Since taking office, President Obama has signaled that the United States wants to improve relations with the powerhouse nations of East Asia, and he'll put his personal imprint on that when he travels to the region for the first time this week. ...more

November 9, 2009

Thank you to Representative Castor for having the stamina to stand up to those ignorant opponents of health care insurance reform. ...more

September 6, 2009

Record-breaking rapper Flo Rida rolls through his home state. ...more

March 3, 2009

Two hundred years after his birth, what is the legacy of Abraham Lincoln? ...more

February 28, 2009

In the past month, we witnessed the inauguration of our first African-American president and also saw Mike Tomlin of the Pittsburgh Steelers become the second African-American head coach to lead his team to a Super Bowl win. The fact that there was very little talk of Tomlin's race in the week leading up to the game suggests just how much progress has been made in terms of black men in leadership positions in the NFL. ...more

February 22, 2009

The Mall in Washington, D.C., was an amazing sight Tuesday. Millions of people crammed together, some hopelessly far away from President Barack Obama's swearing-in ceremony and inaugural speech. But they didn't care; those who attended were there to be a part of history, and to hope for better times in our country. ...more

January 21, 2009

Somber yet optimistic, Barack Obama was sworn in Tuesday as the nation's first African-American president, declaring it time for Americans to "pick ourselves up, dust ourselves off, and begin the work of remaking America." ...more

January 21, 2009

A world made weary by war, recession, joblessness and fear shed its collective burden today to celebrate the arrival of a new American president. Bulls and goats were slaughtered for feasts in Kenya and caterers prepped for black-tie balls in the capitals of Europe. ...more

January 20, 2009

The slender man with the odd name, the charismatic senator with the soaring rhetoric, will make history Tuesday. ...more

January 18, 2009

Gov. Charlie Crist will be among Florida public officials headed to the nation's capital to attend Barack Obama's inauguration Jan. 20. ...more

January 10, 2009