The city of Los Angeles is naming a street after former president Barack Obama. Mayor Eric Garcetti said on Twitter this week that the City Council voted to change Rodeo Road to Obama Boulevard. He said the new name will be a reminder to residents and visitors of Obama's legacy. Rodeo Road is located near the city's Rancho Cienga Park in an area known as "president's row" because of its numerous streets named after presidents. #BarackObama #LosAngelesNews #BlackNews

The chief White House usher is out of a job. Reports say Angella Reid was fired. Reid was the first woman and the second African American to hold the job. No reason has been given for Reid's ouster. She took the job in 2011 during the Obama administration. The chief usher oversees all activities in the White House residence. Read more via The Washington Post: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2017/05/05/white-house-fires-its-chief-usher-the-first-woman-i

CHICAGO (AP) — President Barack Obama says, "The work of democracy has always been hard, contentious and sometimes bloody," but he says his faith in America has only been strengthened over the past eight years. Obama delivered a farewell address to the nation Tuesday night in Chicago. In less than two weeks, Donald Trump will be sworn in as the new president and Obama will become a private citizen. Video courtesy of NBC News. #BarackObama #PresidentObama #DonaldTrump