Chat Away

What a gift to come across this interview with Julia “Hurricane” Hawkins. I’m as grateful for her life advice as I am impressed by her 100-meter dash time. https://t.co/8lc9Cimqyt

— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) June 27, 2019

Pushing For Progress

50 years ago, history was written at the Stonewall Inn when New York's LGBT community stood up, spoke out, and started a movement. In 2016 I was proud to designate it as a national monument—a reminder the arc of our history is an arc of progress as long as we keep pushing for it. pic.twitter.com/xyvYfuoJwK

— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) June 28, 2019

Lying To The President

Fighting Income Inequality

This is worth a read: a thought-provoking reminder that education reform isn’t a cure-all. As a supporter of education reform, I agree that fixing educational inequality requires doing more to address the broader, systemic sources of economic inequality. https://t.co/96B7fkBM4u

— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) June 18, 2019

A New Home Base

Hope has a new home base. https://t.co/t7EbXh7G9x pic.twitter.com/dFNkmwxzbx

— The Obama Foundation (@ObamaFoundation) June 12, 2019

RAICES

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'The four children all under age 3 with teenage mothers or guardians, were feverish, coughing, vomiting and had diarrhea... One 2-year-old’s eyes were rolled back in her head.'

Immigration attorneys forced CBP to hospitalize them. https://t.co/Vm6Q0S9jsC

— RAICES (@RAICESTEXAS) June 21, 2019

An attorney "met one 16-year-old mother whose 8-month-old baby was sick with the flu and forced to sleep outside for four days... The mother said the guards took the clothing off the baby’s back, leaving her in a diaper, and forced them to sleep on concrete without a blanket."

— RAICES (@RAICESTEXAS) June 21, 2019

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Podcasts On Podcasts

Barack and Michelle Obama Sign @Spotify Deal to Produce Exclusive Podcasts https://t.co/bNxxUU3sFs

— Variety (@Variety) June 6, 2019

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“We’ve always believed in the value of entertaining, thought-provoking conversation,” President Obama said in a statement provided by Spotify. “It helps us build connections with each other and open ourselves up to new ideas. We’re excited about Higher Ground Audio because podcasts offer an extraordinary opportunity to foster productive dialogue, make people smile and make people think, and, hopefully, bring us all a little closer together.”

Michelle Obama said, “We’re thrilled to have the opportunity to amplify voices that are too often ignored or silenced altogether, and through Spotify, we can share those stories with the world. Our hope is that through compelling, inspirational storytelling, Higher Ground Audio will not only produce engaging podcasts, but help people connect emotionally and open up their minds — and their hearts.”

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The Moment

Outside the Oval Office, I kept a painting of a small crowd huddled around a pocketwatch, waiting for the moment the Emancipation Proclamation took effect. On Juneteenth, we celebrate the anniversary of that news - freedom - reaching slaves in Texas. And something more: pic.twitter.com/kSkLHbfnc3

— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) June 19, 2019

On Juneteenth, we celebrate our capacity to make real the promise of our founding, that thing inside each of us that says America is not yet finished, that compels all of us to fight for justice and equality until this country we love more closely aligns with our highest ideals. pic.twitter.com/2XAKRuRrbG

— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) June 19, 2019

USA v. UK

We came, we dodged, we slayed.

Dodgeball will never be the same—thanks for hosting @latelateshow! https://t.co/g6xKgvs6xE pic.twitter.com/XM8GpED8Xf

— Michelle Obama (@MichelleObama) June 19, 2019

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when Harry goes high, Michelle goes low. #LateLateLondon pic.twitter.com/xnEFq137rR

— The Late Late Show with James Corden (@latelateshow) June 18, 2019

MICHELLE DID THAT! @latelateshow

— tes ★ (@jjiminrry) June 18, 2019

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some points were made here 👇 https://t.co/lnBTBrbrOP

— The Late Late Show with James Corden (@latelateshow) June 18, 2019

first rule of dodgeball...NEVER hit @MichelleObama. #LateLateLondon pic.twitter.com/ozc0zbPUSv

— The Late Late Show with James Corden (@latelateshow) June 18, 2019

Championing Dreams

Pretty grateful for this guy. Happy Father’s Day! pic.twitter.com/VrT3nBKgIt

— Michelle Obama (@MichelleObama) June 16, 2019

Today and every day, I’m grateful for every imperfect photograph, for every incomplete memory, and for the many wonderful, beautiful years I had to learn and love—and be loved by—my father.

Happy Father’s Day, Dad. I miss you and I’ll love you forever. pic.twitter.com/LeRpbpZiPb

— Michelle Obama (@MichelleObama) June 16, 2019

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Raising strong girls isn't just about what we do as women—it’s about the example the men in their lives set, too.

This #FathersDay, the @GirlsAlliance is celebrating dads who champion their daughters’ education and dreams. Support projects for girls at https://t.co/uAJh9LbSW0 https://t.co/TdfskufFbB

— Michelle Obama (@MichelleObama) June 16, 2019

Happy Father’s Day to Charles, one of our @ObamaFoundation Fellows, and all the dads at Fathers’ Uplift. Today, we’re celebrating fathers like these who provide a powerful example—not only for their kids, but for the rest of us, too. pic.twitter.com/GJsxi8DozY

— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) June 16, 2019