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14

Jul

21

Citadels Of Knowledge

By Nerdy Wonka 115 Comments

Categories: All Videos
Tags: A Promised Land, Barack Obama, book, Book Tour, bunch, history, Library, lonnie, National Museum of African American History And Culture, Obama, President, Smithsonian, tour, tweets

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

19

Jun

20

Juneteenth: Freedom Day

By Nerdy Wonka 125 Comments

"Juneteenth is a time to recommit ourselves to the work that remains undone. We remember that even in the darkest h… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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The Obama Foundation (@ObamaFoundation) June 19, 2020

Harriet Tubman Mother Freedom #Juneteenth https://t.co/iI1DdcxJno
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Be A King (@BerniceKing) June 19, 2020

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A great way to celebrate #Juneteenth? Support Black women filmmakers like @cgpeoples - her film @Juneteenthmovie d… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Rebecca Theodore-Vachon (@FilmFatale_NYC) June 19, 2020

#OTD in 1865, enslaved African Americans were notified of their freedom by Union troops in Galveston Bay, TX—two ye… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Smithsonian NMAAHC (@NMAAHC) June 19, 2020

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Happy Emancipation Day! Just a few facts:The US was 3rd to last in the Americas to abolish slavery. The Emancipat… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Ida Bae Wells (@nhannahjones) June 19, 2020

In fact, the idea for the proclamation came because enslaved people emancipated themselves and ran away to Fort Mon… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Ida Bae Wells (@nhannahjones) June 19, 2020

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When their “owner” came to claim his property, the Union general over the fort decided that as “property”, the Unio… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Ida Bae Wells (@nhannahjones) June 19, 2020

So as we celebrate the last enslaved people learning they were free, let’s remember that all across the South ensla… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Ida Bae Wells (@nhannahjones) June 19, 2020

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Though it has long been celebrated among the African American community, it is a history that has been marginalized… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Smithsonian NMAAHC (@NMAAHC) June 19, 2020

Although the Emancipation Proclamation was made effective in 1863, it could not be implemented in places still unde… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Smithsonian NMAAHC (@NMAAHC) June 19, 2020

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For more than 250,000 African Americans, June 19, 1865, signaled the final day of their enslavement. Two and a half… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Smithsonian NMAAHC (@NMAAHC) June 19, 2020

Not until Union General Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston, TX with 2,000 soldiers on June 19, 1865, did enslaved… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Smithsonian NMAAHC (@NMAAHC) June 19, 2020

20

Oct

18

The World Loves 44!

By Nerdy Wonka 113 Comments

Categories: All Photos
Tags: Barack Obama, Gallery, Kehinde, museum, National Gallery, National Portrait Gallery, Obama, Political And Funny Tweets, portrait, portraits, President, Smithsonian, tweets, Wiley

Obama’s portrait has been on display at the @NPG for six months and there’s still a line to see it. https://t.co/VMisOoiYUt
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Emily Graslie 🌸🐝 (@Ehmee) September 23, 2018

28

Aug

18

August 28th

By Nerdy Wonka 143 Comments

Categories: All Photos and All Videos
Tags: August 28th, Black History, Black History Month, Emancipation Proclamation, history, slavery, Smithsonian

Tonight on OWN at 7PM EST/6PM CST

I was commissioned to create an installation about Black people in America by Smithsonian’s National Museum of Afri… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Ava DuVernay (@ava) August 28, 2018

From the opening of @NMAAHC a couple of years ago. We gathered for the dedication ceremony by the last real Preside… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Ava DuVernay (@ava) August 28, 2018

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A few frames from the making of AUGUST 28: A Day In The Life Of A People. I was an African-American Studies major a… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Ava DuVernay (@ava) August 28, 2018

Tonight, watch @Ava's short-form film “August 28: A Day in the Life of a People” as it makes its television debut o… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Queen Sugar (@QueenSugarOWN) August 28, 2018

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August 28 marks a significant day in black history. So much so that director Ava DuVernay made it the focus of an o… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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USA TODAY (@USATODAY) August 28, 2018

August 28, 1833: Slavery was abolished in the U.K. and throughout the British empire. (Photo: Getty) https://t.co/2UqQEvF1Je
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USA TODAY (@USATODAY) August 28, 2018

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August 28, 1955: Emmett Till, 14, was brutally beaten and shot to death by white men in Mississippi. The trial arou… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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USA TODAY (@USATODAY) August 28, 2018

August 28, 1963: Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his iconic “I Have A Dream” speech in Washington, D.C., as the M… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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USA TODAY (@USATODAY) August 28, 2018

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August 28, 2005: Hurricane Katrina made landfall in Louisiana, and the resulting devastation disproportionately imp… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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USA TODAY (@USATODAY) August 28, 2018

August 28, 2008: Sen. Barack Obama became the first black man to win the nomination of a major party for president.… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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USA TODAY (@USATODAY) August 28, 2018

02

Apr

18

Queens

By Nerdy Wonka 104 Comments

Categories: All Videos and Michelle Obama
Tags: Amy, art, Black History, Ellen, Gallery, interview, Michelle, Michelle Obama, National Gallery, National Portrait Gallery, Obama, parker, portraits, Sherald, Smithsonian

21

Mar

18

You Got That Right

By Nerdy Wonka 153 Comments

Categories: All Photos and Michelle Obama
Tags: Amy, Gallery, Michelle, Michelle Obama, National Gallery, National Portrait Gallery, Political And Funny Tweets, portrait, portraits, Sherald, Smithsonian, tweets, washington

My favorite headline EVER 😍 https://t.co/s08S5u7w2r
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annie are you ok? (@AnnieMcCarren) March 20, 2018

07

Mar

18

World Leaders

By Nerdy Wonka 102 Comments

Categories: All Photos and Michelle Obama
Tags: Amy, Black History, Gallery, Michelle, Michelle Obama, National Gallery, National Portrait Gallery, parker, Political And Funny Tweets, portrait, portraits, Sherald, Smithsonian, tweets, washington

This historic photo of two world leaders discussing their ideas is really inspiring https://t.co/yU6MIhYWGB
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agerenesh ashagre (@agerenesh) March 06, 2018

06

Mar

18

An Awesome Dance Party

By Nerdy Wonka 121 Comments

Categories: All Photos, All Videos and Michelle Obama
Tags: Amy, buzzfeed, Gallery, Kehinde, Michelle, Michelle Obama, National Portrait Gallery, parker, Political And Funny Tweets, portrait, portraits, Sherald, Smithsonian, tweets, washington, white house, Wiley

Parker, I'm so glad I had the chance to meet you today (and for the dance party)! Keep on dreaming big for yoursel… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
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Michelle Obama (@MichelleObama) March 06, 2018

04

Mar

18

They Matter. Always

By Nerdy Wonka 136 Comments

Categories: All Photos and Michelle Obama
Tags: Amy, Barack Obama, Black History, bridges, Gallery, Kehinde, Michelle, Michelle Obama, National Portrait Gallery, norman, Obama, Political And Funny Tweets, portrait, portraits, President, rockwell, ruby, Ruby Bridges, Sherald, Smithsonian, tweets, Wiley

The 1st image summarizes one of the reasons why the presidency of Barack Obama and the powerful presence of Michell… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
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Be A King (@BerniceKing) March 03, 2018

03

Mar

18

‘Our Collective Imagination’

By Nerdy Wonka 132 Comments

Categories: All Photos and Michelle Obama
Tags: Amy, Barack Obama, Black History, buzzfeed, Gallery, Kehinde, kids, Michelle, Michelle Obama, National Gallery, National Portrait Gallery, Political And Funny Tweets, portrait, portraits, President, Sherald, Smithsonian, tweets, white house, Wiley, Wired

Queens see queens. https://t.co/hGbWMo4gqe
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Brittany Packnett (@MsPackyetti) March 02, 2018

Even when out of sight, the Obamas continue to leverage the collective imagination of the American people like no o… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
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(@WIRED) March 01, 2018

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New from me: People Are Crying Over This Photo Of A Little Girl Staring At Michelle Obama's Portrait buzzfeed.com/davidmack/litt…
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David Mack (@davidmackau) March 02, 2018

I spoke to the guy who took this (instantly iconic) photo of a little girl staring at @MichelleObama's portrait: "I… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
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David Mack (@davidmackau) March 02, 2018

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Everyone, meet 2-year-old Parker Curry. "In the world we live in today, I'm just trying to raise a little girl who… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…
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David Mack (@davidmackau) March 02, 2018

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