The Summer Reading List

I’ve read a couple of great books this year and wanted to share some of my favorites so far. What have you been reading this summer? pic.twitter.com/K8bnTnmNaG

— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) July 26, 2022

Timuel Black

Today, we lost an icon with the passing of Timuel Black. Over his 102 years, Tim was many things: a veteran, historian, author, educator, civil rights leader, and humanitarian. Michelle and I send our thoughts to his family, and everyone who loved him. https://t.co/EDxgIGbZHB

— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) October 13, 2021

Perspective On The World

I first picked up Toni Morrison’s novels when I was entering college, and her voice fundamentally changed my perspective on the world. This Black History Month, I reflected on the impact that her writing has had on my life. https://t.co/zSLkfkHmET pic.twitter.com/W6Yn1YYaSF

— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) February 26, 2021

2020 Book Faves

As 2020 comes to a close, I wanted to share my annual lists of favorites. I’ll start by sharing my favorite books this year, deliberately omitting what I think is a pretty good book – A Promised Land – by a certain 44th president. I hope you enjoy reading these as much as I did. pic.twitter.com/UHk4RA9dow

— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) December 17, 2020

Wait what https://t.co/Wffu8x38YC

— Brit Bennett (@britrbennett) December 17, 2020

Take Me Out Of It

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“You Matter. Your Lives Matter. Your Dreams Matter”

In our @MBK_Alliance town hall yesterday, I mentioned James Baldwin's The Fire Next Time. From 1962, it remains a seminal meditation on race by one of our greatest writers and relevant for understanding the pain and anger behind the protests. Excerpt: https://t.co/50F9ZP3JhQ

— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) June 4, 2020

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Young Black men and women have always been at the forefront of progress. As @BarackObama said, "know that your lives matter, that your dreams matter." #ObamaTownHall pic.twitter.com/YQEM4fW0Py

— Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) June 3, 2020

"The way this young man died, watching the video, it made me so sad. It was so painful. It made me cry. I kept saying to myself, how many more? How many more young black men will be murdered? The madness must stop." — @RepJohnLewis on the death of George Floyd pic.twitter.com/tJ5mVfcmoZ

— CBS Mornings (@CBSMornings) June 4, 2020

Meet The Author

Tribute To A Legend

So proud to join all these extraordinary women in this tribute to a legend. https://t.co/EpVZjuQpQN

— Michelle Obama (@MichelleObama) August 11, 2019

Eight black women — including Michelle Obama — write about Toni Morrison’s life and legacy.

"For me and for so many others, Morrison was that first crack in the levee." https://t.co/Phv77jY3WQ

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) August 9, 2019

Beloved

Toni Morrison was a national treasure, as good a storyteller, as captivating, in person as she was on the page. Her writing was a beautiful, meaningful challenge to our conscience and our moral imagination. What a gift to breathe the same air as her, if only for a while. pic.twitter.com/JG7Jgu4p9t

— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) August 6, 2019

"If you can only be tall because somebody is on their knees, then you have a serious problem. And my feeling is white people have a very, very serious problem, and they should start thinking about what they can do about it.”

Rest In Power Toni Morrisonhttps://t.co/KD0mukv4x0

— Keith Boykin (@keithboykin) August 6, 2019

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‘Toni reaches us deeply, using a tone that is lyrical, precise, distinct, and inclusive.’ — President Obama gave Toni Morrison the ultimate tribute while awarding her the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2012. Morrison died today at 88. pic.twitter.com/1XGe8Fs73e

— NowThis (@nowthisnews) August 6, 2019

Beloved. Noun.
A person who is greatly loved.

— Dictionary.com (@Dictionarycom) August 6, 2019

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She told - masterfully - our truths. pic.twitter.com/strpEY4aVD

— Eric Holder (@EricHolder) August 6, 2019

Toni Morrison was a towering intellect, a brilliant scribe of our nation’s complex stories, a heartbreaking journalist of our deepest desires, and a groundbreaking author who destroyed precepts, walls and those who dared underestimate her capacity. Rest well and in peace. pic.twitter.com/nMkxXRtEoz

— Stacey Abrams (@staceyabrams) August 6, 2019

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"If you surrendered to the air, you could ride it."
Toni Morrison, Song of Solomon pic.twitter.com/QlJ3zB3rUK

— Emo Desperado (@JoyAnnReid) August 6, 2019

Chat Away

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