Black Women = Blessed Hands

Thank you all for the love this morning. It's an honor to be on Mrs. Obama's team. #HairByYeneDamtew pic.twitter.com/KmqKVJ6Q3d

— Yene Damtew (@yenedamtew) January 20, 2021

@yenedamtew Baby you did what needed to be done. You are the backbone of this country

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Ricki Fontaine (@madonna_MONROE) January 20, 2021

@yenedamtew The layers The edges The modest highlight The bounce Wind blowing but not a hair out of place Somebody… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

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P (@lovemarjorie23) January 20, 2021

Yep! pic.twitter.com/TcTwgNy2EY

— Kalen Allen (@TheKalenAllen) January 20, 2021

Whew! They never miss! pic.twitter.com/fry4qbwYRn

— Kalen Allen (@TheKalenAllen) January 20, 2021

Haha! 😂 https://t.co/nReCxSOpQz

— Yene Damtew (@yenedamtew) January 20, 2021

Y'all really got #LAID trending on Twitter. We… the Black Twitter… are undefeated.

— Ty Alexander (@loveTyAlexander) January 20, 2021

whoever got this angle deserves a medal #LAID #MichelleObama pic.twitter.com/Vwv7AlEF6x

— Ash 🏝 (@_ashhlauren) January 20, 2021

The fact that #laid is trending because of Mrs.Obama I will forever stan! She is Amazing! 🥰👏🏽 pic.twitter.com/t8z0zyzkSt

— Danielle Fleming (@_CoachFleming) January 20, 2021

QTNA: It was I! 😉 https://t.co/RdDCVzu7Rh

— Yene Damtew (@yenedamtew) January 20, 2021

Her stylist is Arlington-based Yene Damtew of Aesthetics Salon. https://t.co/7z7oO3k1J1 pic.twitter.com/pG7YFN8eps

— Jummy Olabanji (@JummyNBC) January 20, 2021

My salon in Arlington, VA is accepting new clients for all your hair needs. Please visit https://t.co/Lel9a80t7Y for booking information. https://t.co/Wn0TAgI33M

— Yene Damtew (@yenedamtew) January 21, 2021

I'm so grateful for your mentions today! I've received lots of DMs about mentoring. I have an online coaching program for hairstylists called The Academy. Please click here to learn more and join the waiting list: https://t.co/3HAYWKvogI

— Yene Damtew (@yenedamtew) January 20, 2021

**raises hand** 😉 https://t.co/mwRl9gwPVI

— Yene Damtew (@yenedamtew) January 20, 2021

Black Twitter losing their minds over Michelle’s hair was honestly the highlight of this entire morning 😂😂 that hair didn’t MOVE

— elyza 🇨🇺🇩🇴 (@elyzacguzman) January 20, 2021

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ https://t.co/urIig0qH3j

— Yene Damtew (@yenedamtew) January 20, 2021

Whoever did Michelle’s hair deserves the presidential medal of freedom.

— This is the voicemail for Rebekah Weatherspoon (@RdotSpoon) January 20, 2021

I appreciate this nomination 😂 Thank you all for the love, truly. It has put a huge smile on my face all morning. #HairByYeneDamtew https://t.co/zsoqsFNpSX

— Yene Damtew (@yenedamtew) January 20, 2021

The internet is undefeated! I love you all, truly. #HairByYeneDamtew https://t.co/uNs6MKfT5z

— Yene Damtew (@yenedamtew) January 20, 2021

😂 Thank you for the love! #HairByYeneDamtew https://t.co/h65psQYfa7

— Yene Damtew (@yenedamtew) January 20, 2021

The hands that were fortified to do Michelle Obama’s hair did a GOOD work on today That hair is bouncing AND behav… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

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The Root (@TheRoot) January 20, 2021

Michelle Obama’s hair is really laid like a bridge over troubled waters. #InaugurationDay https://t.co/rgAFiSO4Bq

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The Root (@TheRoot) January 20, 2021

This Is A Michelle Obama Stan Account

Hair, LAID. Waist, CINCHED. Fit, BIG DRIP – my forever First Lady did not come to play. pic.twitter.com/idLpj44g2h

— IAMNJERA (@IAMNJERA) January 20, 2021

Thank you all for the love this morning. It's an honor to be on Mrs. Obama's team. #HairByYeneDamtew pic.twitter.com/KmqKVJ6Q3d

— Yene Damtew (@yenedamtew) January 20, 2021

Cause we all needed this closer look at it… pic.twitter.com/NtFYztezwk

— Non-GMO Chocolate (@truetotruth) January 20, 2021

I had to pic.twitter.com/9IRLw4N11m

— DRYX (@its_dryx) January 20, 2021

@its_dryx @Psidestep1919 I’ll raise you one more lol https://t.co/5S6J31X5Sj

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That Auntie™️ (@MeechieTaughtMe) January 20, 2021

@MeechieTaughtMe @its_dryx @Psidestep1919 I’d like to double down please #Inauguration2021 https://t.co/GT75QXQwPn

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  (@MsNiek) January 20, 2021

@its_dryx @keenamonet Had to https://t.co/AeIcDw1wVR

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preme (@noothaanks) January 20, 2021

was never one of them pic.twitter.com/rbgvXsKOI8

— 20% off sitewide 🎋 (@earringdealer) January 20, 2021

@earringdealer It’s Michelle “BEEN THAT GIRL” LaVaughn Robinson Obama!!!! https://t.co/i5YLBIBp1F

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MOCHA THEE STALLION (@darkbaldi) January 20, 2021

@earringdealer It was this 1 for me... https://t.co/WuquHDrftt

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BlackToTheNaked👁 (@ThatsAMiss) January 20, 2021

Me watching Michelle in her burgundy outfit. Hair is laid, makeup is right, bawdy, class!!! I just- wow pic.twitter.com/4bqS9jqfZv

— International slay mama (@SincereLaughs) January 20, 2021

Obama just KNOW he got the baddest wife at the function. A true flex. 😭

— Patchouli Papí🍃 (@__MZA__) January 20, 2021

“…. grace, waist and cover your face.” Well said. And yes Michelle Obama soared in Sergio Hudson, a Black designer from SC, per The @bevysmith 🙌🏿🙌🏿🙌🏿 https://t.co/ERhWM9RfG6

— Joy WE VOTED!! WEAR A MASK!! Reid 😷) (@JoyAnnReid) January 20, 2021

YAAAAAAAS!

This is the picuture I have been waiting on for like 3 years. COME ON NATURAL. https://t.co/HF8AYpsciB

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gif sommelier (@meagnacarta) April 02, 2017

And this FINALLY confirmed that this was them New Years 2016. https://t.co/ADHabtoA2Z

—
gif sommelier (@meagnacarta) April 02, 2017

What Bernie Sanders Doesn’t Understand About Black Voters

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I really believe that Bernie Sanders doesn’t care about the black vote in that he wants the black vote, but if he doesn’t get it he’s okay with that. I think that Sanders mentally is stuck back in the 60’s when it comes to the way he views African Americans. I think that Sanders admired the young black fire brands of the 60’s, I think that it instilled in him the way that he thinks African Americans should act. But Bernie’s problem is that he got left behind, those young black fire brands of the 60’s are now doctors and lawyers and teachers that now believe that to make a social change you must work within the system and not look for ways to blow up the system. I bet if you could read Bernie’s mind it would say “why aren’t these blacks out there raising hell and trying to blow up the system.” But what Bernie doesn’t understand is that in fact we are out there blowing up the system, we’re just doing it by becoming the first African American Attorney General, the first Latino Supreme Court Justice. That is how we blow up the system. You blow up the system by displaying a picture of a little black boy touching the hair of the first African American President in the Oval Office. That one picture alone is more powerful than anything Bernie Sanders has said since he decided to run for President.

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Sanders told a mostly white crowd that they're "too smart" not to vote for him on the same night he lost a heavily black state by 48 points.

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Jamil Smith (@JamilSmith) February 28, 2016

Sanders' outreach to the black community was clumsy and disrespectful. The "know what's best for you" attitude: https://t.co/ns8xeVRofd

—
Katherine Cross (@Quinnae_Moon) February 28, 2016

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The idea that what black people want from a president, is welfare. As though we are not lawyers, doctors, activists, educators, scientists, astronauts, and leaders in our communities. No, what we want is welfare. There are not enough f**ks yous in the world to the Bernie campaign

Also, another gem from Sanders' "clumsy" outreach to black communities in SC: https://t.co/4UpLgZlOqE

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Katherine Cross (@Quinnae_Moon) February 28, 2016

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He truly knows nothing about black voters. Helloooo…great migration?!

Bernie: I’ll Do Better With Black Voters Who Don’t Live In The Deep South buzzfeed.com/evanmcsan/bern…

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Katherine Miller (@katherinemiller) February 28, 2016

Wow….

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First glance at tonight's China State Dinner. http://t.co/8JSkABvvdX

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The First Lady (@FLOTUS) September 25, 2015

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When you *know* you brought the baddest chick to your H.S. reunion >>>>>>> http://t.co/HNaq6sBggB

—
Knucka Thompson (@BarockNoDrama) September 25, 2015

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The President tells the First Lady she looks "stunning", then she fixes his tie so he'll look good too 🙂 http://t.co/tTMgOf5Deb

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TheObamaDiary.com (@TheObamaDiary) September 25, 2015

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Kids Love President Obama

President Barack Obama leans over to allow Caleb Edwin, right, touch his hair during his visits to a first grade classroom at Gen. Clarence Tinker elementary school at MacDill Air Force Base

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President Barack Obama reaches over to touch the spiked hair on Blake Diego, during his visits to a first grade class at Gen. Clarence Tinker elementary school at MacDill Air Force Base

@dougmillsnyt

Rise and Shine

Four years ago today: “A temporary White House staffer, Carlton Philadelphia, brought his family to the Oval Office for a farewell photo with President Obama. Carlton’s son softly told the President he had just gotten a haircut like President Obama, and asked if he could feel the President’s head to see if it felt the same as his.” May 8, 2009. (Photo by Pete Souza)

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Today:

10:15: VP Biden attends President Park Geun-hye of the Republic of Korea’s address to a Joint Session of Congress

12:0: VP Biden delivers remarks at the 43rd Annual Washington Conference on the Americas at the Department of State

12:30: Jay Carney briefs the press

2:25: President Obama meets with electric utility CEOs and their trade associations

5:30: Meets with a group of Asian American and Pacific Islanders national leaders

6:30: Has dinner with members of the House Democratic Leadership at the Jefferson Hotel

7:45: VP Biden delivers keynote remarks at the Asian Pacific American Institute for Congressional Studies’ 19th Annual Gala Awards Dinner

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President Barack Obama and President Park Geun-hye of the Republic of Korea, May 7. Photo: Pete Souza

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USA Today: …. The president starts this afternoon at the Energy Department, where he meets with electric utility CEOs and trade associations to talk about preparations for the upcoming hurricane season….

Later, Obama and Vice President Biden discuss budget issues with Treasury Secretary Jack Lew.

Then comes a presidential meeting with a group of Asian American and Pacific Islanders national leaders. The agenda includes Obama’s efforts to win a major immigration bill and the ongoing implementation of the health care bill.

Obama caps his day with another congressional dinner, this one with House Democratic leaders. The dinner at a hotel in downtown Washington features House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Cal., and some of her colleagues: Steny Hoyer, James Clyburn, Xavier Becerra, Joe Crowley, Chris Van Hollen, Rosa DeLauro, Rob Andrew, Steve Israel, and Mike Thompson.

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Funny how those who called anybody who questioned Bush re 9/11 non-patriots are baying the loudest about Benghazi and say they are patriots.

— john miller (@deaconmill) May 6, 2013

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Pete Souza: Life Through a Lens

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President Barack Obama bends over so the son of a White House staff member can pat his head during a family visit to the Oval Office May 8, 2009. The youngster wanted to see if the President’s haircut felt like his own:

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20 Reasons Why We Fight For This Fella

The Inspiration:

The Energy:

The Pride:

The Warmth:

The Diversity:

The Belonging:

The Hope:

The Belief:

The Support:

The Patriot ….. not a single offshore account:

The Optimism:

The Determination:

The Future:

The Unity:

The Commitment:

The Pride:

The Man:

The Respect:

The Direction:

The Love:

And that was all in just one day

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Friday:

9:40: President Obama tours Summer Garden Food Manufacturing

10:45: Delivers remarks at a campaign event

1:50: Delivers remarks at a campaign event

3:10: Departs Pittsburgh

4:10: Arrives Joint Base Andrews

4:25: Arrives at the White House

4:55: Holds an event at the White House with construction workers and college students to sign HR 4348

“It felt the same”

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Jonathan Capehart article here (and another here)

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President Barack Obama bends over so the son of a White House staff member can pat his head during a family visit to the Oval Office May 8, 2009. The youngster wanted to see if the President’s haircut felt like his own. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)