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After four (five, six, etc.) years of college, students at Morehouse College had to tackle one more obstacle at graduation today: the rain. President Barack Obama, who address the historically black college as Commencement speaker, jokingly told students the unavoidable truth. “I also have to say you all are going to get wet,” Obama said at graduation. “I would be out there [...]

Last night President Barack Obama as at the annual White House Correspondents’ Dinner.

Come Celebrate the Inauguration of President Barack Obama with The HBCU Buzz Show and rest of the Blis.FM Team!    Semi Formal Affair (strictly enforced) Historic 2nd Inauguration of our President in the Nation’s Capitol at the North Hall at Eastern Market. Come enjoy great drinks, music, and networking  at the safe and upscale North Hall at Eastern Market.  Open Bar from 9 [...]

Surviving slavery, segregation and discrimination has forged a special pride in African-Americans. Now some are saying this hard-earned pride has become prejudice in the form of blind loyalty to President Barack Obama. Are black people supporting Obama mainly because he’s black? If race is just one factor in blacks’ support of Obama, does that make them racist? Can blacks’ support [...]

Delawareans got their chance to listen to President Barak Obama and former Gov. Mitt Romney argue their platforms directly to each other in the first of three televised presidential debates Wednesday. The debate, which focused on the economy, health care and government’s role in people’s lives, were supposed to give people a view of the two men vying for the [...]

Citizens across America have different reasons to vote in the presidential election, students at Albany State University are no exception. “Federal aid is one of the issues that for me as a student, is very big”, said ASU junior Brandon Nelson. Other students say they’re concerned about the job market after they graduate. The student government association is trying to [...]

A proclamation by the President of the United States of America: The founders of our Nation’s first colleges and universities for African Americans shared a fundamental belief that, with the right education, all people can overcome barriers of injustice to achieve their fullest potential. These pioneers understood that education means emancipation – a path to freedom, independence, and success. More [...]

Democratic officials are moving President Barack Obama’s convention speech Thursday indoors because of the possibility of severe weather. Obama had planned to accept his party’s nomination in an outdoor football stadium before a crowd of up to 74,000 people. But Obama officials said forecasters have predicted severe thunderstorms Thursday in the 9 p.m. to 10 p.m. hour, raising concerns about [...]

Seemingly racist tweets by an employee of the Puerto-Rican government have stirred controversy across the nation. According to the Associated Press, Heidi Wys sent tweets to President Obama regarding the first lady’s birthday: “Who cares” and “Take her to Burger King buy her a sundae with double banana, take her to your homeland, Kenya.” Wys, who currently serves as the [...]

American citizens have been protesters for change for decades. From the rallies against the inclusion of Americans in the Vietnam War to the marches throughout Georgia and the entire U.S. to  prevent the execution of Troy Davis, protesting is as common among citizens as their love for apple pie and baseball.  Struggling against the establishment is normal for those who [...]

College presidents from predominantly black institutions across the country gathered in the nation’s capital Monday for a conference commemorating National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week. The two-day conference, titled “HBCUs: Engaging the World Anew,” began just days after President Barack Obama signed a proclamation making official the designation for the week of September 18-24. It’s part of a White [...]