Grace And Wisdom

Thank you to @VinceSchilling of @IndianCountry and many others who identified the proud Native man who is being har… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

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Ava DuVernay (@ava) January 19, 2019

Todays charcoal/pencil drawing I was working on an important painting today, I stopped so I can draw this I'm dis… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

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Jon Lion (@JonLionFineArt) January 20, 2019

Always And Forever

Friendly reminder @MichelleObama was and always will be a national treasure.

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Symone D. Sanders (@SymoneDSanders) June 22, 2018

Chat Away

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From HOUSE PARTY to LOSING GROUND to GANJA AND HESS to I AM SOMEBODY, this list makes me swoon. A strong starting p… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

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Ava DuVernay (@ava) February 01, 2018

We Only Acknowledge One POTUS

The line to take a photo of Obama’s portrait stretches out of the Portrait Gallery, into a stairwell, and out into… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

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Igor Bobic (@igorbobic) February 16, 2018

Same Y’all. Same.

come back https://t.co/R3SZ7Pmdf5

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christine teigen (@chrissyteigen) February 12, 2018

“We miss you guys”, @BarackObama. “We miss you more”, the audience. https://t.co/3q11gCWNWD

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Valerie Jarrett (@ValerieJarrett) February 12, 2018

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THESE PORTRAITS ARE UNLIKE ANYTHING A PRESIDENT HAS EVER DONE. IM CRYING ITS SO BEAUTIFUL.

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Akilah Hughes (@AkilahObviously) February 12, 2018

They’re incredible. I miss them so. twitter.com/akilahobviousl…

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christine teigen (@chrissyteigen) February 12, 2018

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help us https://t.co/dbjYjz2CsW

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christine teigen (@chrissyteigen) February 12, 2018

Can we talk about how stunningly powerful it is to see a black man in a garden the way Kehinde Wiley painted Barack… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

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Brittany Packnett (@MsPackyetti) February 12, 2018

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And Amy Sherald has OUR Michelle looking so divinely royal in garb others wouldn’t deem so. This is a reenvisioni… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

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Brittany Packnett (@MsPackyetti) February 12, 2018

Kehinde talked about his use of florals specifically, saying he chose flowers from Chicago, Kenya and Hawaii as his… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

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Christina Coleman (@ChrissyCole) February 12, 2018

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Barack Obama looks at Michelle the way all women want to be looked at by a lover. trib.al/5sUlEYZ https://t.co/cED3z5bVB5

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ESSENCE (@Essence) February 12, 2018

Exclusive: Pres. Barack Obama’s official portraitist, Kehinde Wiley, tells me that the Obamas “are signalling to th… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

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Christiane Amanpour (@camanpour) February 12, 2018

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Full interview: cnn.it/2EZVNXo ... and tonight at 11pm ET on @PBS! twitter.com/camanpour/stat…

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Christiane Amanpour (@camanpour) February 12, 2018

Today, @BarackObama and @MichelleObama became the first presidential couple to be painted by African American artis… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

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The Obama Foundation (@ObamaFoundation) February 12, 2018

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I wonder if our ancestors could even ever imagine this. I’m so thankful they fought for generations yet unborn.

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Brittany Packnett (@MsPackyetti) February 12, 2018

what a time to be alive. https://t.co/jra7yXxn7p

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Brittany Packnett (@MsPackyetti) February 12, 2018

Forever Historic

 

Artist: Kehinde Wiley

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Artist: Amy Sherald

Comforting The Families Of The Fallen

'I was very comforted': gold star families recall receiving condolences from Obama trib.al/p5NHn1I

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The Guardian (@guardian) October 18, 2017

Pete’s got the receipts. Obama took nothing more seriously. Trump should follow his example for once. https://t.co/D2O17FMAK5

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Cody Keenan (@codykeenan) October 18, 2017

Chat Away

Obama draws cheers during visit at National Gallery of Art: reports hill.cm/qXU613l https://t.co/TSTloT6o4P

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The Hill (@thehill) March 05, 2017

I was at the National Gallery of Art today and Barack Obama showed up https://t.co/lUltonl91X

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man without pants (@ManWithoutPants) March 05, 2017

@DailyMail I shot this at NGA. https://t.co/eOUNsuE9in

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Mica Powers (@Mica4Life) March 06, 2017

Early Bird Chat

Pete Souza: President Obama waits to be introduced before speaking at a Veterans Day ceremony today

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White House: “On Veterans Day, we acknowledge, humbly, that we can never serve our veterans in quite the same that they served us. But we can try. We can practice kindness. We can pay it forward. We can volunteer. We can serve. We can respect one another. We can always get each other’s backs.” —President Obama honoring America’s veterans #HonorAVet 🇺🇸