With the recent annihilation of Al-Quida leader Osama Bin Laden, many Americans have felt a bit of relief, while others still believe there is more work to be done in the fight against terrorism. Rapper Lupe Fiasco on the other hand doesn’t feel either. The Chicago-native recording artist stopped by Fox News’ The Bill O’Reilly Factor to explain his recent statement on President Obama and America being the real terrorists. From his point of view, Fiasco doesn’t have a problem w/ the US killing Osama Bin Laden. He just disagrees with the initial reasoning behind the war in Afghanistan. Watch Lupe Fiasco and Bill O’Reilly as they battle it out on live television about the real reason behind US military being in Afghanistan.
What do you think of Lupe’s argument(s)?
Educator, Author and CNN’s go-to Education expert, Dr. Steve Perry has made it his mission to transform the educational experience for all children in America. As a featured segment on Anderson Cooper 360 with “Perry’s Principles” and in his forthcoming novel “Push Has Come to Shove”
Dr. Steve Perry talks with CL’s Felicia Mancini on what grade he gives President Obama to why Hip Hop will help save students.
FELICIA : When did your passion start for education? Did you wake up as a kid and decided that you wanted to be in classrooms in some form or another for your whole life?
DR. PERRY: When I was a little kid, I wanted to play for the Dallas Cowboys. As I got older, I wanted to be a politician. Then I had a couple internships with senators and realized a lot of people were “all talk” and no action and it wasn’t for me. I wanted to be on the front lines. I decided to get a masters in social work from the University of Pennsylvania and became the director of a homeless shelter. However, wanted to prevent people from ending up in homeless in the first place and realized the only way to mitigate poverty is through education so I decided to start a school. Currently, at Capital Prep, where I am the principal, 100% of our seniors graduate and go on to 4 year colleges.
You have worked alongside countless individuals from rappers to politicians to enforce the importance of education for our youth, what do you think is absolutely pivotal to the success of our students?
DR. PERRY: We must believe in kids enough to give them the kind of education that we would want our own children to have. We know how to run successful schools. It’s through engaging the students with compelling curriculum, challenging and supporting them emotionally, intellectually. We can’t get them a hodgepodge, we have to give them the best.
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With Father’s Day just around the corner, President Barack Obama has written and contributed a personal essay to People Magazine’s upcoming weekly issue. In the composition, the father of 2 girls shared a bit about his life without a father and how he has managed to not repeat history and be the father he never had to his two daughters, Malia & Sasha. Peep a snippet of the essay below:
I grew up without a father around. I have certain memories of him taking me to my first jazz concert and giving me my first basketball as a Christmas present. But he left when I was two years old.
And even though my sister and I were lucky enough to be raised by a wonderful mother and caring grandparents, I always felt his absence and wondered what it would have been like if he had been a greater presence in my life. I still do. It is perhaps for this reason that fatherhood is so important to me, and why I’ve tried so hard to be there for my own children. Continue
President Barack Obama and The First Lady Michelle Obama met with newly weds Prince William, Duke of Cambridge and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge at Buckingham Palace earlier today in London, England. 
The Obamas are in the UK for a two day State Visit at the invitation of HM Queen Elizabeth II. During this trip, they will be attending a state banquet at Buckingham Palace and the President will address both houses of parliament at Westminster Hall.
Upon his arrival at the UK, President Obama addressed the tragic natural disaster that occurred in Joplin, Missouri over the weekend, killing at least 116 people:
“The American people are by your side,” Obama said. “We’re going to stay there until every home is repaired, until every neighborhood is rebuilt, until every business is back on its feet.”
The search continues for more survivors amist the rubble. Our condolences go out to everyone affected by the deadly tornado…
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