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In his speeches as president, Obama did not make more overt references to race relations than his predecessors, [232] [233] but according to one study, he implemented stronger policy action on behalf of African-Americans than any president since the Nixon era. [234] Following Obama's election, many pondered the existence of a "postracial America".
will.i.am performs "Yes We Can" during the final day of the 2008 Democratic National Convention in Denver, Colorado.. Since the original posting on YouTube, the video has been re-posted a number of times by other users and as of February 23, 2008, the video had been watched a combined total of more than 22 million times among all of the postings. [5]
The following is a timeline of the presidency of Barack Obama, from January 1, 2016 to January 20, 2017.For his time as president-elect, see the presidential transition of Barack Obama; for a detailed account of his first months in office, see first 100 days of Barack Obama's presidency; for a complete itinerary of his travels, see list of presidential trips made by Barack Obama.
Obama and Raul Castro reversed over 60 years of tension between the U.S. and Cuba by restoring diplomatic ties. 4. He urged states in 2013 to raise the minimum wage to $10.10 an hour.
LEAVE THE WORLD BEHIND is a very strange film for a former united states president to have a producing credit on, i’ll say that lol — jourdain searles (@judysquirrels) December 10, 2023
Barack Obama, a Democrat from Illinois, was elected president of the United States on November 4, 2008 and was inaugurated as the nation's 44th president on January 20, 2009. . He was re-elected on November 6, 2012; his second inauguration was on January 20, 2013, and his presidency ended on January 20, 2017, with the inauguration of Donald Tru
The filmmaker and painter Jeff Scher directed a music video for Baez's performance of the song. [1] Scher used pastels and watercolour to depict the victims of the shooting as well as the church and Obama. [1] The Kronos Quartet covered the song with singer Melkit on their 2020 album Long Time Passing, dedicated to the music of Pete Seeger. [4]
Obama proclaimed, "It's been a long time coming, but ... change has come to America", an allusion to the Sam Cooke song "A Change Is Gonna Come". [7] [8] Obama also made a reference to a prospective presidential pet for his daughters. [9] [10] Sasha and Malia... I love you both more than you can imagine.