John Lewis: A Legacy Unmatched

Not many of us get to live to see our own legacy play out in such a meaningful, remarkable way. John Lewis did: BarackObama/my-statement-on-the-passing-of-rep-john-lewis-fa86761cd964"> medium.com@BarackObama/m…

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Barack Obama (@BarackObama) July 18, 2020

Farewell, sir. You did, indeed, fight the good fight and get into a lot of good trouble. You served God and hum… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

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Be A King (@BerniceKing) July 18, 2020

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"How long can we be patient? We want our freedom now." Rest in power, John Lewis ✊🏿 https://t.co/lx5nOHsCeD

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African American Policy Forum (@AAPolicyForum) July 18, 2020

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Paolo Uggetti (@PaoloUggetti) July 18, 2020

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When I visited Uncle John last week, I looked in his eyes and said, “Well done.” I told him that I loved him and… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

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Be A King (@BerniceKing) July 18, 2020

Vivian. Lowery. Lewis. Young. 👑👑👑👑 https://t.co/aJyz9ML6FE

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Be A King (@BerniceKing) July 17, 2020

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#CTVivian and #JohnLewis have journeyed on together. Two great vessels for the work of justice, including for vot… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

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Be A King (@BerniceKing) July 18, 2020

Lowery Vivian Young Shuttlesworth https://t.co/1GRVnTYd1I

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Be A King (@BerniceKing) July 17, 2020

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“We were beaten, we were tear gassed. I thought I was going to die on this bridge. But somehow and someway, God Alm… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

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philip lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) July 18, 2020

March is an essential graphic novel depicting the Civil Rights Movement told through John Lewis’ perspective. If yo… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

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Ira Madison III (@ira) July 18, 2020

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I’m finding myself in the deepest gratitude that John Lewis and CT Vivian got the chance to become elders. To pass… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

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brittany packnett cunningham does not do remixes. (@MsPackyetti) July 18, 2020

John Lewis could have been martyred that Bloody Sunday. Rev. Vivian could have been murdered at those sit ins. Go… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

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brittany packnett cunningham does not do remixes. (@MsPackyetti) July 18, 2020

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My heart is heavy, but I am resolute. They tread paths we get to walk. What an awesome privilege. What an aweso… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

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brittany packnett cunningham does not do remixes. (@MsPackyetti) July 18, 2020

I say we get to, because liberation work is as much a privilege as it is a duty. So many didn’t live long enough… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

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brittany packnett cunningham does not do remixes. (@MsPackyetti) July 18, 2020

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There is nothing we can’t over come. I don’t care who beats us back. I don’t care who snatched progress. I don’t… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

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brittany packnett cunningham does not do remixes. (@MsPackyetti) July 18, 2020

We will win.

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brittany packnett cunningham does not do remixes. (@MsPackyetti) July 18, 2020

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My favorite thing about John Lewis is that at ComicCon, he cosplayed as his younger self, wearing the same coat and… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

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Bridget Todd 💁🏿 (@BridgetMarie) July 18, 2020

Elders, now ancestors. Hallelujah. https://t.co/ze53PFMTuh

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Be A King (@BerniceKing) July 18, 2020

Disparities

The pandemic has magnified the financial insecurity of too many American families, the deep and real racial dispari… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

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Barack Obama (@BarackObama) April 27, 2020

Equality Can’t Wait

#EqualityCantWait because every woman deserves a seat at the table! Proud of my friend @MelindaGates and so many ot… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

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Michelle Obama (@MichelleObama) August 06, 2019

Everyone Should Hear

A voice everybody should hear. twitter.com/ncaawbb/status…

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Barack Obama (@BarackObama) April 05, 2019

Get. It. Together.

President @BarackObama doesn't have time for these 7 excuses not to vote. https://t.co/2Etpm6taTq

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ATTN: (@attn) October 17, 2018

President Obama: I Believe In You

Today I’m at the University of Illinois to deliver a simple message to young people all over the country: You need… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

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Barack Obama (@BarackObama) September 07, 2018

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President Obama: The Greatest Force For Equality In 50 Years

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Derek Thompson: Thanks, Obama

President Obama has cultivated a reputation for approaching politics with a kind of medical clinicism. But with the full panorama of his presidency coming into view, Obama’s economic legacy is impressive, even historic. First, the centerpiece of Obama’s anti-inequality legacy is the policy that bears his name. Obamacare, a.k.a., the Affordable Care Act, has reduced the uninsured rate from about 16 percent in 2010 to less than 9 percent today, the lowest level in U.S. history. Second, several subtle yet significant tax changes under Obama have made the tax code more progressive. The stimulus bill passed in 2009, a.k.a., the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (or, simply, the Recovery Act), included the most important changes. The law created the Making Work Pay credit, expanded the Earned Income Tax Credit and Child Tax Credit, and created new tax credits, like the American Opportunity Tax Credit for college attendees. The most significant change to the tax code since 2010 has been the eleventh-hour agreement to extend the Bush tax cuts for all families except for an increase in the top tax rate for households making more than $450,000 and an increase in the estate tax rate to 40 percent.

Third, the Obama administration has supported initiatives outside of the tax code and health care policy to help the poor and middle class. They have been advocates for higher minimum wages at the national level, which have arguably buoyed the state-by-state effort to raise minimum wages toward $15 in richer areas. They supported extended unemployment benefits while long-term unemployment was perhaps the country’s most insidious economic plague. Unemployment insurance kept more than 11 million people out of poverty in Obama’s first term, according to Census analysis. The president also expanded Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (food stamps) and Temporary Aid to Needy Families (grants that states can use for a variety of measures including helping the poor). His Department of Education spent more than $60 billion to support states’ education budgets and prevent more layoffs of teachers and administrators. In sum, he grew anti-inequality spending more than any president, as a share of GDP. But at a time when both liberals and conservatives have become exquisitely aware of income inequality and its ills, the seemingly placid, cold, philosopher-in-chief did more to combat that inequity than any president in at least 50 years. For that, two words suffice: “Thanks, Obama.”

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First Lady Michelle Obama At INBOUND 2017

A Laugh Break

Obama is that one ex that still gets invited to all the family functions because everybody liked him so much 😂 twitter.com/kensingtonroya…

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Princess (@cryssiedenise_) May 27, 2017

GOOGLE: we made a car that drives itself & mapped the planet in 3D GOVT: tell us how much you pay your female emplo… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…

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mitch said (@said_mitch) May 26, 2017

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Imagine having to call your insurance company to tell them this shit. twitter.com/waff48/status/…

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siah papaya (@thequeensiahb) May 28, 2017

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If people crying about Wonder Woman having a women only screening.. y'all gone be distraught when Black Panther com… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…

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Alluring Ivy🌿 (@Drebae_) May 27, 2017

When Canadians fight on Twitter. https://t.co/kVyRYTOcQs

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Brosephine Wires (@JoParkerBear) May 28, 2017

What A True Leader Does

On this day eight years ago: President Obama signs his first bill into law, the Lily Ledbetter Fair Pay Act. https://t.co/kmt52jjlBW

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Dan Diamond (@ddiamond) January 29, 2017

The first five executive orders signed by Obama vs the first five signed by Trump. https://t.co/HlHFlOr8jL

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Dan Diamond (@ddiamond) January 29, 2017