Former President Barack Obama gave his DNC speech from the Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia. Obama stressed Joe Biden’s qualifications and called out President Trump for “treating the presidency” like “one more reality show.”
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Here are Mr. Obama’s remarks in full:
Hi, everybody. Congratulations to H.B.C.U. class of 2020. Michelle and I are so proud of you.
Graduating from college is a big achievement under any circumstances. And so many of you overcame a lot to get here. You navigated challenging classes, and challenges outside the classroom. Many of you had to stretch to afford tuition. And some of you are the first in your families to reach this milestone.
So even if half of this semester was spent at Zoom Univer
Pete SouzaThe Obama Presidential Center is currently in its beginning stages in Chicago and will be located in Jackson Park on the Southside of Chicago, near the University of Chicago.
According to Obama.Org, The Obama Presidential Center will consist of four main buildings on its campus, including a museum, a library, a forum for people of different backgrounds to come together for programming, and a plaza serving as a public space for events of many different natures.
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Former President Barack Obama on Saturday said he was “proud” of his former African American administration staffers after 148 of them co-signed a Washington Post op-ed this weekend condemning President Donald Trump and his administration for “poisoning” our “democracy.”
“I’ve always been proud of what this team accomplished during my administration. But more than what we did, I’m proud of how they’re continuing to fight for an America that’s better,” Obama tweeted, alongside a link to the ar
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Former President Barack Obama eulogized Sen. John McCain as a feisty, irreverent and principled patriot who fought for what he believed in.
“We come to celebrate an extraordinary man — a warrior, a statesman, a patriot,” Obama said.
Obama recalled McCain calling earlier this year, asking the former president to speak at the event after his death. It was a “precious and singular honor.” And it was a move that Obama said showed McCain’s sense of humor.
“What better way to get the last laugh than
There was Shonda Rhimes. Then it was Ryan Murphy. Now? Barack Obama is heading to Netflix.
Former president Barack Obama and Michelle Obama have signed a multi-year agreement with Netflix to produce films and series, Netflix announced in a press release. Yes, your new favorite show may be executive produced by Obamas.
“One of the simple joys of our time in public service was getting to meet so many fascinating people from all walks of life, and to help them share their experiences with a wider
The Obamas may soon secure the bag at Netflix!
Barack and Michelle Obama are in talks to start developing “high-profile” shows for the streaming service, The New York Times reported. The proposed deal, though reportedly not final yet, would allow the former first couple to call some major shots on the platform. They would be able to provide exclusive content to Netflix’s 118 million subscribers across the globe. Yes, they may be taking a seat at the table again.
But what kind of shows could we
“The shards that cut me the deepest were the ones that intended to cut.”
Michelle Obama has opened up in front of a crowd of about 8,500 at the Women’s Foundation of Colorado’s 30th anniversary event in Denver about her experience as America’s first black first lady.
Obama spoke about smashing the glass ceiling as she was interviewed Tuesday by WFCO President and CEO Lauren Casteel at the Pepsi Center ― the same venue where she addressed thousands at the 2008 Demo
The Trump administration announced last night that it is cancelling an Obama-era policy to allow millions of illegal-immigrant parents of children born in the United States to stay in the country.
The 2014 policy, known as DAPA, for Deferred Action for Parents of Americans and Lawful Permanent Residents, aimed to help the families of so-called “dreamer” children stay together free from the threat of deportation.
It was never implemented after 26 states successfully sued in a Texas federal dis
As President Obama prepares to hand over the keys to the White House to the next POTUS, he is looking forward to more simple problems, like his two daughters starting to date.
Obama spoke to the Raleigh, North Carolina radio station WDCG about both Malia and Sasha have started "ditching" family dinners to hang out with friends, and possibly, with boys.
President Barack Obama is receiving a lot of heat following The President and the Peopletown hall that broadcast across all of the Disney networks on Thursday night.
Erica Garner, daughter of Eric Garner – the man killed by an illegal chokehold in 2014 – expressed her disappointment with the town hall on race via social media. In one posting on Twitter, Garner said, “I was upset because ABC lied and used me, my pain, and suffering for ratings.”
Roland Martin, host of NewsOne Now, called the
Google apologized on Tuesday after a Washington Post reader discovered that typing “n****r house” in the global view of Google Maps returned results for the White House. If users search for “n****r king” in the Washington, D.C. view, Google Maps zooms in on the same location in what appears a racial slur directed at President Barack Obama.
The company issued a statement on Tuesday, apologizing for any offense the results may have caused, saying the company is “working to fix this issue quick
