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How One Of Obama’s Most Notable Acts For Trayvon Martin Lives On Ten Years Later

Former President Obama launched My Brother’s Keeper ten years ago in the wake of Trayvon Martin’s death.

By

Jessica Washington

Published

February 27, 2024
Politics

Barack Obama Will Finally Break Ground on Historic Presidential Library. So Why Are Some Chicagoans Upset?

Some Chicago activists believe that the presidential center will be the start of gentrification on Chicago’s South Side.

By

Stephen A. Crockett Jr.

Published

September 28, 2021
Black Excellence, Culture

My Brother's Keeper Alliance, ESPN Launch Mentorship Program for Boys and Young Men of Color

The value of mentorship can never be understated, as it imparts invaluable guidance, support, and expertise upon mentees eager to conquer the obstacles that lay before them. To that end, My Brother’s Keeper Alliance is in the business of building safe and supportive communities for boys and young men of color. And to ensure that…

By

Jay Connor

Published

January 29, 2021
News

Delays and Denials: Progress on Obama Presidential Center in Chicago Has Reportedly Stalled

Early on in the planning for the Obama Presidential Center, officials were optimistic. Representatives from the Obama Foundation predicted the campus, to be housed in Jackson Park on Chicago’s South Side, would break ground on construction in 2018. The expectation was, by 2021, the massive center would be completed. But as the Chicago Tribune reports,…

By

Anne Branigin

Published

December 26, 2019
Black Excellence, Culture

Becoming and Benevolent: For Giving Tuesday, the Obamas Pay It Forward

In the years since they left the White House *sniff*, the Obamas have proven to be the gift that keeps on giving—whether it be writing bestsellers, elevating black artists or simply reminding us to live our best lives in defiance of Trump’s America. Now, for #GivingTuesday, they’re setting an example of philanthropy at work with…

By

Maiysha Kai

Published

December 3, 2019
Politics

Barack Obama Calls Out ‘Cancel Culture’ in the Era of Donald Trump

For all eight years of his presidency, Barack Obama was the epitome of class and grace, ever speaking to how to bring opposing sides to common ground, whether during a beer summit or in offering a hand to recalcitrant Republicans. Now, the nation’s forever president is calling out “cancel culture,” telling an audience at the annual…

By

Dara Sharif

Published

October 30, 2019
News

Barack Obama Gives Urban Alliance Interns the Surprise of Their Lives

In his efforts to further cement his status as the coolest former president of all-time, Barack Obama treated students at his Obama Foundation to a special surprise. On Tuesday, the Hill reports that our forever president pulled up on a group of Urban Alliance interns, more commonly known as the Obama Youth Job Corps as…

By

Jay Connor

Published

July 18, 2019
Entertainment

When Harry Met Barry … a Prince Interviews a Former President for the BBC

Our favorite gingy, Prince Harry (well, my favorite, after Jidenna, Malcolm X and Jade McKnight) of England, sat down with former President (well, my current president) Barack Obama for the BBC as the two peas in a pod chatted about all the good things in the world. According to CNN, the interview took place in…

By

Angela Helm

Published

December 17, 2017
Entertainment

Chance the Rapper Wants Everyone to See the Movie Marshall, so He Bought Out All Showings at 2 Chicago Theaters

Marshall, the new movie about the first black U.S. Supreme Court justice, Thurgood Marshall, opens nationwide Friday. Chance the Rapper is eager for everyone to see it, so he bought out all the shows at two Chicago movie theaters, affording fans the opportunity to see the film for free. Chance announced on his Twitter account…

By

Monique Judge

Published

October 13, 2017
Obama Continues Key Initiative to Provide Opportunities to Boys and Young Men of Color

Former President Barack Obama has followed through on a major part of his lifelong goal to help the country achieve greater racial and social justice: closing the opportunity gap for boys and young men of color. The Obama Foundation, a nonprofit organization set up by the former president and first lady with the expressed goal…

By

Anne Branigin

Published

September 19, 2017