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Jun

Chicago Connected

Categories: All Photos, All Videos and Michelle Obama
Tags: Barack Obama, Chicago, Chicago Connected, education, First Lady, internet, Mayor, Michelle Obama, Obama, Obama Foundation, President, school, students, tweets

Michelle and I want every kid in Chicago to grow up knowing even better opportunities than we had. We’re happy to h… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Barack Obama (@BarackObama) June 25, 2020

May

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

May

Virtual Prom

By Nerdy Wonka 113 Comments

Categories: All Photos, All Videos and Michelle Obama
Tags: #WhenWeAllVote, college, education, First Lady, graduation, high school, Michelle, Michelle Obama, mtv, Obama, Political And Funny Tweets, prom, students, tweets, Virtual, Virtual Prom, When We All Vote

I can't wait to celebrate the #ClassOf2020 today for @WhenWeAllVote and @MTV’s Prom-athon––hope you have your outfi… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Michelle Obama (@MichelleObama) May 22, 2020

The party is TONIGHT 🎉 @chloexhalle, @DJPaulyD, @SuperDuperKyle, our co-chair @JanelleMonae, and MORE will be perf… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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When We All Vote (@WhenWeAllVote) May 22, 2020

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Michelle Obama is helping to give students a prom. Obama's nonpartisan organization, When We All Vote, and MTV wil… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) May 17, 2020

May

Graduate Together

By Nerdy Wonka 107 Comments

Categories: All Photos
Tags: #ObamaCommencement2020, Barack Obama, Celebrities, Celebrity, college, commencement, graduation, high school, Obama, Political And Funny Tweets, President, students, tweets

Graduating is a big achievement no matter what, but with all that the Class of 2020 has dealt with to get across th… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Barack Obama (@BarackObama) May 16, 2020

Links and everything you need to watch #ObamaCommencement2020! vogue.com/article/barack…
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Maria Vale (@MariaValeAuthor) May 16, 2020

May

#CollegeSigningDay

By Nerdy Wonka 127 Comments

Categories: All Photos, All Videos and Michelle Obama
Tags: #BetterMakeRoom, #CollegeSigningDay, Better Make Room, college, education, First Lady, Michelle, Michelle Obama, Obama, Political And Funny Tweets, students, tweets

Happy #CollegeSigningDay! Here's a special message from @MichelleObama! #BetterMakeRoom 🥳 https://t.co/gqCrph6FMe
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Better Make Room 🎓 (@BetterMakeRoom) May 01, 2020

Mar

Celebrating Women’s History Month

By Nerdy Wonka 191 Comments

The @girlsalliance, @MichelleObama, and @YouTube are celebrating Women's History Month with a moving special. 🚺 popsugar.com/news/michelle-…
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(@POPSUGAR) March 12, 2020

Tune in to my sisters @MichelleObama & @LizaKoshy 4 The @GirlsAlliance on @YouTube 💜🙌🏽 💜 love what y’all are up to youtube.com/watch?v=HzOPah…
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Alicia Keys (@aliciakeys) March 17, 2020

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Join us in celebrating @lizakoshy, @iamMostlySane and Thembe for this incredible moment. Debuting in March, the fir… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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PAP CULTURE (@papculturesa) January 19, 2020

Who had thought I would tell you about the time I worked on a project with @MichelleObama alongside two of the stro… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Prajakta Koli (@iamMostlySane) March 17, 2020

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Now more than ever, we all need stories that uplift us! #CreatorsForChange with @michelleobama, @lizakoshy,… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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YouTube India (@YouTubeIndia) March 18, 2020

Inspiring stories are more important than ever. Watch @michelleobama @iammostlysane @papculturesa and @lizakoshy sh… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Susan Wojcicki (@SusanWojcicki) March 17, 2020

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We could all use stories that lift our spirits this week. We find so much inspiration in the girls and grassroots l… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Girls Opportunity Alliance (@girlsalliance) March 17, 2020

During these uncertain times, we could all use stories that uplift us. #StayHome and watch #CreatorsForChange with… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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(@YouTube) March 17, 2020

Mar

#CreatorsForChange

By Nerdy Wonka 178 Comments

Feb

“It’s Because Of Whiteness”

By Nerdy Wonka 144 Comments

Categories: All Photos
Tags: Banks, Black History, education, Gentrification, Harriot, home, Home Ownership, journalist, loans, michael, Political And Funny Tweets, racism, Redlining, students, tweets, White Privilege, White Supremacy

A lot of “majorities” aren’t educated that their financial advantage isn’t because of their investments. It’s becau… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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(@michaelharriot) February 24, 2020

First of all, of you live in a home in a black neighborhood, it’s worth, on average, $48,000 less than an identical… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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(@michaelharriot) February 24, 2020

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But, for the sake of argument, let’s say that all things are equal. Simply because you are awhite homeowner, you n… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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(@michaelharriot) February 24, 2020

We know that schools are funded by property taxes. So, if you’re white, your kids get to go to a better school. Thi… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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(@michaelharriot) February 24, 2020

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So, of course, the white districts are considered better because they had higher scores, more college attendees and… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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(@michaelharriot) February 24, 2020

But let’s get back to home ownership. When those white kids got a chance to go to college, their parents could use… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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(@michaelharriot) February 24, 2020

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But let’s say both kids graduated from college. I mentioned a study by @theSBPC yesterday. The study was really in… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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(@michaelharriot) February 24, 2020

They created a profile of a student. 24 yrs old, recent college grad making $50,000 per year. The only difference w… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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(@michaelharriot) February 24, 2020

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The study found that kids who went to majority black schools were charged higher rates than any other group—even th… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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(@michaelharriot) February 24, 2020

So now you’re a black college grad with more debt than a white student. Regardless of what you do, if you’re black,… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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(@michaelharriot) February 24, 2020

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Part of your credit score calculates debt. So, simply being black—NOTHING ELSE —means you have a higher credit scor… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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(@michaelharriot) February 24, 2020

Now car lenders might say that blacks have lower credit scores but we know why that is. Instead of looking at payme… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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(@michaelharriot) February 24, 2020

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So you have a car, an education and you want to buy a home. In 2018, @reveal did a study. They didn’t look at a g… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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(@michaelharriot) February 24, 2020

They found that black borrowers were denied at 3 times the rate of white borrowers and ALWAYS got higher interest r… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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(@michaelharriot) February 24, 2020

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Add that with double the unemployment rate, fewer educational resources, higher car insurance rates and tithes and… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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(@michaelharriot) February 24, 2020

And white people’s advantages have nothing to do with their investment knowledge or hard work. It’s built into th… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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(@michaelharriot) February 24, 2020

Jan

Meeting Students Where They Live

By Nerdy Wonka 134 Comments

Categories: All Photos, All Videos and Michelle Obama
Tags: #ReachHigher, college, education, First Lady, instagram, Michelle, Michelle Obama, Obama, Political And Funny Tweets, Reach Higher, students, tweets

Exclusive: Michelle Obama launches Instagram video series axios.com/michelle-obama…
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Sara Fischer (@sarafischer) January 07, 2020

Everyone should have the opportunity to attend college. That's why we're partnering with @MichelleObama &… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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ATTN: (@attn) January 07, 2020

Dec

Smiles On Faces

By Nerdy Wonka 127 Comments

Categories: All Photos, All Videos and Michelle Obama
Tags: #ObamaAndKids, Celebrities, Celebrity, children, DeGeneres, Elementary, Ellen, First Lady, Michelle, Michelle Obama, Obama, Political And Funny Tweets, Randle Highlands Elementary School, students, tweets, washington

I had so much fun putting a smile on all of these little faces from Randle Highlands Elementary School in Washingto… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Michelle Obama (@MichelleObama) December 11, 2019

The greatest part of being on the Secret Service detail for @MichelleObama was seeing the overwhelming joy she brou… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Jonathan Wackrow (@JDWackrow) December 11, 2019