Lift Up One Another

Hurricane Ida has left millions of people without power, food, and shelter throughout the South. In times like these, we’ve got to lift up one another. I hope you’ll click through to support families who can use your help: https://t.co/yqIwIkSUz0

— Michelle Obama (@MichelleObama) August 31, 2021

Michelle and I are thinking of everyone affected by Hurricane Ida, and we're grateful to the first responders doing heroic work. Here are some ways to support those in need: https://t.co/YZU1xlRN1i

— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) August 31, 2021

Lucille Bridges: Moral Courage, Bravery, Love

Today we mourn the loss of one of the mothers of the Civil Rights Movement in New Orleans with the passing of Lucille Bridges — mother of five, including Ruby Bridges, who as a first-grader in 1960 was one of six black children to integrate the all-white William Frantz School. pic.twitter.com/AMvcxsWbJu

— Mayor LaToya Cantrell (@mayorcantrell) November 11, 2020

Lucille's strength was unbounded during this period. Her husband was reluctant when the request came from the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) to participate.

— Mayor LaToya Cantrell (@mayorcantrell) November 11, 2020

Lucille insisted, seeing the action as an opportunity to help all Black children, and walked Ruby, with federal marshals, past chanting and taunting white protesters and to the schoolhouse. Mother and daughter both revealed their character and courage. pic.twitter.com/qd7d47QuB9

— Mayor LaToya Cantrell (@mayorcantrell) November 11, 2020

Today, folks recall Ruby as the little girl depicted in Norman Rockwell's painting 'The Problem We All Live With,' and more recently might see a reimagining of the image now including Vice President-elect Kamala Harris walking alongside little Ruby. pic.twitter.com/0Yrwm1mQeY

— Mayor LaToya Cantrell (@mayorcantrell) November 11, 2020

I think I speak for all mothers who want the best for their children when I hope for the same moral courage, bravery and love as that of Lucille Bridges. May she rest in God's perfect peace. pic.twitter.com/qsBygEzhso

— Mayor LaToya Cantrell (@mayorcantrell) November 11, 2020

Lucille Bridges, the mother of Ruby Bridges, who walked with her daughter past crowds screaming racist slurs as she became the first Black student at her all-white elementary school, has died at the age of 86. https://t.co/j7najsoDe3

— philip lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) November 11, 2020

Ms Bridges is an American heroine. Just imagine— what a tough and dangerous decision she made for her daughter, Ruby, all the little Black girls in New Orleans and across the nation to follow. And she lived long enough to see a Black woman become VP. RIP Lucille Bridges. https://t.co/TY5mtqaIjs pic.twitter.com/VPiyFuSlTr

— Kim Bondy (@KimBondy) November 11, 2020

Endless Gems

“Marriage is a choice you make every day. You don’t do it because it’s easy. You do it because you believe in it. You believe in the other person.” https://t.co/CSwWem7WFy

— Eugene Scott (@Eugene_Scott) October 3, 2019

.@MichelleObama was dropping endless gems about marriage and relationships at #EssenceFest! https://t.co/kMcQzQJb5Z pic.twitter.com/bwAg2FrJM5

— ESSENCE (@Essence) July 7, 2019

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Barack Obama and Michelle Robinson were married on this day 1992. His lovely reflection on the secret to their mutually sustaining marriage and what his mom taught him about love: https://t.co/Ic2bLflKuv pic.twitter.com/VcGdciM5dQ

— Maria Popova (@brainpicker) October 3, 2019

The Phenomenal FLOTUS

Hey, #EssenceFest! I brought a few of my girlfriends with me to New Orleans and we can't wait to join you tonight in the Superdome. Who's ready?! pic.twitter.com/OHzh2ZD9UW

— Michelle Obama (@MichelleObama) July 7, 2019

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Gayle King interviews Michelle Obama at Essence Festival: "Now I’m Michelle Obama and the love, but for a minute there I was an angry black woman" https://t.co/sKNubHN5oj pic.twitter.com/9ShVKU6L4k

— CBS News (@CBSNews) July 7, 2019

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MICHELLE OBAMA IN A SEQUINS JUMPSUIT

That’s it, that’s the tweet. pic.twitter.com/SjSjGM9iIF

— Meena Harris (@meena) July 7, 2019

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The First Lady At Essence Festival

Live here tonight at 10:40PM ET

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Gayle King to interview Michelle Obama at Essence Festival in New Orleans today – how to watch https://t.co/0sgb79sr4C pic.twitter.com/J3hQMYnQ5v

— CBS News (@CBSNews) July 6, 2019

Serving Up Progress

What a life. American history has always been driven by visionaries like Leah Chase—and all the men and women who worked and ate at Dooky Chase’s over the years—folks who serve up progress one bowl of gumbo at a time. https://t.co/2LpuIbxvHk pic.twitter.com/Y4i5snKjn7

— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) June 3, 2019

Always Looking Out For His Fellow Man

https://twitter.com/2020fight/status/902701016533016581

And unsurprisingly he was holding babies too! OMG I miss him 😢😥😢😥😢

— Laura S (@sisu1964) August 30, 2017

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— Laura S (@sisu1964) August 30, 2017

A Tweet Or Two

Read what former U.S. Secretary of State @Madeleine Albright has to say about the #IranDeal. http://t.co/WjdXPU01Aj

— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) August 31, 2015

Rep. Nydia Velazquez of NY, Small Biz Ranking Member: "I have concluded that the JCPOA is our best option"http://t.co/sC51XuDfbV

— Jesse Lee (NARA) (@jesseclee44) August 31, 2015

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Magic

https://twitter.com/whoisibtehal/status/637389551481278464

84 films by and about women of colour, courtesy of @AVAETC and the people of Twitter http://t.co/S9mOsmo7Hs pic.twitter.com/qGavgy4RpK

— BFI (@BFI) August 28, 2015

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This is advanced White House. Not for beginners: Pres Obama considering array of options for closing Gitmo prison http://t.co/S87bAKIoU8

— meta (@metaquest) August 31, 2015

https://twitter.com/SalenaZitoTrib/status/638419867192983552

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Protesters Unveil New Platform Including Policies and Demands to End Police Violence http://t.co/DEacKDU4Sl pic.twitter.com/V8goVStE9H

— zellie (@zellieimani) August 29, 2015

Gun deaths on track to exceed motor vehicle deaths. Last data 2013: 33,636 v 33,804: http://t.co/0u94jAwiLr.

— Atul Gawande (@Atul_Gawande) August 29, 2015

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Sometimes, we truly do live in a sick country

This is sickening: http://t.co/kmsCSPF53g #FREEAMERICA

— John Legend (@johnlegend) August 29, 2015

WATCH: First Look at #Vice Prison Report with @POTUS Barack Obama (Exclusive) http://t.co/NF0bD3AeGk pic.twitter.com/ZEkKFt5J4W

— Variety (@Variety) August 28, 2015

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Rep Patrick Murphy (D-FL), who's running for Dem #FLSEN nomination against @AlanGrayson , says he will support the Iran nuclear deal

— Frank Thorp V (@frankthorp) August 31, 2015

A-MA-ZING. Rep. Patrick Murphy, running for Senate in Fla., came out in favor of @TheIranDeal. No one expected that. Politics have flipped

— Jonathan Weisman (@jonathanweisman) August 31, 2015

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Some of the posters out here #BlackFair pic.twitter.com/r2APn1hg0t

— Nicole Norfleet (@nicolenorfleet) August 29, 2015

US gov't has certified that #CT is 1st state in nation to end chronic veteran homelessness → http://t.co/eaYbhTpDfb pic.twitter.com/vGFyIVZ04o

— Governor Dan Malloy (Archived) (@GovMalloyOffice) August 27, 2015

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https://twitter.com/dylanotes/status/638443599055724546

#IranDeal is not perfect or risk-free. But it is best means we have to stop a nuclear Iran. Read my full statement: http://t.co/8FY3A3TtW7

— Joe Kennedy III (@joekennedy) August 31, 2015

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The. BURN.

Ben, you spend your day showing your ass in public. Why can't women do the same? https://t.co/t87tbY8s0U

— Jamil Smith جميل كريم (@JamilSmith) August 31, 2015

Watch Nicki snatch Miley’s faux dreads off her appropriated head at the VMAs http://t.co/rFNVhT6ukd #nickiminaj pic.twitter.com/wxSQlcWR9F

— Blavity (@Blavity) August 31, 2015

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Bad move, WSJ. Disgusting

didn't delete quick enough @WSJ pic.twitter.com/VU6FBseebp

— POC (turkish) (@faketitojohnsON) August 31, 2015

Don't get me wrong: Jesus? Great guy, classy. But a terrible executive. I would never tolerate a traitor within my organization. #TrumpBible

— Jeff Blehar is *BOX OFFICE POISON* (@EsotericCD) August 27, 2015

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WH not ruling out exec action to shutter Guantanamo prison. "Make no mistake: We will close Guantanamo prison," @POTUS vowed 5.5 years ago.

— Alexis Simendinger (@ASimendinger) August 31, 2015

Impressive list of supporters - 75 former lawmakers endorse #IranDeal http://t.co/VCbLLKL9ue

— Kelsey Davenport (@KelseyDav) August 31, 2015

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 *SNORT*

Barack: "Try Me"
Joe: "Witcha bitch ass" pic.twitter.com/fnvH9GhFP6

— Nae In The Wind 💨 🏁 (@MsAnomalistic) July 14, 2015

"Donald Trump’s hair finally runs off to seek a better life" - @ThePoke pic.twitter.com/50ARJmfRRk

— Les Floyd (@Lesism) August 30, 2015

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Sanders: I wouldn’t end drone program http://t.co/5GClqNZpK8 #twibdocket

— 🤌🏾 Imani Gandy 👆🏾 (@AngryBlackLady) August 31, 2015

University of Texas at Austin removes Jefferson Davis statue http://t.co/DfmDzat80h pic.twitter.com/nukEiDCI8C

— The New York Times (@nytimes) August 31, 2015

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Thanks. @BarackObama pic.twitter.com/tiqqE4b0Yn

— 🤙🏽🎟 TeeJay™ 🎒🤟🏽 (@AintEeenTrippin) August 29, 2015

Please read my full statement in support of the #IranDeal to block Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon: https://t.co/P7eR5BI3U8

— Senator Jeff Merkley (@SenJeffMerkley) August 30, 2015

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.@AshCallingbull just became the first First Nations woman to be crowned Mrs. Universe http://t.co/OX0PK700Wd pic.twitter.com/Fp9To45IfI

— Mic (@mic) August 30, 2015

https://twitter.com/tyriquex/status/637658738237788160

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Must Read Piece

How LSU kept the largest public hospital in New Orleans closed for 10 years http://t.co/WBCnjfj3PO pic.twitter.com/D8RO47Vj32

— Newsweek (@Newsweek) August 29, 2015

https://twitter.com/ajam/status/637675069632815104

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John Legend: "Mass incarceration is destroying America" http://t.co/bJkKB762tw pic.twitter.com/gfOqd3o93v

— TIME (@TIME) August 29, 2015

The U.S. is considering sanctions against China » http://t.co/ZokX5Qwe9x pic.twitter.com/8c1VFxZPrf

— CNBC (@CNBC) August 31, 2015

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On @AJ101East: Japan's plan to spur its economy through 'Womenomics' http://t.co/7pXIRicbsO pic.twitter.com/9mE5ZT9kPl

— Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish) August 29, 2015

Turkish jets join US-led coalition in airstrikes against IS: http://t.co/wYzZlOyALI

— ABC News (@ABC) August 29, 2015

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https://twitter.com/ajam/status/637640889700106241

Militia releases 163 child soldiers in Central African Republic, but thousands more recruited http://t.co/iZ0L8DLYmZ pic.twitter.com/jk4HG9evz8

— Al Jazeera Breaking News (@AJENews) August 29, 2015

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Awesome

Saw this on Facebook. Love it. pic.twitter.com/jEB7naxKm6

— April (@ReignOfApril) August 29, 2015

Tens of thousands of demonstrators in Malaysia defied police orders on Saturday http://t.co/B5kmsEqe1y pic.twitter.com/vs9ZVdcNi9

— The New York Times (@nytimes) August 29, 2015

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United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon demands action following migrant tragedies on land and at sea http://t.co/ayWylLhXZg

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) August 29, 2015

Connecticut Proves Homelessness Is Solveable By Finding Homes For All Its Chronically Homeless Vets http://t.co/IFeGkR6jGI

— Alycee (@jazziz2) August 29, 2015

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https://twitter.com/FardigJudith/status/637472225109524481

https://twitter.com/jbouie/status/637248904438939648

President Obama Shows Love To New Orleans

“Where the jazz makes you cry, the funerals make you dance, and the bayou makes you believe all kinds of things.”

President Barack Obama holds a child as he greets residents in the the Tremé neighborhood in New Orleans for the 10th anniversary since the devastation of Hurricane Katrina. Tremé is one of the oldest black neighborhoods in America

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President Barack Obama with Mayor Mitch Landrieu

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President Barack Obama sits for lunch at Willie Mae’s restaurant with young men from My Brother’s Keeper initiative

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President Barack Obama participates in a roundtable on Hurricane Katrina at the Andrew P. Sanchez Community Center in New Orleans

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President Barack Obama speaks during an event to mark the 10th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina on August 27, 2015 in New Orleans, Louisiana. President Obama spoke at the Andrew P. Sanchez & Copelin-Byrd Multi-Service Center located in the Lower 9th Ward, a largely African-American neighborhood that was one of the hardest hit by the storm

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A Tweet Or Two

President Barack Obama meets with Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan of the United Arab Emirates, in the Oval Office of the White House

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President Obama is headed to @EvergladesNPS on #EarthDay to discuss the need to #ActOnClimate: http://t.co/k8fbW7HGUM pic.twitter.com/sNfDvBi9WM

— White House Archived (@ObamaWhiteHouse) April 20, 2015

"This is the only planet we’ve got." —Obama on why it's time to #ActOnClimate: http://t.co/P8euWqL61m #EarthDay pic.twitter.com/g9009kn956

— White House Archived (@ObamaWhiteHouse) April 20, 2015

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"Every three weeks, we bring online as much solar power as we did in all of 2008." —Obama: http://t.co/ftxXQAUdvV pic.twitter.com/xyhhAIhqXr

— White House Archived (@ObamaWhiteHouse) April 20, 2015

Readout of President Obama's meeting with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan of the #UnitedArabEmirates http://t.co/ZTgRinDQ35

— Obama NSC- Archived (@NSC44) April 20, 2015

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First Lady Michelle Obama smiles as she is introduced by Dylan Tete, an Iraq War veteran and executive director of Bastion Community of Resilience, at an event honoring efforts to help homeless veterans in New Orleans. First Lady Michelle Obama and New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu spoke Monday to leaders from government, industry and the non-profit sector. The topic was the Mayors Challenge to End Veteran Homelessness, which Obama started last June. She said the city has moved more than 260 veterans into housing since the initiative began

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Worth a read: The First Lady and @DrBiden on preventing and ending veteran homelessness in America: http://t.co/gfl1NVIPKj

— First Lady- Archived (@FLOTUS44) April 20, 2015

The First Lady's celebrating New Orleans ending vet homelessness! Got Qs? Ask with #HonoringVets by 2:30pm ET on Tues pic.twitter.com/vsJSYdlpUB

— First Lady- Archived (@FLOTUS44) April 20, 2015

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Teen who lost home in Hurricane Sandy has been accepted to 7 Ivy League schools: http://t.co/txdhXMldMB pic.twitter.com/gDt2x9lZRn

— ABC News (@ABC) April 20, 2015

A 1782 use of "African-American" is found, pushing the known origin of the term back 53 years http://t.co/AKlp5IdhZQ pic.twitter.com/Z1ovTquIt9

— The New York Times (@nytimes) April 20, 2015

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#FreddieGray dies after cops severed 80 percent of his spine. http://t.co/jI9UQC0wi3. pic.twitter.com/J4jUh9h8xL

— 3ChicsPolitico (@3ChicsPolitico) April 20, 2015

Freddie Gray dies a week after possible arrest-related spinal injury, attorney says: http://t.co/olpcGTDlHY pic.twitter.com/rhfq0RfJj9

— ABC News (@ABC) April 20, 2015

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This is the timeline re: #FreddieGray released by the Baltimore Police Department. pic.twitter.com/FiFoE3ZyIC

— deray (@deray) April 19, 2015

Incredible work today by many organizers that led to the passage of the STL City Police Civilian Oversight Board!

— deray (@deray) April 20, 2015

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This is horrific. Black people are being targeted left, right, and sideways. Get arrested for walking, get arrested for driving, get arrested for riding a bicycle. This country is waging a war everyday against Black people. It’s too much

“Of the 10,000 bicycle tickets issued by Tampa police in the past dozen years, the newspaper found that black cyclists received 79 percent of those citations, despite making up less than a quarter of the city’s population.”

In Florida, police are waging a war on black bicycle riders, investigators say http://t.co/TGUBa4iajz pic.twitter.com/tpTp91iseE

— deray (@deray) April 18, 2015

https://twitter.com/WesleyLowery/status/589069089915580417

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