‘They Tried To Bury Us – They Didn’t Know We Were Seeds’

Incredible! @harvardmed students stage powerful protests. pic.twitter.com/Z6hZgu4egw

— Legal Defense Fund (@NAACP_LDF) December 8, 2014

https://twitter.com/TheObamaDiary/status/542136831949950976

https://twitter.com/TheObamaDiary/status/542138450926116865

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https://twitter.com/TheObamaDiary/status/542119380541526016

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LeBron James, Brooklyn, NY, USA, Dec. 8, 2014. pic.twitter.com/tulJxoDe1G

— Jason Gay (@jasongay) December 9, 2014

Respect to Jay Z and the Brooklyn Nets for supporting the movement!!#ICantBreathe #EricGarner pic.twitter.com/ZIywk8TfDE

— Michael Skolnik (@MichaelSkolnik) December 9, 2014

It isn't surprising to see @KingJames get political. But growing up in the Age of Jordan, this still blows my mind. pic.twitter.com/yFvzX8Gkwk

— Jamil Smith جميل كريم (@JamilSmith) December 9, 2014

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https://twitter.com/theonlyadult/status/542115022520872960

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Clergy stage die-in NY City Hall rotunda. #ICantBreatheUntil #BlackLivesMatter #EricGarner pic.twitter.com/qAPnWq5AeK

— Linda Sarsour (@lsarsour) December 8, 2014

https://twitter.com/TheObamaDiary/status/542066615832301568

The President’s Day

President Barack Obama fist-bumps middle-school student Adrianna Mitchell while participating in an “Hour of Code” event in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building next to the White House. The event is in honor of Computer Science Education Week

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TUNE IN to #106andPark to see Pres. Obama address #EricGarner + more starting at 5P/4c! http://t.co/HJv550fjSv pic.twitter.com/S0aXqc4kxJ

— BET (@BET) December 8, 2014

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President Obama is seen on a television screen as he guest hosts during a taping of Comedy Central’s ‘The Colbert Report’ in Lisner Auditorium at George Washington University

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President Obama meets with Prince William in the Oval Office

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Chat Away

The President with Willie Windsor today

Rise and Shine

On This Day: President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama arrive at a Hanukkah reception at the White House, Dec 8, 2011

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Today (all times Eastern)

10:45: The President meets Willie Windsor in the Oval Office

11:20: The President and VP Biden meet with middle-school students who are participating in an “Hour of Code” event to honor Computer Science Education Week

1:0: White House Press Briefing

3:45: The President tapes an interview for The Colbert Report with Stephen Colbert at George Washington University.

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Barack Obama made racism worse in the same way Emmitt Till made lynching worse.

— Ragnarok Lobster (@eclecticbrotha) December 8, 2014

https://twitter.com/Lib_Librarian/status/541806382513549312

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AG Holder will aggressively impose broader ban on racial/ethnic profiling as a model for state and local authorities.http://t.co/807rcGdRRv

— Arapaho415 (@arapaho415) December 8, 2014

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On This Day

Senator Obama and Michelle Obama with Oprah Winfrey at a rally in Des Moines, December 8, 2007

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First Lady Michelle Obama meets with Emine Erdoğan, wife of the Prime Minister of Turkey, in the Yellow Oval Room of the White House, Dec. 8, 2009 (Photo by Samantha Appleton)

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President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama, along with Vice President Biden and Dr. Jill Biden, descend the Grand Staircase before delivering remarks at a Hanukkah reception in the Grand Foyer of the White House, Dec. 8, 2011 ( Photo by Pete Souza)

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MoooOOOoooring!

Early Bird Chat

Randomness: President Barack Obama walks with Lincoln Rose Pierce Smith, the daughter of former Deputy Press Secretary Jamie Smith, in the Oval Office, April 4, 2014 (Photo by Pete Souza)

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MoooOOOooorning!