It was a pleasure to show Mayor Brandon Johnson the work the The Obama Foundation is doing inside Jackson Park as we build the Obama Presidential Center!

I can't tell you how proud I am of our Foundation team, Lakeside Alliance, and our local partners bringing the Center to life.

Stay cool and safe out there, Chicago!

The city has cooling centers available in select neighborhoods, as well as public libraries. Find more information on how to beat the heat: chicago.gov/city/en/depts/…

We are so grateful for the community members that joined us for our second Obama Presidential Center Roadshow today in Chicago! The power of sports, wellness, and community were on full display.

Great conversation with Mayor Brandon Johnson today about investments and economic opportunity that the Obama Presidential Center will bring to our city. Looking forward to working together with the Mayor as we bring change home!

On June 3, Hadiya Pendleton's family will host the 10th annual Hadiya’s Promise Party4Peace. This is an important time to come together during Gun Violence Awareness Month and celebrate Hadiya’s life, which ended too soon.

👇🏾Get all the event details: eventbrite.com/e/hadiyas-prom…

This International Museum Day, I want to invite you to our first Obama Presidential Center Roadshow. On Saturday, the The Obama Foundation will showcase the Center's Fruit & Vegetable Garden and Teaching Kitchen. It'll be a fun day of gardening and community. bit.ly/42elugz

Amanda Williams your tulips are inspiring us all to celebrate the joy in our communities. And we're just getting started!! Proud to partner with you and Emerald South to redefine redlining.
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What a week in Chicago! From a surprise recording studio drop by at @GuitarsOverGuns to a panel discussion with My Brother's Keeper Alliance model communities, Barack Obama returned to the South Side to spend time in community with young people & community leaders. Get a glimpse at his visit:

We believe in the power of community to create a positive impact in the lives of boys and young men of color. At today's My Brother's Keeper Alliance Impact in Action event, attendees spent the day learning from #MBKModelCommunities including MBK Omaha, MBK Newark, MBK Tulsa, and MBK Yonkers.

Today I got to hear from @GuitarsOverGuns—one of My Brother's Keeper Alliance’s Freedom Summer ‘22 recipients—about how they’re working to support young people on the South Side of Chicago.

When the Obama Presidential Center opens, it will offer spaces and programming just like this.

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It was a great start to the week hearing from my friend Eboo Patel and Suzanne Yoon at Econ Club Chicago's latest Global Thought Leaders chat. Eboo was an inaugural member of Barack Obama's Advisory Council on Faith-Based Neighborhood Partnerships. So you could say we go way back!

Chicago: I wanted to personally invite you to our The Obama Foundation #EarthDay event! We're partnering with Emerald South to host 3 park clean-ups on the South Side. We'll also celebrate with food, music, and giveaways!

Sign up at:
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This right here! This is where my pride in my Obama journey comes to life: Through the incredible alumni I had the opportunity to work with at the Obama White House.

Great to be with so many Barack Obama alumni in DC tonight. You keep inspiring me each and every day!!

Had an incredible conversation last night with SocEntChi on the importance of creating change with communities and supporting the next generation of leaders.

My pride in the Obama journey comes to life through the The Obama Foundation and the lives we’ve touched along the way.

Any chance I get to spend with Naomi Denise Davis and the Blacks in Green™ MVPs brings me incredible joy. They’re out here fighting environmental racism one neighborhood at a time. Thanks for letting me share the The Obama Foundation's vision for a safer, greener future in Chicago.

This picture of Brian Wallach, Sandra Abrevaya, and Barack Obama celebrating No Ordinary Campaign with the The Obama Foundation makes me smile! Forever inspired by my fellow Obama alumni for continuing to believe hard and hope even harder to make real change everywhere—even as they battle ALS.

Glad to represent the The Obama Foundation at @SXSW, and talk about how we're helping young people level up through mentorship, on-the-job training, and apprenticeship work.

The potential of today’s youth is limitless. I’m incredibly proud we’re able to show up for them. #SXSWEDU

Dr. Louise Bernard is such a baller! So happy to see Chicago magazine shine a light on my friend as she helps the The Obama Foundation build the Obama Presidential Center Museum in Jackson Park.

Check it out: chicagomag.com/chicago-magazi…

Okay, TV stars...very cool to see our My Brother's Keeper Alliance youth get a national spotlight for the @Comcast-produced special, “I Am My Brother’s Keeper.'

Looks like if you're in Chicago, you can catch the special on NBC this Saturday, Feb. 18 at 6 pm CT or Sunday, Feb. 19 at 12 pm CT.

I mean, opera AND the Obama campaign??!! Love this story nytimes.com/2023/01/23/art…