to quietly enact a ban on lead-based ammunition and fishing tackle to protect birds, animals and fish from lead poisoning. On his first day as secretary of the interior, Ryan Zinke revoked the regulation, saying it “was issued without significant communication, consultation, or coordination with affected stakeholders.” Mar 19, 2017
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