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Barack Obama Calls Trump Administration's COVID-19 Response an 'Absolute Chaotic Disaster'

Former President Barack Obama derided the Trump administration’s handling of the COVID-19 crisis in a recent phone call with alumni from his own administration, according to a report from Yahoo News, which obtained the audio. Obama pointed to a mindset of selfishness that has become “operationalized in our government,” to explain why he believes it…

By

Ishena Robinson

Published

May 10, 2020
Education, News

Barack Obama Surprises 3 Chicago Educators With Video Call for Teacher Appreciation Week

Where would we be as a society without our educators? Teachers have a difficult and extremely important job for which they don’t receive nearly enough praise. Former President Barack Obama did his part in rectifying that by making surprise video calls to three Chicago Public School teachers during National Teacher Appreciation Week. “There’s no limit…

By

Zack Linly

Published

May 6, 2020
Education, News

Barack and Michelle Obama to Give Commencement Addresses During YouTube's Graduation Ceremony

Barack and Michelle Obama are set to give separate commencement addresses during YouTube’s live-streamed graduation ceremony, which is slated to be held on June 6 on the video platform’s Originals channel and their Learn@Home site. Per Variety, the former first couple will take part in the “Dear Class of 2020” block of programming, which features…

By

J’na Jefferson

Published

May 5, 2020
Politics

Don Lemon Asks Trump Why He Can’t Stop Obsessing Over Obama: Is It Because He Didn’t Need Daddy’s Help?

CNN host Don Lemon, who has been the subject of several of President Trump’s rage tweets, has had enough of Trump’s Eminem-like obsession with the Mariah Carey of former presidents, Barack Obama. On Sunday, the president of people who refuse to social distance because they have to get to Cracker Barrel retweeted a conspiracy theory…

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Stephen A. Crockett Jr.

Published

May 4, 2020
Entertainment, Movies

'So Little of Who I Am Happened in Those 8 Years': Michelle Obama's Book Becoming Is a Netflix Documentary

Michelle Obama, known to us as ‘Forever FLOTUS’, is Becoming the subject of a much-anticipated documentary. According to Forbes, her memoir went on to become a bestseller, selling 10 million copies in 2019 and making $36 million. Now, the book will continue its journey in the visual medium via a documentary on Netflix. Directed by…

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Tonja Renée Stidhum

Published

April 28, 2020
Entertainment, Social Media

Oprah Winfrey Will Present the Class of 2020 Commencement Address, Thanks to Facebook and Instagram

If 2020 was a student and I had to sign their yearbook, I would put “Girl, you’re the worst. Don’t K.I.T.!” As we weather the misadventures of the Mango Misfit in charge, many have taken to social media to ask former President Barack Obama to come save us. As we navigate the unprecedented and unpredictable…

By

Tonja Renée Stidhum

Published

April 28, 2020
Politics

White People Continue to Stand Alone in Their Support of Trump, Survey Confirms

As part of their storied tradition of doing the absolute least when more is required of them, white people remain demographic outliers in their support of Donald Trump, according to a new NBC/Wall Street Journal poll that pits Trump against his presumptive Democratic rival, former Vice President Joe Biden. According to the new poll, Biden…

By

Anne Branigin

Published

April 21, 2020
Entertainment, Social Media

Donald Trump Uses 'Let Me Clear My Throat' to Come for Joe Biden and DC Legend DJ Kool Isn't Here for It

For almost 25 years, “Let Me Clear My Throat” has provided the soundtrack to nearly every black ass gathering, from pool parties and graduations to weddings, game nights and family cookouts. While DJ Kool takes tremendous pride in the ubiquity of his breakthrough 1996 single, one place you should never find this song is in…

By

Jay Connor

Published

April 21, 2020
News

#ObamaCommencement2020: Twitter Begs Obama to Serve as National Coronavirus Commencement Speaker

This story shows how well-respected and beloved Former President Barack Obama remains among people who don’t believe Colin Kaepernick kneeling is worse than COVID-19. It is proof that a large swath of America can all come together for one uniform goal: Making Donald Trump mad as fuck the children happy. Oh, right. This is probably…

By

Michael Harriot

Published

April 15, 2020
Politics

Obama Makes It Facebook Official, Endorses Joe Biden and Throws Oak Tree-Level Shade at Trump

In a 12-minute video that was a glimpse of what America used to look like when it had a compassionate, impassioned, courageous, loving president, former leader of the coronavirus-free world, Barack Obama endorsed his two-time running mate, former Vice President Joe Biden. “If there’s one thing we’ve learned as a country from moments of great…

By

Stephen A. Crockett Jr.

Published

April 14, 2020