Barack Obama News

In a recent PBS special, Audra McDonald took center stage at Lincoln Center's Avery Fisher Hall with 'Audra McDonald In Concert: Go Back Home.' At this special gala concert, the five-time Tony Award winner shined a light on her favorite music, including songs from a wide range of musical theater composers featured on her highly anticipated new recording, Go Back Home (Nonesuch), her first solo album in seven years. An extended version of 'Audra McDonald In Concert: Go Back Home' will air again on PBS stations on August 30 at 9pm and September 1 at 1:30pm. (ET) (check local listings).

Ashton Kutcher stopped by NBC's TONIGHT SHOW WITH JAY LENO this week to discuss his upcoming film biopic 'Jobs.' Check out clips from the appearance below!

From Luke Marusiak, author of 'Marx & Ford' and 'Loud & Clear,' comes Fear & Hope, the latest installment to the 'Good Fight Series.' This arresting work of literature, a treasure trove of history and wisdom in its own right, tells a story of three youths who come of age in disastrous decline and, through their choices, push on their destinies and change them against all odds.

On last night's THE COLBERT REPORT on Comedy Central, the Prince of Wails is born, George Zimmerman helps a family in need, Barack Obama empathizes with black men, and poet Kenneth Goldsmith revisits seven U.S. tragedies. Below, check out highlights of the July 23 broadcast!

The InterContinental Hotels & Resorts brand and members of Le Club des Chefs de Chefs (C.C.C.) the organization of chefs to the world's Heads of State are in New York serving the city's hungry dishes that are literally fit for a king. Engaging in "diplomacy through gastronomy", 20 personal chefs of the world's presidents, prime ministers, kings, queens and princes are partnering with the InterContinental New York Barclay Hotel's Executive Chef Serge Devesa and City Harvest to serve lunch to more than 200 New Yorkers in need at the Xavier Mission, located at 55 W 15th Street in New York on Saturday, July 27.

Shepard Fairey-designed 'CREATE YOUR FUTURE' billboards & bus wraps throughout LApromote the importance of creative thinking in schools.

Imagine 'Meet the Press' crashed into 'The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson.' The end result would be The Skinny with Peter DeGiglio, a comedy news talk show that tackles a new hot button sociopolitical issue each month; often ripped right from the headlines. This month's show features comedian Ike Ufomadu as president Barack Obama and Dr. Alice Marwik, professor of Media, Culture and Communications at Fordham University.

After selling out her show at The Fox Theatre in March 2012, Aretha Franklin is coming back to Atlanta to do it again on Saturday, September 21st at 8 pm! Tickets start at $59 and will go on sale this Friday, July 26 and can be purchased at www.FoxAtlTix.com, by calling 855-ATL-TIXX or by visiting the Fox Theatre Box Office.

Winner of Best Documentary at both the San Francisco Dance Film Festival and the Dance Camera West Festival in Los Angeles, Dancing at Jacob's Pillow: Never Stand Still will have its television premiere on THIRTEEN's Great Performances

Groundbreaking actor, singer, dancer, author and educator Rita Moreno has been named the 50th recipient of SAG-AFTRA's highest tribute - the SAG Life Achievement Award for career achievement and humanitarian accomplishment.

Internationally revered DJ Cassidy has announced plans to release his debut album via Columbia Records

Trayvon Martin's parents, Sybrina Fulton and Tracy Martin appeared on CBS THIS MORNING just days after George Zimmerman was found acquitted of murder in the shooting death of their son.

Offering hope in the midst of life's storms proves to be a central theme for Natalie Grant (http://nataliegrant.com/), a Grammy-nominated, five-time Dove Award winning Female Artist of the Year, who is set to release the highly anticipated album, Hurricane on October 15, 2013 from Curb Records. Within hours of its release in May, the lead single, 'Hurricane' hit number one on iTunes (http://bit.ly/Hurricane1), and exploded onto the Billboard and MediaBase charts, making it the fastest rising single of her career. The record-breaking success of the single proves quite an accomplishment for one of the most successful crossover artists in gospel music who has maintained a strong foothold as a top selling icon in the industry.

Everybody knows a lawyer joke or two, but what's not as well known is the effect of the legal mind on the U.S. presidency. That's a problem, author Albert Lebowitz points out in his new book, because 27 of the 44 presidents since the nation's founding have been lawyers. For instance, although hundreds of books and articles have been written about Bill Clinton and Barack Obama, little emphasis has been placed on both of them earning degrees from Ivy League law schools, being constitutional law professors and having wives who also graduated from Ivy League law schools and practiced law.

Earlier today, President Barack Obama presented the National Medal of Arts in conjunction with the National Humanities Medals. The medals were presented by the President during an East Room ceremony at the White House. The National Medal of Arts is a White House initiative managed by the National Endowment for the Arts. Each year, the NEA organizes and oversees the National Medal of Arts nomination process and notifies the artists of their selection to receive a medal, the nation's highest honor for artistic excellence.

BROADWAY CARES/EQUITY FIGHTS AIDS announced today that CHITA: A LEGENDARY CELEBRATION has found its Broadway home. The star-studded benefit concert celebrating and starring the legendary Chita Rivera will play the August Wilson Theatre (245 West 52 Street, New York City) at 8 pm on Monday, October 7, 2013. The one-night only performance in honor of Rivera's 80th birthday will be produced by and benefit Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS.

TV One, which entertains, informs and inspires Black adult viewers, has announced the creation of News One Now, a live one-hour, weekday morning news program slated to premiere September 2013.

On Wednesday, July 10, 2013, at 1:30 p.m., President Barack Obama will present the National Medal of Arts in conjunction with the National Humanities Medals. The medals will be presented by the President during an East Room ceremony at the White House. First Lady Michelle Obama will also be in attendance. The National Medal of Arts is a White House initiative managed by the National Endowment for the Arts. Each year, the NEA organizes and oversees the National Medal of Arts nomination process and notifies the artists of their selection to receive a medal, the nation's highest honor for artistic excellence.

Princess X is releasing her new single 'FREE' today, July 4th, U.S. Independence Day 2013. The song is a follow-up on the success of '(Gimme All) Ring My Bell'

Tonight, July 3, 2013, SummerStage presents 'Forewords', a tribute to Sekou Sundiata: A Conversation and Poetry Reading with members of THE NUYORICAN POETS CAFE. $15 at Central Park, Manhattan. Showtime: 5:00pm - 6:00pm.