Blog Posts Related to the African American Community

Health and Human Services Cabinet Secretary, Kathleen Sebelius, and Secretary of Education, Arne Duncan, discuss the Affordable Care Act and how it protects America's graduating students.

The Obama Administration releases a new source of data, Health Reform: Results in Your State, to show how the Affordable Care Act's benefits and protections are helping Americans across the country.

The theme for this year’s African American History Month is “Black Women in American Culture and History.” As the month continues, we begin our series highlighting influential African American women from across the Obama Administration, such as Dru Ealons, the Director of the Office of Public Engagement at the Environmental Protection Agency.

The White House continues its celebration of African American women during African American History month with a briefing for members of the national non-profit organization, Mocha Moms.

The theme for this year’s African American History Month is “Black Women in American Culture and History.” As the month continues, we begin our series highlighting influential African American women from across the Obama Administration.

John Silvanus Wilson, Jr., Executive Director of the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities, discusses the importance of HBCU's in our community.

On Wednesday, February 22, President Obama with deliver remarks at the Smithsonian Museum groundbreaking ceremony.

The President's 2013 Budget will construct an economy that is built to last and provide security for African American families.

First Lady Michelle Obama releases a video message in honor of African American History Month.

James Albino, Senior Program Manager for the Office of National AIDS Policy, speaks with three people who are helping to lead the response to HIV/AIDS in the African American community.

On Friday, February 3, The White House Business Council, the White House Council on Women and Girls, and the U.S. Small Business Administration are hosting a forum at Barnard College promoting women’s entrepreneurship and job creation in urban areas.

President Obama participates in the first completely-virtual interview from the White House and takes questions submitted by the public.

In the first completely-virtual interview from the White House, President Obama will answer questions that have been submitted by Americans from across the country via YouTube. The virtual event with the President will happen through Google+ Hangouts, a live multi-person video chat.

Cecilia Muñoz, Director of the White House Domestic Policy Council, reminds us that the best way to live up Dr. Martin Luther King's definition of greatness is by serving.