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Dec

2,000 Letters

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Tags: book, Book Tour, colbert, First Lady, interview, letter, letters, Michelle, Michelle Obama, Obama, The Light We Carry, today, Today Show, tweets

“I’m trying to push us to think about solutions that will actually unite us and get us focused on the real problem. That’s what I mean when I say ‘go high.’” – @MichelleObama

More from the former First Lady TONIGHT on @CBS & @ParamountPlus at 11:35/10:35c. #Colbert pic.twitter.com/yRNCYVWsHB
— The Late Show (@colbertlateshow) November 15, 2022

Mrs. @MichelleObama has received nearly 2,000 letters every month — which are part of the inspiration behind her new book “The Light We Carry.”

Take a look at the story of one woman who wrote a letter in 2020 and found comfort in Mrs. Obama’s words during a difficult time. pic.twitter.com/AAFfd76or5
— TODAY with Hoda & Jenna (@HodaAndJenna) November 14, 2022

Feb

#GateCheck

By Nerdy Wonka 177 Comments

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Tags: #GateCheck, Animated, animation, Black History, Black History Month, Camrus, dad, death, friendship, Gate Check, grief, johnson, kids, letter, message, oscars, parents, short, tweets

GRAB MY HAND: A LETTER TO MY DAD was a gift to my grieving father and now a message to all to cherish every second you have with the ones you love while you still can. #GateCheck pic.twitter.com/fFbVuEReyo
— Camrus Johnson (@CamrusJ) January 22, 2021

For Spanish and Portuguese subtitles please watch on Vimeo, below! vimeo.com/502220927 https://t.co/5DeMZ9cEZz
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Camrus Johnson (@CamrusJ) January 22, 2021

Jul

Keep Fighting For Breonna

By Nerdy Wonka 162 Comments

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Tags: #BlackLivesMatter, #BreonnaTaylor, #DefundPolice, #DefundThePolice, #JusticeForBreonna, Breonna, cops, email, emails, letter, letters, link, links, murder, petition, police brutality, taylor, website, White Supremacy

Make your voices heard here. Pre-written emails and letters can be found here to send to the relevant officials

More people have been arrested for protesting the murder of Breonna Taylor than for the actual murder of Breonna Taylor.
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Congressmember Bass (@RepKarenBass) July 16, 2020

I've been in Louisville for the past few months and have been following the protests here closely. People here have… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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KK Rebecca Lai (@kkrebeccalai) July 16, 2020

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4 months later, and Louisville is still demanding justice for Breonna Taylor. https://t.co/YnvEidyHyQ
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VICE News (@VICENews) July 16, 2020

Jun

A Word From Martin Luther King Jr

By Nerdy Wonka 161 Comments

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Here is a gift to white people who insist they know what Martin Luther King Jr. would have said. A thread
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Nov

A Special Grammy

By Nerdy Wonka 124 Comments

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Tags: artist, Artists, Barack Obama, Celebrities, Celebrity, concert, First Lady, Grammys, letter, maggie, Michelle, Michelle Obama, Music, Obama, Political And Funny Tweets, President, Rogers, Teen Vogue, tweets, vogue, Vogue Magazine, washington

i have never before cried at the sight of my full name. i love you mr + mrs o. this is my grammy. https://t.co/KgHPpWX4gR
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Maggie Rogers (@maggierogers) October 08, 2019

We stan taste!!! tnvge.co/lGTtuS1
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Teen Vogue (@TeenVogue) October 09, 2019

Mar

Class.All.The.Way.

By Nerdy Wonka 112 Comments

Categories: All Photos and Michelle Obama
Tags: Alex, Barack Obama, baseball, Celebrities, Celebrity, engagement, jennifer, letter, Lopez, marriage, Michelle, Michelle Obama, Obama, Political And Funny Tweets, Rodriguez, sports, tweets

This means the world to us. #44 https://t.co/TyIQTMAOpW
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Alex Rodriguez (@AROD) March 22, 2019

Jan

Dear Michelle

By Nerdy Wonka 103 Comments

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Tags: #IAmBecoming, becoming, book, Book Tour, cbs, CBS This Morning, interview, letter, Michelle, Michelle Obama, Obama, Princeton, tour

Apr

Making An Enormous Difference

By Nerdy Wonka 111 Comments

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Tags: activism, Activists, Barack Obama, florida, gun control, Gun Safety, Gun Violence, high school, letter, Marjory Stoneman Douglas, Michelle, Michelle Obama, nra, Obama, Parkland, Political And Funny Tweets, President, students, tweets

EXCLUSIVE: Here’s the letter @BarackObama and @MichelleObama wrote to the #ParklandShooting survivors. In it, the f… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
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Mic (@mic) March 21, 2018

Mar

Chat Away

By Nerdy Wonka 133 Comments

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Tags: fatherhood, letter, My Brother's Keeper, Obama, parenthood, Political And Funny Tweets, tweets

How Barack Obama Was The Epitome Of The Ideal Parental Figure blavity.com/how-barack-oba… via @blavity
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Joy Reid (@JoyAnnReid) March 28, 2018

Mar

‘An Extraordinary Young Man’

By Nerdy Wonka 108 Comments

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Tags: #MarchForOurLives, Barack Obama, Beigel, florida, gun control, Gun Violence, letter, Marjory Stoneman Douglas, Michelle, Michelle Obama, Obama, Parkland, President, Scott, teachers

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Earlier this month, Michael Schulman and Linda Beigel Schulman received a letter. Their son, Scott Beigel, was a geography teacher at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, and on February 14, he reportedly unlocked the door to his classroom as an active shooter roamed the halls, allowing students to run inside and take cover. Before he could lock the door again, he was killed, along with 14 students and two other faculty members. He was 35 years old.

“Your son seemed like an extraordinary young man, and Michelle and I grieve alongside you,” the letter to Michael and Linda read. “We can only imagine the hardship you are going through; hopefully all the wonderful memories can help ease the pain. We’ll get the details about your fund in his honor. In the meantime, you are in our thoughts and prayers.” It was handwritten, and it was signed Barack Obama.

“Scott is a hero. Scott was a hero way before February 14,” Linda told me on Saturday afternoon in Washington, D.C. “What Scott did — saving his students — doesn’t surprise me. I’m proud of him. Obviously, I wish he wasn’t murdered doing it, but I wouldn’t expect anything less of Scott.”

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