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**Update** President Obama spoke at Del Sol High School to announce actions he plans to take to reform the country's immigration policy.  Click here to view. President Obama is set to address the nation Thursday, November 20, to lay out the executive actions he's taking on America's immigration system. Many are expecting that the president will allow illegal immigrants to remain in the U.S. and will assist those wanting a path to citizenship with obtaining citizenship status, "the right way." For many undocumented immigrants, immigration reform is a very real issue; one they hope will be resolved quickly. Protest have occurred across the country from Latino Americans, the demographic immigration reform heavily emphasizes, urging the president to cease the deportation of illegal immigrants. Said Jose Cabellos at a campaign event in 2013, (see at 1:11 video mark here ), "We want comprehensive immigration reform.  Right now families are being ...

The White House announced the 2014 Medal of Freedom award recipients that include the likes of legendary dancer and founder of the Dance Theater of Harlem, Alvin Ailey, American music composer, song writer Stevie Wonder; actress and Academy Award winner Meryll Streep, and news anchor Tom Brokaw. The nominees will be honored at the White House on November 24th. Other nominees include author  Isabel Allende,    James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Michael Schwerner , golf legend and pioneer , Mr. Charles Sifford ;  physicists and scientist  Mildred Dresselhaus , Congressman John Dingell, human rights advocate Ethel Kennedy ; writer and activist Suzan Harjo ,  Abner Mikva, congresswoman  Patsy Takemoto Mink  (R-Hawaii) ; Mexican-born House of Representative and Congressional Hispanic Caucus founder  Edward Roybal   (posthumous);   economist   Robert Solow;   theatre composer Stephen Sondheim ;  award-winning actress, p...

The Wilder Anniversary Committee will commemorate the election of the nation's first popularly elected African-American governor with an educational symposium followed by a formal gala. Wilder, who blazed the trail well before his election as Virginia’s 66th Governor—becoming the first African-American legislator to serve in the State Senate since Reconstruction in 1969 and the first African-American lieutenant governor of the commonwealth in 1985 will be honored. The Wilder Anniversary Gala will be held from 7:00-9:00 p.m. at the Richmond Marriott located at 500 E. Broad Street. For info click here .