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At the funeral for late civil rights leader John Lewis , Barack Obama voiced his support for voting reform ahead of the 2020 elections. During his speech, Obama spoke highly of the work Lewis accomplished during his lifetime. He called for making Election Day a national holiday, restoring voting rights to former prison inmates, automatically registering […]
Donald Trump made another desperate attempt to win back suburban voters. And the classist, racist undertones couldn’t be ignored. On Wednesday, the president returned to Twitter to celebrate the repeal of the Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing law—an Obama-era regulation that aimed to combat racial discrimination. Trump told suburbanites that his decision to rescind the rule meant […]
The debut episode of The Michelle Obama Podcast will feature her husband, Barack Obama. The former First Lady’s podcast was announced as a Spotify exclusive last week, with the show’s first episode set to release on July 29. For the opening, the two have what is characterized as “an intimate conversation about community, the love […]
Over a dozen high-profile Twitter accounts were successfully hacked as part of a massive Bitcoin scam. On Wednesday afternoon, accounts belonging to figures like Kanye West, Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates, Mike Bloomberg, and Joe Biden began sending out tweets that asked followers to send money to specific crypto addresses. All of the posts used […]
Donald Trump has gotten a taste of his own medicine and on his 74th birthday too. On Sunday, Twitter gave Trump the ultimate birthday gift with the top trending hashtag #AllBirthdaysMatter. The social platform was rife with tweets denouncing Trump for his response to the nationwide protests following George Floyd’s murder. Many messages even praised former President Barack […]
Barack Obama is hosting the Dear Class of 2020 livestream to celebrate all the students who graduated from school this year but were unable to have graduation ceremonies due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition to appearances by the former President and Michelle Obama, Beyoncé will deliver a poignant speech to the 2020 class. Other […]
Though the pandemic has forced many schools to scrap the traditional graduation ceremony, the high school class of 2020 is getting a huge send-off with the help of big-name figures. Tonight, Complex Networks is streaming Graduate Together: America Honors the High School Class of 2020—a one-hour special that recognizes the millions of graduating seniors across the country. The […]
Barack Obama is joining black leaders from across the country to celebrate the academic achievements of more than 27,000 students from Historically Black Colleges and Universities. The former president will deliver a special message during the “Show Me Your Walk HBCU Edition” commencement event presented by Chase. The two-hour broadcast is hosted by comedian Kevin Hart and will include guest appearances […]
Former President Barack Obama has some thoughts on how Donald Trump’s administration has responded to the coronavirus pandemic. As CNN reports, Obama called the administration’s response “an absolute chaotic disaster,” echoing the sentiments many of us have been feeling these past few months. His comments were made during a private call on Friday, and they have been confirmed by three […]
Barack Obama‘s camp has denounced a political ad targeting former Vice President Joe Biden. According to The Hill, Obama’s legal team says it intends to take legal action over an ad that suggests Obama once criticized Biden for harming and taking advantage of the black community. The spot was created by pro-Trump super PAC The Committee to Defend the […]
