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Yes, the South Side Can Have Nice Things: Judge Dismisses Lawsuit That Would Have Thrown Wrench in Obama Presidential Center Plans [Corrected]
A federal judge on Tuesday dismissed a group of environmentalists’ efforts to stop the Obama Presidential Center from being built inside a public park on Chicago’s South Side. In dismissing the lawsuit brought against the city of Chicago by Protect Our Parks, U.S. District Judge Robert Blakely said the Obama Foundation had done what it…
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Isaiah Washington Comes for Barack Obama, High Fives Trump Along the Way
Once upon a Grey’s Anatomy, there was a distinguished actor by the name of Isaiah Washington who got himself fired for calling one of his co-stars a “faggot”—a faux pas he foolishly attempted to rectify with “I love gay. I wanted to be gay. Please let me be gay” in its aftermath. In the decade…
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President Barack Obama, Steph Curry and John Legend Will Meet Up in Oakland for My Brother’s Keeper Alliance
When the My Brother’s Keeper Alliance has its first national convening in Oakland, Calif., later this month, President Barack Obama will be joined by Steph Curry and John Legend, among others, for an event that will bring together hundreds of young men of color and leaders from various organizations to connect, learn and share. In…
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Barack and Michelle Obama Celebrate 26th Wedding Anniversary
Do you know what today is? It’s their anniversary! Today’s the day Michelle and Barack Obama celebrate 26 years of marriage and remind us that they’re the epitome of #RelationshipGoals. You may wear pink on Oct. 3, but on this day, the Obamas wear love and took to social media to show us how it’s…
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Picture Yourself: How Michelle Obama Included Us in Her Portrait
It’s Presidents Day, and now a week since former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama unveiled their official portraits at the National Portrait Gallery. The portraits, by Kehinde Wiley and Amy Sherald respectively—both black painters—are such sharp departures from any previous depictions of a president and first lady that reviews were understandably mixed,…
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Erica Garner, Daughter of Police-Brutality Victim Eric Garner, Dead at 27
Erica Garner, the daughter of police-brutality victim Eric Garner, who died in 2014 after a New York City police officer restrained him using an illegal choke hold, passed away Saturday morning at the age of 27. Her official email account confirmed the news. Erica, a mother of two, had been fighting for her life ever…
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Former President Barack Obama Showed Up for Jury Duty in Chicago on Wednesday Like the Model Citizen He Is
Former President Barack Obama caused quite the stir Wednesday when he did what every single regular citizen of the United States should do every time he or she receives the summons in the mail: He showed up. In Obama’s case, it was at the Daley Center in Chicago to report for Cook County jury duty.…
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Miss. Elementary School Named After Jefferson Davis to Be Renamed for President Barack Obama
This is probably one of the most poetically beautiful things I’ve seen in recent days. A public school in Mississippi named after the first and only president of the losers Confederacy will be renamed to honor the first black president of the United States. According to NBC News, the Davis Magnet International Baccalaureate Elementary School…
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The Obamas Chose 2 Black Artists to Paint Their Official Portraits for the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery
Barack and Michelle Obama hand-picked the two artists who will paint the portraits that will memorialize them in perpetuity at the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery, and both artists are black. The Smithsonian has commissioned Kehinde Wiley and Amy Sherald to paint the official portraits of the former president and first lady respectively, the Wall Street…
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Valerie Jarrett, Top Adviser to Obama, Signs Book Deal
Valerie Jarrett, the most trusted woman in former President Barack Obama’s Cabinet, has signed a book deal. The former White House senior adviser’s untitled book is expected to combine personal history and civic advice. “From her work on ensuring equity for women and girls, protecting civil rights, reforming our criminal justice system and protecting working…
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