“He was always positive, always had a smile on a face and he was always a joy to be around. He left an impact on a lot of people,” his sister said in a statement — BY, ASHLEY BOUCHER Damon Weaver, a student journalist who once interviewed former President Barack Obama, has died. He was […]
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Henry Louis Gates Jr. on what really happened at Obama’s ‘beer summit.’ | The New York Times Magazine
Henry Louis Gates Jr. is one of a handful of academics who have crossed over into something approaching true celebrity. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] Which is apparently what happens when you’ve written and edited dozens of books of popular history; had a guiding hand in 18 major documentaries on black history, the most recent of which was […]
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Opinion: Trump didn’t transform the economy — it’s mostly the same as it was under Obama | MarketWatch
But the current president has used a lot of money from the Treasury as stimulus
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Michelle Obama Pens Sweet Anniversary Note To Barack: ‘Still Feeling The Magic’ | HuffPost
The former first lady and “Becoming” author celebrated their “next chapter of becoming empty nesters.”
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Journey to power: The history of black voters, 1976 to 2020 | NBC News
NBC News has assembled for the first time a record of the black vote for each competitive Democratic presidential campaign since exit polling began.
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‘You don’t know what you did for me’: Released from prison by Obama, now on the dean’s list | USA Today
President Obama let her out of prison. Then she enrolled in college and made the dean’s list. “I’m finally coming into my own,” she wants to tell him.
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Obamas jump into booming podcast business with Spotify partnership | Reuters
Jill Serjeant, Reuters Women working at sewing machines in factory. Pic credit: Sleek Garments Export Ltd. Featured Image [dropcap]LOS[/dropcap] ANGELES (Reuters) – Former U.S. President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle entered the booming podcast business on Thursday, announcing a multi-year partnership with streaming service Spotify to produce a series of exclusive podcasts. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] […]
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Obamas to Produce Slate of Films for Netflix | The Washington Informer
WI Web Staff, The Washington Informer Former U.S. President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle arrive at the Obama Foundation Summit in Chicago, Illinois in 2017. (Jim Young/AFP/Getty Images), Featured Image [dropcap]Former[/dropcap] President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle Obama’s Higher Ground Productions is producing for release on Netflix a feature film adaptation of author […]
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F.B.I. Was Told That Militia in New Mexico Planned to Kill Obama and Clinton | The New York Times
Simon Romero, The New York Times [dropcap]LAS[/dropcap] CRUCES, N.M. — Before the F.B.I. arrested Larry Hopkins, the leader of the right-wing militia that detained migrant families in the New Mexico desert, he’d had so many run-ins with the law that his police record stretched across much of the United States. Oregon police arrested him in […]
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Obama Quietly Gives Advice to 2020 Democrats, but No Endorsement | The New York Times
Alexander Burns, The New York Times Former President Barack Obama has met with several Democratic presidential candidates, but he is seen as unlikely to endorse any of them before the general election. Credit Ruth Fremson/The New York Times. Featured Image [dropcap]A[/dropcap] secret meeting of former President Barack Obama’s financial backers convened in Washington early this […]
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