Freedom Summer 2022

This summer, @MBK_Alliance awarded grants to 51 organizations working hard to make a difference for young boys and men of color across the country.

You can learn more about them here: https://t.co/au5Xa0uyGW https://t.co/Y5qvG0TSQY

— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) September 26, 2022

We hope the optimism and spirit of Freedom Summer 2022 transcends seasons and becomes part of a collective undertaking to take an active interest in the safety, engagement and protection of our boys. Click here to check out #FreedomSummer2022 highlights: https://t.co/9CvBMCGFZ1 pic.twitter.com/ItWXCWR8Iz

— My Brother's Keeper Alliance (@MBK_Alliance) September 26, 2022

The Summer Reading List

I’ve read a couple of great books this year and wanted to share some of my favorites so far. What have you been reading this summer? pic.twitter.com/K8bnTnmNaG

— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) July 26, 2022

The Summer Playlist

Every year, I get excited to share my summer playlist because I learn about so many new artists from your replies—it’s an example of how music really can bring us all together.

Here’s what I’ve been listening to this summer. What songs would you add? pic.twitter.com/9OgPq0SRy4

— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) July 26, 2022

Summer Playlist

With so many folks getting together with family and friends, there’s a lot to celebrate this summer. Here’s a playlist of songs I’ve been listening to lately—it's a mix of old and new, household names and emerging artists, and a whole lot in between. pic.twitter.com/xwTPun9wsw

— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) July 10, 2021

Summer Reading List

While we were still in the White House, I began sharing my summer favorites—and now, it’s become a little tradition that I look forward to sharing with you all. So here's this year's offering. Hope you enjoy them as much as I did. pic.twitter.com/29T7CcKiWZ

— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) July 9, 2021

The New Grammy

With summer winding down, here’s a sampling of what Michelle and I have been listening to — some new, some old, som… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

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Barack Obama (@BarackObama) August 24, 2019

I TWEETED THIS AT 10:26AM AND ONE HOUR LATER PRESIDENT @BarackObama TWEETED ABOUT ME!!! WE’RE FRIENDS NOW I DONT… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

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|L I Z Z O| (@lizzo) August 24, 2019

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***Maggie Rogers:***

Makin President Barack Obama’s playlist is the new Grammy

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Maségo (@UncleSego) August 24, 2019

Finally, something worth reading! #ObamaPlaylist twitter.com/thehill/status…

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Maya Wiley (@mayawiley) August 24, 2019

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@BarackObama This playlist is a vibe ☀️ spoti.fi/ObamaSummer2019

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✭ Rema being on Barack Obama’s summer playlist is the best thing I’ve seen today. That guy deserves everything he’s getting.

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✭ Ug? (@Justiiin_Ug) August 24, 2019

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@UKtoUSmomma @BarackObama I gotchu fam open.spotify.com/user/nicksyn/p…

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Nick Synodis (@NickSynodis) August 24, 2019

Barack and Michelle Obama's 2019 summer playlist is all about good vibes. huffp.st/uZr3TMo

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obama said twitter.com/barackobama/st… https://t.co/rC9IPwa0Iw

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nope (@LilNasX) August 25, 2019

It's very fun watching musicians freak out about being on the Obama's summer playlist ow.ly/X0UH30ppJOo

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Mother Jones (@MotherJones) August 25, 2019

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When that Obama summer playlist rings off twitter.com/udokaanugwo/st…

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Desus Nice (@desusnice) August 25, 2019

Meeting President Obama is on my bucket list , but this will most definitely work for now 🙏🏿 https://t.co/kSexOWkIKk

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Tity Boi (2 Chainz) (@2chainz) August 25, 2019

The Sounds Of Summer

With summer winding down, here’s a sampling of what Michelle and I have been listening to — some new, some old, som… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

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Barack Obama (@BarackObama) August 24, 2019

Chat Away

*sobbing maniacally at the idea that presidents used to read books* twitter.com/thehill/status…

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Kashana (@kashanacauley) August 20, 2018

Um, I don't have words....but I'm very grateful. https://t.co/d3AJf08f4b

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Tara Westover (@tarawestover) August 19, 2018

Read On

Dear Mr. President, I always look forward to your summer reading suggestions, but what an honor to find An American… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

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Tayari Jones (@tayari) August 19, 2018

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President Barack Obama

One of my favorite parts of summer is deciding what to read when things slow down just a bit, whether it’s on a vacation with family or just a quiet afternoon. This summer I’ve been absorbed by new novels, revisited an old classic, and reaffirmed my faith in our ability to move forward together when we seek the truth. Here’s what I’ve been reading:

Tara Westover’s Educated is a remarkable memoir of a young woman raised in a survivalist family in Idaho who strives for education while still showing great understanding and love for the world she leaves behind.

Set after WWII, Warlight by Michael Ondaatje is a meditation on the lingering effects of war on family.

With the recent passing of V.S. Naipaul, I reread A House for Mr Biswas, the Nobel Prize winner’s first great novel about growing up in Trinidad and the challenge of post-colonial identity.

An American Marriage by Tayari Jones is a moving portrayal of the effects of a wrongful conviction on a young African-American couple.

Factfulness by Hans Rosling, an outstanding international public health expert, is a hopeful book about the potential for human progress when we work off facts rather than our inherent biases.

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I always love @BarackObama's reading lists — & this is an especially great one https://t.co/qMaJu9s2pR

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Tina Jordan (@TinaJordanNYT) August 19, 2018

Summer Reading List

Obama shares list of his recently-read books hill.cm/E5MDvFE https://t.co/RwMIjmSzJv

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The Hill (@thehill) June 16, 2018

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Barack Obama

I’m often asked what I’m reading, watching, and listening to, so I thought I might share a short list from time to time. There’s so much good writing and art and variety of thought out there these days that this is by no means comprehensive – like many of you, I’ll miss “The Americans” – but here’s what I’ve been reading lately. It’s admittedly a slightly heavier list than what I’ll be reading over the summer:

Futureface: A Family Mystery, an Epic Quest, and the Secret to Belonging, by Alex Wagner
I once wrote a book on my own search for identity, so I was curious to see what Alex, daughter of a Burmese mother and Iowan Irish-Catholic father – and a friend of mine – discovered during her own. What she came up with is a thoughtful, beautiful meditation on what makes us who we are – the search for harmony between our own individual identities and the values and ideals that bind us together as Americans.

More here

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Thank you to @BarackObama for giving my book the most incredible co-sign a Futureface could dream of: https://t.co/vaJmljfxTD

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Alex Wagner (@alexwagner) June 16, 2018