A Tweet Or Two

We're thrilled to announce that the Obama Center will be #RootedInChicago. Let @BarackObama & @FLOTUS do the honors: https://t.co/cCGzeqxh7e

— The Obama Foundation (@ObamaFoundation) May 12, 2015

The Obama Library goes to Chicago, but Foundation says NYC and Honolulu don't leave empty-handed pic.twitter.com/bqnR2mTEie

— Mike Memoli (@mikememoli) May 12, 2015

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Barack Obama Presidential Center #Chicago Announcement (Full Version) http://t.co/KBrKUuRusU

— Dudette 👑 🐳- Vaxxed & Still Masked 😷💛🐝 (@Dudette9t9) May 12, 2015

Barack Obama Foundation - Maya Soetoro-Ng Message for Hawai’i http://t.co/NkIqpXW10q

— Dudette 👑 🐳- Vaxxed & Still Masked 😷💛🐝 (@Dudette9t9) May 12, 2015

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Your potential replacement for Andrew Jackson on the $20 bill: Harriet Tubman http://t.co/aVKIuOP4zk pic.twitter.com/oF6pyUHM3f

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) May 12, 2015

Obama administration stands up to health insurers on birth control coverage and more. My latest @Eclectablog: http://t.co/bOxLC6NbOq

— Amy Lynn Smith (@alswrite) May 12, 2015

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America. *Sigh*

19-year-old dies in Indiana police custody on 5/11 http://t.co/hIZLCWUUwb pic.twitter.com/IdiYJZww6y

— deray (@deray) May 12, 2015

The hanging death of #RooseveltChampion has been officially deemed a suicide. http://t.co/fDhoIBB9Yf pic.twitter.com/KRzG5iDQlx

— deray (@deray) May 12, 2015

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https://twitter.com/rawdawgbuffalo/status/598214247311613952

https://twitter.com/CurtisSails/status/598261327136759809

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https://twitter.com/WesleyLowery/status/598220341111103488

I didn't have to watch the livestream. I didn't have to read an article. I didnt even have to look on Twitter. I knew that cop would go free

— Kayla Reed (@iKaylaReed) May 12, 2015

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THIS---> US cited for police violence, racism in scathing UN review on human rights via @AJAM http://t.co/AHYpr797UU

— Charles M. Blow (@CharlesMBlow) May 12, 2015

Black men in Madison are more likely to be killed by police than a car accident. #TonyRobinson pic.twitter.com/mRKpixIykL

— deray (@deray) May 12, 2015

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Not only are black people presumed guilty.

We are presumed worthy of EXECUTION until proven otherwise#BlackLivesMatter

— Absurdistwords (@absurdistwords) May 12, 2015

Prove he was a good kid.
Prove he wasn't on drugs
Prove he didn't like rap
Prove he got good grades

Prove he deserved to live.

— Absurdistwords (@absurdistwords) May 12, 2015

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Some days, it’s too much. Parents, children, families are being killed everyday. Some days, it’s too much

You try to remember a time when the name of a dead black person and a cop wasn’t in your head. A new name arrives. A new cop arrives.

— Saeed, Or The Other One (@theferocity) May 12, 2015

You look across the office at black coworker sitting at her desk. You wonder if she knows the name of this dead black person and this cop.

— Saeed, Or The Other One (@theferocity) May 12, 2015

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You want to ask her but you’re so tired and she’s so far away — and there are the names of all these dead black people and cops between you.

— Saeed, Or The Other One (@theferocity) May 12, 2015

You consider getting the names of this dead black person and that dead black person and that dead black person tattooed on your body.

— Saeed, Or The Other One (@theferocity) May 12, 2015

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But there will always be more names of dead black people and cops. And you only have so much body, so much black skin.

— Saeed, Or The Other One (@theferocity) May 12, 2015

Your white coworkers will read your tweets about dead black people and cops and waver, unsure of what to say. They check their scripts.

— Saeed, Or The Other One (@theferocity) May 12, 2015

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You try to remember the last time your wore a hoodie.

— Saeed, Or The Other One (@theferocity) May 12, 2015

You wonder if America will ever need to learn your name, your son’s name, your sister’s name. You wonder if #YourName will trend.

— Saeed, Or The Other One (@theferocity) May 12, 2015

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You want to be parent one day but not in this America.

— Saeed, Or The Other One (@theferocity) May 12, 2015

White people who didn’t know your name until they saw your tweet just now tweet you about cops defending themselves against thugs.

— Saeed, Or The Other One (@theferocity) May 12, 2015

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You turn into fog for a moment and no one even notices.

— Saeed, Or The Other One (@theferocity) May 12, 2015

You ask no one and everyone “At this point, what black person wouldn’t run from a cop pointing a gun at them?”

— Saeed, Or The Other One (@theferocity) May 12, 2015

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“A village is always somewhere burning / And if you do not look because it is not your village / it is still your village.” - Elana Bell

— Saeed, Or The Other One (@theferocity) May 12, 2015

Sometimes you’ve just gotta put “Jolene” by Dolly Parton on repeat and act like America isn’t trying to systematically kill you.

— Saeed, Or The Other One (@theferocity) May 12, 2015

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https://twitter.com/AmandaMichelle/status/598217590104784896

https://twitter.com/goldietaylor/status/598217039505928192

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The President’s Day

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President Barack Obama participates a discussion on poverty at Georgetown University in Washington, DC. Georgetown hosted the Catholic Evangelical Leadership Summit on fighting poverty in America

President Barack Obama participates in a discussion on poverty with (L-R) moderator E.J. Dionne, Jr., Robert Putman Professor at Harvard University, and Arthur Brooks President of the American Enterprise Institute

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“I am a black man who grew up without a father, and I know the costs that I paid for that." —Obama #PovertySummit http://t.co/Q8xoMilr7U

— White House Archived (@ObamaWhiteHouse) May 12, 2015

“It would be powerful for our faith-based organizations to speak out on this.” —Obama on poverty #PovertySummit http://t.co/nxijdV7Nmf

— White House Archived (@ObamaWhiteHouse) May 12, 2015

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President Obama on the need to make common investments that expand opportunity for our kids. #PovertySummit http://t.co/OJc8DsAuC1

— White House Archived (@ObamaWhiteHouse) May 12, 2015

RT if you agree: It’s time to expand opportunity by investing in early childhood education. #PovertySummit pic.twitter.com/jGFM67ogN5

— White House Archived (@ObamaWhiteHouse) May 12, 2015

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President Obama Gives Some Real Talk On Poverty

“There’s a lot we can do. The question is, do we have the political will—the communal will—to do something about it?” —Obama #PovertySummit

— WH Live (Archived) (@WHLive44) May 12, 2015

President Obama says we must have a "both, and" not an "either, or" conversation on the individual vs governmental approach to poverty.

— Emo Desperado (@JoyAnnReid) May 12, 2015

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"The best anti-poverty program is a job" —Obama on the need to build on the progress we've made #PovertySummit pic.twitter.com/3bdyr7JbGm

— White House Archived (@ObamaWhiteHouse) May 12, 2015

"You can't have a conversation about poverty without talking about ladders of opportunity into the middle class" —Obama #PovertySummit

— WH Live (Archived) (@WHLive44) May 12, 2015

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"Our job is to guard against cynicism" —President Obama on steps we can take to address inequality #PovertySummit

— WH Live (Archived) (@WHLive44) May 12, 2015

"We are at a moment...where it may be possible not only to refocus attention on poverty but also to bridge some of the gaps" —Obama

— WH Live (Archived) (@WHLive44) May 12, 2015

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RT if you agree: It’s time to expand opportunity by investing in early childhood education. #PovertySummit pic.twitter.com/jGFM67ogN5

— White House Archived (@ObamaWhiteHouse) May 12, 2015

“I am a black man who grew up without a father, and I know the costs that I paid for that." —Obama #PovertySummit http://t.co/Q8xoMilr7U

— White House Archived (@ObamaWhiteHouse) May 12, 2015

Coming Up

11:30 EDT: The President participates in the Catholic-Evangelical Leadership Summit on Overcoming Poverty; Georgetown University, Washington

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1:0 EDT: The Obama Foundation holds a press conference

Early Bird Rise and Shine

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Today

11:30 EDT: The President participates in the Catholic-Evangelical Leadership Summit on Overcoming Poverty; Georgetown University, Washington

1:0 EDT: The Obama Foundation holds a Press Conference

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On This Day

President Obama runs away from the family dog Bo during a brief break from meetings on the South Lawn of the White House, May 12, 2009 (Photo by Pete Souza)

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 MoooOOOoooOOOooorning!