Libraries are citadels of knowledge and empathy—and they’ve played an extraordinarily important role in my life. I spoke with @SmithsonianSec Bunch about our shared love of books, A Promised Land, and the role storytelling plays in shaping our history. pic.twitter.com/jbWdAK7Zkp
— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) June 29, 2021
Posts Tagged ‘Library
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A Vineyard Visit
Michelle Obama greets kids at Martha’s Vineyard library bos.gl/ha4KZc9
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Boston Globe Metro (@GlobeMetro) October 19, 2019
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Waitlist Be Gone
My grandpa got Michelle Obama’s book for Christmas, started crying, and then said, “I can take myself off of the wa… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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olivia (@olivia_rayy) December 26, 2018
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A Tweet Or Two
We're thrilled to announce that the Obama Center will be #RootedInChicago. Let @BarackObama & @FLOTUS do the honors: youtu.be/d2Q3xFpf-KE
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The Obama Foundation (@ObamaFoundation) May 12, 2015
The Obama Library goes to Chicago, but Foundation says NYC and Honolulu don't leave empty-handed http://t.co/bqnR2mTEie
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Mike Memoli (@mikememoli) May 12, 2015
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Barack Obama Presidential Center #Chicago Announcement (Full Version) youtu.be/FcFzEkqRIaI
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Dudette (@Dudette9t9) May 12, 2015
Barack Obama Foundation - Maya Soetoro-Ng Message for Hawai’i youtu.be/j3TLDVdKIhY
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Dudette (@Dudette9t9) May 12, 2015
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Your potential replacement for Andrew Jackson on the $20 bill: Harriet Tubman wapo.st/1IyEqsS http://t.co/oF6pyUHM3f
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Washington Post (@washingtonpost) May 12, 2015
Obama administration stands up to health insurers on birth control coverage and more. My latest @Eclectablog: eclectablog.com/2015/05/obama-…
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Amy Lynn Smith (@alswrite) May 12, 2015
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America. *Sigh*
19-year-old dies in Indiana police custody on 5/11 usatoday.com/story/news/nat… http://t.co/IdiYJZww6y
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deray mckesson (@deray) May 12, 2015
The hanging death of #RooseveltChampion has been officially deemed a suicide. myfoxatlanta.com/story/29033480… http://t.co/KRzG5iDQlx
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deray mckesson (@deray) May 12, 2015
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No Charges For NYPD Cop Who ‘Stopped and Frisked’ 14 YR old & Smashed His Head Through Window countercurrentnews.com/2015/05/no-cha… http://t.co/p1Ah2a5NSd
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thoughtcrime (@rawdawgbuffalo) May 12, 2015
"I believe that we will win." Hundreds March to Capitol #TonyRobinson http://t.co/No5suHRN03
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Curtis Sails III (@CurtisSails) May 12, 2015
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No charges for Officer Matthew Kenny, who shot and killed Tony Robinson Jr. in Madison, WI in March washingtonpost.com/news/post-nati…
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Wesley Lowery (@WesleyLowery) May 12, 2015
I didn't have to watch the livestream. I didn't have to read an article. I didnt even have to look on Twitter. I knew that cop would go free
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KayRay (@RE_invent_ED) May 12, 2015
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THIS---> US cited for police violence, racism in scathing UN review on human rights via @AJAM alj.am/1zTRhV8
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Charles M. Blow (@CharlesMBlow) May 12, 2015
Black men in Madison are more likely to be killed by police than a car accident. #TonyRobinson http://t.co/mRKpixIykL
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deray mckesson (@deray) May 12, 2015
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Not only are black people presumed guilty.
We are presumed worthy of EXECUTION until proven otherwise
#BlackLivesMatter
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5'7 Black Male (@absurdistwords) May 12, 2015
Prove he was a good kid.
Prove he wasn't on drugs
Prove he didn't like rap
Prove he got good grades
Prove he deserved to live.
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5'7 Black Male (@absurdistwords) May 12, 2015
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Some days, it’s too much. Parents, children, families are being killed everyday. Some days, it’s too much
You try to remember a time when the name of a dead black person and a cop wasn’t in your head. A new name arrives. A new cop arrives.
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Saeed Jones (@theferocity) May 12, 2015
You look across the office at black coworker sitting at her desk. You wonder if she knows the name of this dead black person and this cop.
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Saeed Jones (@theferocity) May 12, 2015
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You want to ask her but you’re so tired and she’s so far away — and there are the names of all these dead black people and cops between you.
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Saeed Jones (@theferocity) May 12, 2015
You consider getting the names of this dead black person and that dead black person and that dead black person tattooed on your body.
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Saeed Jones (@theferocity) May 12, 2015
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But there will always be more names of dead black people and cops. And you only have so much body, so much black skin.
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Saeed Jones (@theferocity) May 12, 2015
Your white coworkers will read your tweets about dead black people and cops and waver, unsure of what to say. They check their scripts.
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Saeed Jones (@theferocity) May 12, 2015
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You try to remember the last time your wore a hoodie.
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Saeed Jones (@theferocity) May 12, 2015
You wonder if America will ever need to learn your name, your son’s name, your sister’s name. You wonder if #YourName will trend.
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Saeed Jones (@theferocity) May 12, 2015
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You want to be parent one day but not in this America.
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Saeed Jones (@theferocity) May 12, 2015
White people who didn’t know your name until they saw your tweet just now tweet you about cops defending themselves against thugs.
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Saeed Jones (@theferocity) May 12, 2015
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You turn into fog for a moment and no one even notices.
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Saeed Jones (@theferocity) May 12, 2015
You ask no one and everyone “At this point, what black person wouldn’t run from a cop pointing a gun at them?”
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Saeed Jones (@theferocity) May 12, 2015
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“A village is always somewhere burning / And if you do not look because it is not your village / it is still your village.” - Elana Bell
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Saeed Jones (@theferocity) May 12, 2015
Sometimes you’ve just gotta put “Jolene” by Dolly Parton on repeat and act like America isn’t trying to systematically kill you.
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Saeed Jones (@theferocity) May 12, 2015
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formula for a no-indict announcement
1) late start
2) irrelevant rambling
3) victim smearing
4) announcement
#TonyRobinson #MikeBrown
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Hmmm... (@AmandaMichelle) May 12, 2015
This DA could've released a statement, instead he chose to smear #TonyRobinson in a press conference.
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Goldie Taylor (@goldietaylor) May 12, 2015
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First Lady Michelle Obama presents a 2014 National Medal for Museum and Library Service to Mystic Aquarium, of Mystic, Conn., represented by Justin Richard, far left, and aquarium President and CEO Stephen Coan, during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House. The National Medal is the nation’s highest honor given to museums and libraries for service to the community.
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North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, represented by museum Director Emlyn Koster, and Molly Paul, of Raleigh, N.C.,
Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Brooklyn, New York, represented by Chidi Duke, and Library President Scott Medbury
Chicago Public Library Commissioner Brian Bannon (C) and community member Chris Force
The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis President and CEO Jeffrey Patchen, holds the museum’s 2014 National Medal for Museum and Library Service as Spencer Hahn, who had a stroke in-utero, whistles by his mother Erica Hahn and First Lady Michelle Obama
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Star Tribune: Michelle Obama Honors 10 Outstanding Museums And Libraries, Including In Her Chicago Hometown
Museums and libraries are playing an important role in a country that is aiming to provide a top-flight education to its children, Michelle Obama said Thursday as she helped honor 10 institutions from across the U.S. for outstanding community service. “Welcome to a little museum that we like to call the White House,” she said to open an East Room ceremony where she handed representatives of each institution a wooden frame that held their medal and a certificate.
The first lady said the institutions’ programs “help us expand our horizon and connect us to with the rest of the world.” She highlighted such offerings as summer expeditions to excavate dinosaur bones alongside professional paleontologists and opportunities to learn marine biology through the feeding and training of beluga whales. “The work that you do in the summers and throughout the year, quite frankly, is filling a crucial role for our country as we strive to give our young people a world-class education,” Mrs. Obama said.
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Octavia Fellin Public Library, of Gallup, N.M., represented by Maria Elena Reyes, far left, and library Director Mary Ellen Pellington
Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History represented by Ernesto Vargas, far left, and museum Director Michael Mares
Mid-Continent Public Library, of Independence, Missouri, represented by Alicia Moore, and library Director and CEO Steven Potter
Yiddish Book Center, of Amherst, Mass., represented by Peter Manseau, far left, and center Founder and President Aaron Lansky
Las Vegas-Clark County Library District, represented by Avree Walker, a dancer and student at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, and district Executive Director Jeanne Goodrich
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