barack obama legacy
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Natasha Rothwell’s Tweets to Donald Trump Are Petty and Perfect
Natasha Rothwell does Twitter phenomenally well. Aside from being the face of one of our favorite memes on Twitter, the Insecure star has tweeted (nearly every day since the 2016 election) that Trump is trash. Do y’all realize the level of commitment it takes to notify 45 (and the world), on the daily that he…
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Barack Obama's Memoir Could Arrive Just in Time to Disrupt Trump's Reelection Campaign
For those eagerly anticipating Barack Obama’s post-White House memoir, you’ll have to wait just a little bit longer. USA Today reports that Publisher Penguin Random House began alerting foreign partners and others about the status of the memoir on Tuesday, and the word on the street is that the book won’t be released until 2020,…
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Leave Malia Obama the Hell Alone and Let Her Enjoy Life (and Facebook)
Malia Obama continues to be photographed minding her black-ass business—this time, the 20-year-old college student was seen drinking out of a bottle of rosé during a weekend spent in Miami with friends. Shudder at the thought of a bottle of rosé being in Miami, which is obviously the epicenter for wholesome good times and mild-mannered…
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Move Over, MLK: Roads, Landmarks, Even Animals Being Named After Barack Obama
Since he left office, Barack Obama hasn’t shied away from continuing to show all the personality that made him so popular. Now he’s being immortalized via road names and landmarks across the country. From USA Today: The nation’s first African-American president need not go far around the country these days to find something that carries…
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Obama Designates 1.35 Million Acres in Utah to Protect Native Lands
In yet another move meant to cement his legacy as an environmental advocate, President Barack Obama recently designated 1.35 million acres of land in Utah for a new national monument, one meant to protect Native lands and precious environmental resources. The Bears Ears National Monument is 1.35 million acres of public land, “redrock country rich…
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President Obama Outlines His Greatest Hits on Twitter
President Barack Obama and his family return to White House from their annual Hawaiian vacation today, but the president still managed to hit his Twitter account on the first day of the New Year. As with the rest of us, the president may realize that he is really looking at his last days in office. For…
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My Son’s Only President: Obama Let Black Children See Their Own Possibilities
This past Halloween, my son Robeson met President Barack Obama face-to-face at Trick or Treat at the White House. Ditching the mask of his Transformers costume, Roby approached Obama with waves and a wide, gapped-tooth smile that exposed his glee inside. While handing presidential candy to Roby, President Obama asked, “Where’s your teeth?” Roby continued…
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