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27

Feb

21

Between Cultures

By Nerdy Wonka 57 Comments

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Tags: A Promised Land, Barack Obama, book, Book Tour, leaders, meeting, Obama, panel, President, program, students, The Telling Room, tour, writing, Young Adults, Zoom

I felt inspired and hopeful after speaking with students in @TheTellingRoom’s Young Writers & Leaders program. I wrote #APromisedLand in part because I hoped to reach young people like those in this group—the unique voices of a new generation, energized and unafraid to dream big. https://t.co/LP1Ri8Epva
— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) February 18, 2021

'No matter what somebody’s accomplished—the greatest novelist, the greatest surgeons, the greatest political activists—they didn’t start that way' — @BarackObama met with writing students to talk about their ambitions and share his own experience of growing up between cultures pic.twitter.com/6u6i5mPP5m
— NowThis (@nowthisnews) February 18, 2021

22

Jul

20

44 And 46

By Nerdy Wonka 115 Comments

Categories: All Photos, All Videos and Joe 'Big Deal' Biden
Tags: Barack Obama, Biden, campaign, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Election 2020, friends, interview, Joe, Joe Biden, masks, meeting, Obama, Pandemic, Political And Funny Tweets, President, tweets, vp

Doesn’t get much better than sitting down to talk with my friend Joe. twitter.com/joebiden/statu…
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Barack Obama (@BarackObama) July 22, 2020

44 + 46 7.23.20 https://t.co/ZCQ2SazieH
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Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) July 22, 2020

17

Jul

20

Defund The Police: Fund Communities

By Nerdy Wonka 273 Comments

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Tags: #DefundPolice, #DefundThePolice, budget, Communities, meeting, police, Suburbs, Syracuse, Town Hall, tweets, Yusuf

If you watch one thing online today that should actually stay in your head forever, watch this. twitter.com/kingbach/statu…
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Ava DuVernay (@ava) July 11, 2020

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King Bach (@KingBach) July 09, 2020

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@ava I agree, so I put captions on it. This is Yusuf Abdul-Qadir, director of the local chapter of the New York Civ… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Maya Contreras (@mayatcontreras) July 12, 2020

WATCH: NYCLU Central NY Chapter Director @YusufAQ on what it means to defund the police: “We are funding for other… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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(@NYCLU) July 10, 2020

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I did not fully appreciate the issue with "most cops don't live in the neighborhood they police" until seeing this twitter.com/KingBach/statu…
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Asher Vollmer (@AsherVo) July 10, 2020

@AsherVo “Black communities fund the suburbs.” Excellent point. I hadn’t thought about it in this context.
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Midwin Charles (@MidwinCharles) July 11, 2020

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@Drmlp55 @AsherVo They become literal invaders. They invade our communities from the outside and treat the ppl ther… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Justin is tired! (@ThatGuyYus) July 11, 2020

@ava Very well said: “We are funding the suburbs” - reminder that “defund the police” means reallocate the money. K… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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jp (@jpetrie_canada) July 11, 2020

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@ava They constantly trot out rhetoric about how they serve communities but refuse to live among the people who the… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Sofia Quintero (@sofiaquintero) July 11, 2020

@sofiaquintero @ava I've said this for 40 yrs. I am from and live in Houston. Our police department has been moni… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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The World is My Piñata (@Embroiderista) July 11, 2020

04

Jun

20

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

By Nerdy Wonka 129 Comments

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Tags: #BlackLivesMatter, #BreonnaTaylor, #GeorgeFloyd, #JusticeForAhmaud, #SayHerName, activism, Ahmaud, Author, baldwin, Barack Obama, Breonna, Chicago, civil rights, Community Organizing, Congress, death, Floyd, george, interview, james, James Baldwin, john, John Lewis, lewis, meeting, murder, Obama, Obama Foundation, panel, poet, police brutality, President, Protesters, Protesting, protests, Representative, speech, taylor, The Fire Next Time, Town Hall, tweets, Zoom

In our @MBK_Alliance town hall yesterday, I mentioned James Baldwin's The Fire Next Time. From 1962, it remains a s… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Barack Obama (@BarackObama) June 04, 2020

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Young Black men and women have always been at the forefront of progress. As @BarackObama said, "know that your live… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) June 03, 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 sayi… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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CBS This Morning (@CBSThisMorning) June 04, 2020

23

May

20

An Equitable Future

By Nerdy Wonka 114 Comments

Categories: All Photos, All Videos and Michelle Obama
Tags: activism, Barack Obama, Chicago, civic, Civic Engagment, Community Organizing, Coronavirus, democracy, education, Empathy, First Lady, leadership, meeting, Michelle Obama, Obama, Pandemic, Political And Funny Tweets, President, Quarantine, Social Distancing, speech, students, Town Hall, tweets, Virtual

Change comes when all of us step up and play our part in this democracy. By encouraging our young people, like thes… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Barack Obama (@BarackObama) May 11, 2020

If we want an equitable future, we have to engage in civic life today. Last week, @MichelleObama and @BarackObama s… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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The Obama Foundation (@ObamaFoundation) May 11, 2020

06

May

20

Teacher Appreciation Week

By Nerdy Wonka 115 Comments

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Tags: Barack Obama, Chicago, education, meeting, national, Obama, Political And Funny Tweets, President, teacher, teachers, tweets

There’s no limit to the devotion I’ve seen in teachers like these @ChiPubSchools educators. Their dedication shapes… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Barack Obama (@BarackObama) May 06, 2020

05

May

20

Speak The Truth. Speak It Clearly.

By Nerdy Wonka 154 Comments

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Tags: Barack Obama, Coronavirus, COVID-19, mayors, meeting, Obama, Political And Funny Tweets, President, tweets

Mayors have been working hard to help us get through this pandemic, and they’ll have just as big a task to help peo… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Barack Obama (@BarackObama) April 09, 2020

18

Sep

19

A Future Shaped By Young Leaders

By Nerdy Wonka 129 Comments

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Tags: #ActOnClimate, activism, Activist, Barack Obana, Chicago, climate, Climate Change, Greta, interview, meeting, Obama, Obama Foundation, Political And Funny Tweets, President, Thunberg, tweets

Just 16, @GretaThunberg is already one of our planet’s greatest advocates. Recognizing that her generation will bea… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Barack Obama (@BarackObama) September 17, 2019

It was great talking to you!! twitter.com/barackobama/st…
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Greta Thunberg (@GretaThunberg) September 18, 2019

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Our future will be shaped by the next generation—and @GretaThunberg isn't waiting to get started. At 16, Greta is a… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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The Obama Foundation (@ObamaFoundation) September 17, 2019

05

Apr

19

Chat Away

By Nerdy Wonka 115 Comments

Categories: All Photos
Tags: Angela, Barack Obama, berlin, Chancellor, Germany, meeting, Merkel, Obama, Political And Funny Tweets, President, tweets

Former US President @BarackObama waves as he and German Chancellor #AngelaMerkel leave the Chancellery after a meet… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Shutterstock Editorial (@ShutterstockNow) April 05, 2019

31

Mar

19

Vision For Progress

By Nerdy Wonka 130 Comments

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Tags: Barack Obama, capitol, Capitol Hill, Congress, Delgado, democrats, House of Representatives, meeting, New York, Obama, Political And Funny Tweets, President, tweets, virginia, washington, Wexton

Truly an honor to meet and speak with President Obama earlier this week — in these turbulent political times, it wa… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Antonio Delgado (@DelgadoforNY19) March 29, 2019

I told @BarackObama, “We miss you every day, Mr. President.” https://t.co/r3VOYCRARm
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Rep. Jennifer Wexton (@RepWexton) March 30, 2019

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