Obama Scholars: New Class

Young leaders like our @ObamaFoundation Scholars give me hope for a brighter future.

Our newest Scholars are working on issues like climate change, mass incarceration, and gender-based violence. I can't wait to see the difference they make together. https://t.co/ODOXPaaQiV

— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) August 31, 2022

📣 Announcing our newest #ObamaScholars from @UChicago and @Columbia!

These 30 rising leaders will work throughout the academic year to create sustainable solutions for their communities' most pressing issues.

Get to know how they're already making a difference:

— The Obama Foundation (@ObamaFoundation) August 30, 2022

The Meritocracy Scam

Keep telling me about merit. https://t.co/NMjAfLkG1G

— Ida Bae Wells (@nhannahjones) February 4, 2021

I'm sitting here thinking about the longterm impacts of this: Black girls less likely to study STEM, less likely as… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

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Ida Bae Wells (@nhannahjones) February 04, 2021

AP also matters because it helps you get into more prestigious colleges, and when you get to college, you already h… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

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Ida Bae Wells (@nhannahjones) February 04, 2021

And, then, of course, if a college admits a Black student without the same AP courses as a white student, we'll cal… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

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Ida Bae Wells (@nhannahjones) February 04, 2021

@nhannahjones This is the impeccable work of @DaniaFrancis who is a public policy PhD and economist. She also has a… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

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Anna Gifty says #BlackWomenBest (@itsafronomics) February 04, 2021

The First Lady at MLK Academic Magnet High School, Nashville

Happiness is …. meeting the First lady

Michelle Obama hugs Jenika Headley-Greene during the graduation ceremony for Martin Luther King Jr. Academic Magnet High School in Nashville

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“…. and now he gets to call himself my husband”

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Full speech (thank you Bob!):

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back to school

President Obama, accompanied by Education Secretary Arne Duncan, delivers his back-to-school speech at Benjamin Banneker Academic High School in Washington

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President Barack Obama and Education Secretary Arne Duncan talk in a hold area before the President delivers his third annual back-to-school speech at Benjamin Banneker Academic High School in Washington, D.C. Sept. 28, 2011. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

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President Obama at Fort Hayes Arts and Academic High School in Columbus, Ohio

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President Obama greets guests at Rickenbacker International Airport in Columbus, Ohio

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…. touring classrooms at Fort Hayes Arts and Academic High School in Columbus, Ohio