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  • Equality
  • Defending Democracy
Meet the Obama Leader making history for war victims in the Balkans

Hear directly from Adrijana Hanušić Bećirović as she talks about human rights and what the Obama Leadership program has meant to her.

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President Obama stands behind a podium at the 2023 Obama Foundation Democracy Forum. He is looking left and away from the audience in front of him. He is wearing a black suit. Two clear teleprompters are on the side of him.
  • Defending Democracy
  • Barack Obama
3 takeaways from the 2023 Democracy Forum

Learn how you can help foster global democracy and civic engagement.

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  • Defending Democracy
  • The Obama Administration
Two Obama alumni share their stories on stage at the 2023 Democracy Forum

Meet two Obama Alumni working to carry progress forward.

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  • Leaders
  • Global Reach
Highlights from the Leaders conference in Athens

Get a look inside the week-long leadership and cultural experience.

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  • Sustainability
  • Chicago
Obama Foundation teams up with Chicago community for Earth Day 2023

Hundreds clean South Side parks and beaches

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  • Scholars
  • Barack Obama
President Obama returns to his roots to support young leaders

President Obama joined with University of Chicago Scholars for a thoughtful conversation about their work and the issues that are impacting their work. He later dropped in to Hyde Park Academy on the South Side of Chicago for a Futures Series conversation!

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  • Girls Opportunity Alliance
  • Michelle Obama
Stories of hope and resilience from the Girls Opportunity Alliance

See how Mrs. Obama is encouraging members of the Girls Opportunity Alliance Network to continue their critical work to ensure every girl gets the education she deserves during the COVID-pandemic, then watch her inspiring remarks from this year's Girl Up Le

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MBK Las Vegas Conference
  • MBK Alliance
  • Youth
Recap: Las Vegas 4th annual MBK conference
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MBK Chicago and President Barack Obama at NBA All Star Weekend
  • MBK Alliance
  • Chicago
Just Mercy screening

Together with the Joyce Foundation, we hosted a screening of “Just Mercy” on February 24 in Chicago, bringing together hundreds of leading voices from the city to discuss the film’s themes and the potential of restorative justice.

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MBK Chicago and President Barack Obama at NBA All Star Weekend
  • MBK Alliance
  • Chicago
MBK Chicago shines during NBA All-Star

We were excited to bring MBK Chicago and our Chicago Impact and Seed Partners to the 2020 NBA All-Star festivities in Chicago.

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MBK Atlanta Relaunches Under Mayor Bottoms’ Leadership
  • MBK Alliance
  • Youth
It started at MBK rising!

MBK Atlanta Relaunches Under Mayor Bottoms’ Leadership

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Michael B. Jordan Outlier Society
  • MBK Alliance
  • The Arts
It started at MBK rising! – Michael B. Jordan Outlier Society Youth Fellowship
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  • Michelle Obama
  • Watch
In photos: Michelle Obama and Craig Robinson on how Chicago shaped them

At the 2019 Obama Foundation Summit, First Lady Michelle Obama took the stage with her brother Craig Robsinson to talk about their childhood in Chicago and how it shaped who they are—and to reflect on photos from earlier days.

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  • Michelle Obama
  • Your Voice
Mrs. Obama announces the 2019 Obama Foundation Summit by sharing the place that shaped her

Read this article to find out the 2019 Obama Foundation summit theme. Mrs. Obama shares her excitement for this year's summit and reveals a place that gives her purpose.

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  • Leaders
  • Watch
President Obama talks accountability, leadership, and change with global leaders in Ottawa

It’s been a busy week for us at the Foundation! On Tuesday, we hosted a roundtable conversation in Bogotá with President Obama and a small group of Colombian changemakers who are working tirelessly to transform their communities.

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President Obama participates in a roundtable discussion with young leaders in Bogota, Colombia on May 29, 2019. Bogota, Colombia. Credit: The Obama Foundation Please credit "The Obama Foundation" when posting. The photographs may not be manipulated in any
  • Leaders
  • Global Reach
Meet the 11 emerging leaders who joined President Obama for a conversation in Bogotá

From Cali to Quibdó, Medellín to María la Baja, the 11 emerging leaders President Obama met with yesterday in Bogotá are carrying forward the hard work of change across Colombia.

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Obama Foundation Meeting October 5th, 2017. Sao Paulo - Brazil Pictures by Anna Carolina Negri
  • Global Reach
  • Changemakers
Two years later, catch up with the leaders President Obama met in Brazil

When President Obama sat down with eleven emerging leaders from across Brazil for a conversation about their work in the fall of 2017, he was eager to learn more about their work

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President Obama in conversation with Graça Machel, moderated by Lesley Williams as part of the Mandela 100 USA Celebration Gala in Washington, DC on April 27, 2019. The Obama Foundation is providing these photos for personal use only. Please credit "The O
  • Watch
  • Barack Obama
Celebrating Mandela 100

Learn how we're celebrating the centenary of Nelson Mandela's birth and hear from Leaders: Africa participant Lesley Williams on the legacy and work Madiba has left for all of us to carry forward.

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  • Leaders
  • Asia-Pacific
Meet the leaders at the Asia-Pacific program design workshop Hawaiʻi

Get to know the 21 leaders from 16 countries and territories across the Asia Pacific who are helping us design future programming in the region.

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  • MBK Alliance
  • Watch
My Brother’s Keeper Alliance inaugural Town Hall featuring Common

After an incredibly powerful and thought-provoking Town Hall conversation with Common, , MBKA advisory council chair, Broderick Johnson, and executive director of MBK Alliance, Michael Smith, sent the note below to everyone who tuned in

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  • Watch
  • Barack Obama
Watch: President Obama shares the vision of the presidential center

Watch President Obama share his vision for the Obama Presidential Center during a surprise visit with supporters and stakeholders—a vision for a public space that will honor history, help revitalize the South Side, and connect people throughout the communi

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On Mandela Day, Wednesday, July 18, the Obama Foundation and The Honeycomb Project team up on the shores of Lake Michigan for a sunset beach clean up. We measure beach health, clear the boardwalk, collect garbage, and make a positive impact at Rainbow in t
  • Newsletter
  • Community Engagement
Celebrating Mandela Day in Chicago

As the 200 emerging African leaders we brought together as part of our Leaders: Africa convening to exchange ideas on how to create positive change in their communities carried out a service project to celebrate Mandela Day, we did the same right here in C

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  • Leaders
  • Africa
Leaders: Africa Wednesday recap with Chimwemwe John Paul Manyozo

Earlier today, Chimwemwe John Paul Manyozo shared his reflection on his experience at the Obama Foundation Leaders: Africa program in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Wednesday, July 18.

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  • Leaders
  • Africa
Leaders: Africa Tuesday recap with Simidele Adeagbo

Earlier today, Simidele Adeagbo shared a reflection on her experience at the Obama Foundation Leaders: Africa program in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Tuesday, July 17.

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  • Leaders
  • Africa
Leaders: Africa Monday recap

Earlier today, we shared the update below about the Obama Foundation Leaders: Africa program in Johannesburg, South Africa, recapping the inspiring events on Monday, July 16.

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  • Leaders
  • Africa
Leaders: Africa Sunday recap with Veda Sunassee

Earlier today, Veda Sunassee, Head of College, African Leadership University, shared his reflection on his experience at the Obama Foundation Leaders: Africa program in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Sunday, July 15.

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  • Newsletter
  • Obama Picks
Passing along President Obama’s summer reading list

Earlier today, Bernadette Meehan shared the message below with our full email list ahead of the Leaders: Africa convening in Johannesburg, South Africa July 14-18

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  • Equality
  • Community Engagement
Celebrating Pride at the Obama Foundation

The Obama Foundation and one hundred of our closest neighbors showed up loud and proud to march in the annual Chicago Pride Parade last Sunday.

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  • Chicago
  • Community Engagement
The Chicago Community conversation

It was a big day for us at the Foundation as we hosted our first-ever Chicago Community Conversation to bring together people doing incredible work for communities throughout the City.

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  • Community Engagement
  • Changemakers
Recap: Boston Training Day

On Saturday, November 18, the Obama Foundation hosted its third and final pilot training of 2017 at the Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center at Roxbury Community College in Roxbury, Boston

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  • Community Engagement
  • Changemakers
Recap: Tempe Training Day

On Saturday, November 11, the Obama Foundation hosted its second pilot training at Arizona State University’s Student Pavilion in Tempe

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  • Chicago
  • Changemakers
Obama Foundation Summit Series: Meet Whitney Kimball Coe

Whitney Kimball Coe, coordinator of the National Rural Assembly, joined us at the first-ever Obama Foundation Summit in Chicago.

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  • Education
  • Changemakers
Obama Foundation Summit Series: Meet Paul Green and the Appalachian Technology Institute

Paul Green, a leader from Eastern Kentucky who helps students achieve greater opportunity through STEM education, will be one of the hundreds of civic leaders that will join us at the Obama Foundation Summit in Chicago later this fall

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  • Watch
  • The Arts
An announcement from Chance the Rapper

This afternoon, Chance the Rapper shared the message below with the Obama Foundation email list announcing that he will be teaming up with us to creative direct the concert at the conclusion of the inaugural summit on November 1st

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  • Changemakers
  • The Arts
Obama Foundation Summit Series: Meet Emily May and the People’s Supper

Emily May, a New Yorker who brings people with diverse views together over a shared meal, will be one of the hundreds of civic leaders that will join us at the Obama Foundation Summit in Chicago later this fall

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