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- Equality
- Defending Democracy
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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- Defending Democracy
- Barack Obama
Learn how you can help foster global democracy and civic engagement.
Learn more![A black man, with medium skin tone, Jesse Thomas talks with his hand up into a microphone. Separated by a white line, a black woman, with dark skin tone in a blue suit, Representative Lauren Underwood, stands smiling.](http://images.ctfassets.net/l7h59hfnlxjx/YZGVrcwwMa4kJaLNnYOOQ/5c4b715cc53cabf5df91e378fcae5c20/2.png?q=75&w=1014&fm=)
- Defending Democracy
- The Obama Administration
Meet two Obama Alumni working to carry progress forward.
Learn more- Leaders
- Global Reach
Get a look inside the week-long leadership and cultural experience.
Learn more![On a sunny day, a group of volunteers smile in front of a blue Obama Foundation banner. They huddle together and pose as someone takes a photo on their cell phone.](http://images.ctfassets.net/l7h59hfnlxjx/4BUtWnTmMqXOQjfYzqNW6R/d9ce6be1f6a92c07aaceff72100bf139/OF042223TG_375-scaled.jpg?q=75&w=1014&fm=webp)
- Sustainability
- Chicago
Hundreds clean South Side parks and beaches
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- Scholars
- Barack Obama
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!
Learn more![Mrs. Obama faces a group of excited young girls wearing white robes with their hands above their heads in joy.](http://images.ctfassets.net/l7h59hfnlxjx/HxDwfiPKoWqvC0Xft6At5/b68bfacba715e6032f3d5cd8227f1ba7/41-scaled-e1620082309837.jpg?q=75&w=1014&fm=webp)
- Girls Opportunity Alliance
- Michelle Obama
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 Alliance
- Chicago
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 Alliance
- Chicago
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 Alliance
- Youth
MBK Atlanta Relaunches Under Mayor Bottoms’ Leadership
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- MBK Alliance
- The Arts
![Marian Robinson poses for a photo with her children, a young Michelle Obama and Craig Robinson.](http://images.ctfassets.net/l7h59hfnlxjx/2gRf6dlyuPOZSVDnMz7j5e/f1bc0f60940834b37bb7b820c28b758a/1c.-Photo-of-Craig-Robinson-6.jpg?q=75&w=1014&fm=webp)
- Michelle Obama
- Watch
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
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.
Learn more![President Obama participates in a roundtable meeting with local leaders at the Fairmont Chateau Laurier in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, on Friday, May 31, 2019.
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- Leaders
- Watch
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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- Leaders
- Global Reach
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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- Global Reach
- Changemakers
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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- Watch
- Barack Obama
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
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.
Learn more![Artist, actor, and activist Common talks to a man with a deep skin tone at a prison.](http://images.ctfassets.net/l7h59hfnlxjx/1yOc8Dx6BUZRKSxJKCCy6C/33d7555b28dc01c4b8f19f5ffe6a9cc1/DSC00637.jpg?q=75&w=1014&fm=webp)
- MBK Alliance
- Watch
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 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
Learn more![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](http://images.ctfassets.net/l7h59hfnlxjx/3Zzj4hRz8bz8rHYsMINI0w/200b5e4fae1de1295dc7dd89c96c00cf/OF071818JS_0003.jpg?q=75&w=1014&fm=webp)
- Newsletter
- Community Engagement
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
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
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.
Learn more![A group of people with various skin tones, holding hands, and step on white paper plates on a concrete tennis court.](http://images.ctfassets.net/l7h59hfnlxjx/5LMTeXAorI1wcy13YitO0E/58e5801fd890589dee828c83398763f0/OF071618CK-0655-1024x683.jpg?q=75&w=1014&fm=webp)
- Leaders
- Africa
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
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
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
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.
Learn more![An image of an older woman with a deep skin tone, short gray hair, and brown print outfit sits in a black chair on a stage. A man with a light skin tone, light blue plaid button up, and short black hair also sit in a black chair on a stage. Finally, A man with a deep skine tone, black loc, and a dark blue button up sit in a black chair on stage as well. They all engage in conversation infront of a white sign that reads "Chicago"](http://images.ctfassets.net/l7h59hfnlxjx/299Uli7QlpvrciNIwHfhmw/e41b6931ff823033b1fdb1a4bbc1a131/OFM061918QL_00-12.jpg?q=75&w=1014&fm=webp)
- Chicago
- Community Engagement
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.
Learn more![Participants gather in front of the Ink Factory visual note taking at the third Obama Foundation Training Day in Boston.](http://images.ctfassets.net/l7h59hfnlxjx/aykxqWEepSwDvRB5DToQj/1f4106dac2a8a57be6767945fd01776b/MG_5533.jpg?q=75&w=1014&fm=webp)
- Community Engagement
- Changemakers
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
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
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
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
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
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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