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Former President Barack Obama Breaks His Silence on Mass Shootings , While Trump Sends His Condolences to Toledo Instead of Dayton, OH in His Speech
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Former President Barack Obama Breaks His Silence on Mass Shootings , While Trump Sends His Condolences to Toledo Instead of Dayton, OH in His Speech

Sentinel News WireAugust 5, 2019

Today in a teleprompter read speech Trump referred to Toledo, when addressing the senseless massacres this weekend in Dayton, Ohio and El Paso, Texas. None of the tragedies happened in Toledo.   Meanwhile, former President Obama who generally remains silent spoke out on the tragedies. “We should soundly reject language coming out of the mouths of any of our leaders that feeds a climate of fear and hatred or normalizes racist sentiments; leaders who demonize those who don’t look like us, or suggest that other people, including immigrants, threaten our way of life, or refer to other people as sub-human, or

DNC and Barack Obama Announce the “Democratic Unity Fund” ahead of a Heated Democratic Primary
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DNC and Barack Obama Announce the “Democratic Unity Fund” ahead of a Heated Democratic Primary

Sentinel News WireMay 28, 2019

As the crowded group of Democratic candidates bid for the  presidential nomination, the party is preparing for unity. With the support of President Barack Obama who has not endorsed a candidate at this time, the DNC has launched the Democratic Unity Fund. The focus on Democratic unity follows the drama in the 2016 Democratic primary, when supporters of  Sen. Bernie Sanders accused the DNC of being biased in favor of Hillary Clinton winning the nomination. More than 20 Democrats are seeking the party’s nomination for president in 2020. Obama write in a letter to supporters: “The Democratic Unity Fund is a promise that

South L.A. Celebrates Barack Obama Boulevard
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South L.A. Celebrates Barack Obama Boulevard

Cora Jackson-Fossett Staff WriterMay 9, 2019

Thousands of people converged on South Los Angeles to witness the renaming of Rodeo Road to President Barack Obama Boulevard. The daylong street festival, highlighted with music, food trucks and vendors, took place May 4, in front of Rancho Cienega Sports Center and Park. The huge gathering revealed the community’s deep affection for the former commander-in-chief as well as recalled the neighborhood’s tremendous reception to then-presidential candidate Obama’s 2007 rally at the same site. Community involvement played a critical role in the renaming campaign, said City Council President Herb J. Wesson, who noted that it was residents in his 10th

Former President Barack Obama Sends Heartfelt Message Regarding the Burning of Notre Dame
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Former President Barack Obama Sends Heartfelt Message Regarding the Burning of Notre Dame

Sentinel News WireApril 15, 2019

The world is reacting with shock, horror and prayers to the massive fire at the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris. As the flames tore through the 12th-century cathedral, Spain’s prime minister offered France the help of his country in the recovery. The fire is a “catastrophe for France, for Spain and for Europe,” Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez tweeted, adding that the flames are destroying “850 years of history, architecture, painting and sculpture.” U.S. President Donald Trump said the cathedral “might be greater than almost any museum in the world and it’s burning, very badly.” He said the fire, which

WATCH: President Barack Obama and Golden State Warriors Stephen Curry Kick off My Brother’s Keeper Summit in Oakland
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WATCH: President Barack Obama and Golden State Warriors Stephen Curry Kick off My Brother’s Keeper Summit in Oakland

Sentinel News WireFebruary 20, 2019

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Former President Barack Obama and Golden State Warriors superstar Stephen Curry told a roomful of minority boys on Tuesday that they matter and urged them to make the world a better place. Obama was in Oakland, California, to mark the fifth anniversary of My Brother’s Keeper, an initiative he launched after the 2012 shooting death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin. The death of the African-American teen sparked protests over racial profiling. The initiative was a call to communities to close opportunity gaps for minority boys, especially African-American, Latino and Native American boys, Obama said to roughly 100