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President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama’s leadership, accomplishments, and commitment to education show us that being smart is the new cool.

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As national and local community leaders, we are considering how we both protect and build on the progress we have made to expand opportunity for our communities over the past eight years, and enlist all corners of our community to tackle the persistent challenges we still face.

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Allison Samuels, an award-winning journalist and senior writer for The Daily Beast, reflects on what First Lady Michelle Obama's deep complexion says to Blacks—and the world.

BET made us smile after a last few days that have been ridden with sadness.

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On Tuesday, BET premiered a special tribute to President Obama titled, "Love & Happiness: An Obama Celebration."

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The Obamas have shown a superhuman level of grace to Donald J. Trump and Melania Trump in the days since the election, but it seems like Trump’s supporters are unwilling to return the favor. A West Virginia mayor and her businesswoman friend are facing major backlash after calling First Lady Michelle Obama an “ape in […]

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The Obamas have shown a superhuman level of grace to Donald J. Trump and Melania Trump in the days since the election, but it seems like Trump’s supporters are unwilling to return the favor. A West Virginia mayor and her businesswoman friend are facing major backlash after calling First Lady Michelle Obama an “ape in […]

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The Obamas are a representation of Black love. Black love as a political act is more than love between two people who happen to be black. It’s a protest in a society—from housing to education to health care to criminal justice—is subsumed in pervasive anti-blackness on many levels.