Barack Obama
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The Story of Chicago’s 1st Black Mayor Will Be Told in a New Limited Series From Fosse/Verdon Writer Ike Holter
Chi-Town, stand up! The life of an influential political figure and Chicago’s first Black mayor Harold Washington will soon be headed to a screen near us. Deadline announced today that Fosse/Verdon writer Ike Holter will pen the script for the limited series under Paylocity founder Steve Sarowitz and Justin Baldoni’s Wayfarer Studios. The untitled project…
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Black People Risked Their Lives to Get Biden Elected. Here's What He Owes Us
Senators-elect Rev. Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff are seen as manifestations of the New South, but it was Black women like LaTosha Brown who risked their lives mobilizing enough Black people in Georgia to make it happen. Their victories tilted the balance of power to Joe Biden, whose victory in the state and nationally similarly…
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Michelle Obama Purchases Artwork for Barack From Talented Buffalo Artist and Exoneree Valentino Dixon
Valentino Dixon has a lot to be grateful for these days. Not only did he finally get his freedom back in 2018 after wrongfully serving 27 years for a crime he didn’t commit, but thanks to a recent HBO special recounting his life’s story, the gifted golf artist now has some new fans—the Obamas. Per…
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Barack Obama Revealed His Fave Books, TV and Film He Consumed in 2020 While Chillin' on A Promised Land
2020 is almost over. Soon, we’ll be embarking on a new year. Now that’s change we can believe in. Who knows what the next year will bring but now’s the time to reflect on the year that was. That’s right, it’s time for end-of-year lists. One of the most anticipated lists of the year has…
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Barack Obama Clarifies 'Snappy Slogans' Statement to Trevor Noah on The Daily Social Distancing Show
On Tuesday night, President Barack Obama returned to The Daily Show (also known as The Daily Social Distancing Show, because, appropriate) to discuss his new memoir, A Promised Land. In conversation with Trevor Noah, Obama discussed the impetus for penning the book, which details his journey to become America’s first Black president and all of…
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Barack Obama's 1st-Ever Instagram Live Gave Us Jewels on Leadership, Dug Into His Memoir A Promised Land and Included Steph Curry
This pandemic has been complete trash, but one of the greatest things to come out of it is how platforms like Zoom and Instagram Live have provided us all with intimate peeks into the lives of some of our favorite celebrities. It’s also transformed exclusive or local events that we’d otherwise miss—like award ceremonies, speaking…
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The Obamas Are Reportedly Producing a Comedy Series About Trump. Sadly, the Title 'Insecure' Is Already Taken
You know how you read something that’s too good to be true so you have to do a double (and triple) take? That happened to me just now. I was lollygagging on our work Slack news channel when Staff Writer Jay Connor dropped a link to a Vanity Fair article titled, “The Obamas Are Producing…
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President Barack Obama to Receive the 2020 PEN America Voice of Influence Award
When it comes to living American presidents, it’s indisputable (and infuriating, if you’re Donald Trump), that President Obama remains the leader who retains the most influence and goodwill in the global sphere. On Wednesday, PEN America recognized the indelible impact of our favorite president to date, announcing Obama as the recipient of this year’s PEN…
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Barack Obama Wants to Take Us to the Presidential 'Promised Land' With His 2020 Playlist
While the current huffy head-of-state is constantly sitting on Twitter denying a fair election (or you know, reality), the 44th president of the United States is releasing a whole much-anticipated book! Titled A Promised Land, Barack Obama debuted on Tuesday the first volume of his presidential memoir, chronicling his journey from “a young man searching…