Parents will need to make sure their kids turn off the TV once in a while, and put away the video games, and start hitting the books.
There are fewer and fewer families who can tell this story today.
The second step we'll take to strengthen families is to ensure that working Americans are not impoverished Americans.
Over the last few decades, fundamental changes in the way we work and live have trapped too many American families between an economy that's...
Today, 54% of all African-American children live in single-parent households, a number that has doubled since 1960.
In the last six years, over 300,000 black males have lost jobs in the manufacturing sector - the highest rate of any ethnic group.
It has not been lost on either Michelle or myself that our family's story has been America's story - a story of opportunity, and possibility...
It's a plan that would remove some of the financial penalties the government currently imposes on married couples, cut out the red tape to e...
Each year at this time we honor and think about the fathers who've been a part of our lives - the examples they've set, the sacrifices they'...
But just as we have individual responsibilities, at the dawn of the 21st century we also have a collective responsibility to strengthen that...
But he told us that of everything that's out there, his biggest dream is to someday stand in the front yard of his own home with his wife an...
So, for those Americans who have been searching unsuccessfully for employment, I will invest $50 million in programs that will place willing...
The jobs that remain pay less and offer fewer benefits, as employers have succeeded in busting up unions and cutting back on health care and...
We know that to fill these jobs, we'll also have to get serious about educating our workforce for the 21st century.
None of this agenda will happen overnight, nor will it be easy to get done. But then again, America's story hasn't been all that easy itself...
And instead of waiting every ten years for Congress to fight over raising the minimum wage, I will finally make the minimum wage a living wa...
I don't know about you, but I'm tired of hearing that town tell us we can't.
He began to find comfort in his faith, and when he left jail, he moved in with an aunt who expected him to behave well and study hard. And h...
