Health & wellbeing stories
![Liza Zaruba, a woman with a light skin tone and long blonde hair, stands in between country flags outside of the United Nations. She rests her hands on her hips and is wearing a white blouse and yellow pants.](http://images.ctfassets.net/l7h59hfnlxjx/6eSWjbw1dUDiCiDUhrofh/7ef0c207b5253c1835caf7b6b3db0b35/liza-zaruba.png?q=75&w=1014&fm=)
- Voyagers
- Global Reach
Explore Liza Zaruba's Summer Voyage, and learn how she plans to apply her new health care skills back in Chicago.
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- MBK Alliance
- Youth
MBK Omaha has become a Model Community for showing a population-level impact on Milestone 6, all youth remain safe from violent crimes by demonstrating a 30 percent decrease in homicides from 2011 to 2022.
Learn more![Michelle Obama addresses the Global Summit on Women's Empowerment in Dubai. Michelle Obama is sitting at a long table surrounded by three other women. The women are speaking to one and other and smiling.](http://images.ctfassets.net/l7h59hfnlxjx/5oRdkUQwdODr8HF14a6wbK/8b2dfa12c8c89c80ae66f94b299455fd/Single_Image.png?q=75&w=1014&fm=)
- Girls Opportunity Alliance
- Programs
Learn more about how the Girls Opportunity Alliance is working to empower and educate girls around the world
Learn more![President Obama sits at a desk signing the Affordable Care Act, surrounded by a group of politicians, then Vice President Joe Biden, and a young boy.](http://images.ctfassets.net/l7h59hfnlxjx/7tneOrTpIqXIrQlUDIvD9U/93560755af91089e381919a70298db19/AffordableCareActsigning.png?q=75&w=1014&fm=)
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- Presidential History
Hear from President Obama as he reflects on this milestone moment.
Learn more![President Obama and then Vice President Joe Biden clap as they stand at a conference table. In the background, people with a range of light skin tones clap and cheer. All are dressed professionally.](http://images.ctfassets.net/l7h59hfnlxjx/5Ezr6b3gU6bNtwW16dDvRC/b66e38efbf6b4ecd1542c0265ea448c7/1_dRfbYj1kox63kp7fzsoLYw.jpg?q=75&w=1014&fm=webp)
- Presidential History
- Watch
Personal stories released that highlight the legacy and impact of the ACA
Learn more![The image is a combined photo of five women. The first is Clarissa Kornell: she has long curly dark hair, a light olive complexion and is wearing a dark pink shirt with a light pink scarf. Clarissa is smiling in the picture. The second woman is Sabra Townsend: she has shoulder length locs that are curled. Sabra has a medium brown skinned complexion and is wearing a dark blue blazer with an orange shirt underneath. Sabra is smiling in the picture. The third woman is Juliet Choi: she has dark hair cut into a shoulder-length bob and she has an olive complexion. Juliet is wearing black glasses, a brown necklace, and a short sleeved blue blouse. Juliet is smiling in the picture. The fourth woman is Alefiyah Mesiwala. Alefiyah has long black hair, dark olive skin and hazel eyes. Alefiyah is wearing a dark blue scarf and a black shirt and smiling in the picture. The fifth woman is Jamie Lockhart: Jamie has long dark brown hair and pale skin. Jamie is wearing a pink blazer and a black shirt underneath. Jamie is also wearing a small diamond necklace and smiling in the picture.](http://images.ctfassets.net/l7h59hfnlxjx/5U7xSytSLsit0cXk9jqdGP/dca6eb5e1f1f2d1fbddb9c3bedfb1a3c/ACA-promo-lightgrey.png?q=75&w=1014&fm=)
- Alumni
- Presidential History
Meet five women carrying forward the legacy of the Affordable Care Act in their communities
Learn more![DeKevious Wilson, a Black man with a deep skin tone, looks off camera as he stands in front of a home. He has a salt and pepper afro and beard. He is wearing a Becoming a Man t-shirt and denim jacket.](http://images.ctfassets.net/l7h59hfnlxjx/7o4Y25vj1SuDgJTMFEeJqz/52a6211c9e5ee44c726cc4faf7360349/Image__1_.jpeg?q=75&w=1014&fm=webp)
- Scholars
- Youth
DeKevious Wilson strengthens youth mental health through policy work.
Learn more![A Black boy with a deep skin tone wears a sweatshirt and holds onto the rim of a basketball net, looking upward. The sky behind is a deep blue.](http://images.ctfassets.net/l7h59hfnlxjx/7htb0wr0FnXOM2swmjA2YI/28f254dbe6b78260673414e86bd0b571/freedom-summer-2023-card.png?q=75&w=1014&fm=)
- MBK Alliance
- Youth
Check out the Freedom Summer 2023 grant recipients!
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- Presidential History
Understand the impact of this historic legislation for American families and share your story.
Learn more![President Obama and Stephen Curry, a man with a light-medium skin tone, light brown hair, wearing a dark blue suit jacket and jeans, speak to a panel of young men with various skin tones. The background includes white, orange, and blue ¨MBK Rising¨ and Obama Foundation graphics.](http://images.ctfassets.net/l7h59hfnlxjx/2P3SsWCnMjZAfrNo80TGx/33383a49f58b35e2b4b9f6cb58717807/OF021919CD_2551.jpg?q=75&w=1014&fm=webp)
- MBK Alliance
- Event
MBK Rising! brought together the growing network of MBK Communities, cross-sector leaders, and young men of color and the organizations working hard to help them achieve their dreams. See the highlights
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- Equality
- Alumni
Meet One Obama Alum Who is Leading the Fight for Women's Equality
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- MBK Alliance
- Youth
I am proud to announce that the MBK Alliance is ramping up our efforts to support our MBK Network. The start of these efforts is our nationwide call to action, Freedom Summer 2022. Communities across the country often experience an uptick in youth violence
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- Chicago
- Youth
Chicago lost another innocent life this weekend and this one came close to home.
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- Michelle Obama
- Building the Center
From our earliest days of planning, we always knew we wanted to have a Fruit & Vegetable Garden at the future Obama Presidential Center
Learn more![Two men are standing in an auditorium. One of the men is helping the other fix his tie. The first man who is helping fix the tie has a light deep skin tone and is wearing glasses, a yellow beanie hat, and a dark sweater. The second man, who is getting his tie fixed, is younger, has a dark deep skin complexion, short twisted dred locks, and a goatie. He is wearing a grey sweater, has a gray backpack on his back, and is looking down at the tie as it is being tied.](http://images.ctfassets.net/l7h59hfnlxjx/45h2zTZNdndZhTfweKChfq/03910035a35233128d5a40a57a2d555a/Aspect_Ratio.png?q=75&w=1014&fm=)
- MBK Alliance
- Watch
Here at the My Brother’s Keeper Alliance, we support communities of color across the United States and Puerto Rico that are taking action to create systemic solutions to the most pressing issues facing boys and young men of color.
Learn more![President Obama sits at a formal desk in the center of the image, glancing down as he signs a document. A young boy in a vest and tie looks on, as do Vice President Biden, Nancy Pelosi.](http://images.ctfassets.net/l7h59hfnlxjx/6TTcsUedRvBFeZdf6hKuRC/e4bb332522edeff63232e7ce8ad63979/M1Hi_j0220.jpg?q=75&w=1014&fm=webp)
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- Barack Obama
12 years ago today, President Obama signed the Affordable Care Act (ACA) into law.
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- First Look
- Building the Center
In a special message, former First Lady Michelle Obama reflects on the life of Chicago teen Hadiya Pendleton, who was killed by gun violence in 2013. She also shared how the late teen will be honored at the Obama Presidential Center.
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- MBK Alliance
- Youth
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- Girls Opportunity Alliance
- Take Action
Learn about organizations in the Girls Opportunity Alliance community that are helping girls in India to keep learning safely during the pandemic.
Learn more![President Obama sitting in a circle group of medium to deep skin toned younger to middle aged men in a Hyde Park Academy classroom. President Obama wears business casual attie and the men are wearing black BAM youth guidance tshirts and kahkis. The group is meditating.](http://images.ctfassets.net/l7h59hfnlxjx/1DsP9lJniiFOuKQbmaZFQt/529020f1aa6ba80f67cb65c806dcf42b/potus-bam.jpg?q=75&w=1014&fm=webp)
- MBK Alliance
- Barack Obama
Father's Day
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- Girls Opportunity Alliance
- Changemakers
This Father’s Day, meet dads around the world from the Girls Opportunity Alliance community who are supporting their daughters’ education and dreams.
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- MBK Alliance
- Youth
This past February, we checked in with the Loíza Alliance for Peace, one of our MBK National Impact Community partners, for a virtual site visit about their effort to keep violence in Loíza at all-time lows.
Learn more![President Obama signs the Affordable Care Act in front of a group of people with various skin tones and ages.](http://images.ctfassets.net/l7h59hfnlxjx/6TTcsUedRvBFeZdf6hKuRC/e4bb332522edeff63232e7ce8ad63979/M1Hi_j0220.jpg?q=75&w=1014&fm=webp)
- Watch
- Presidential History
Looking back, it’s easy to forget just how broken our health insurance system was before the Affordable Care Act.
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- MBK Alliance
- Youth
It’s been seven years since President Obama called on the nation to address the persistent opportunity gaps boys and young men of color face and to ensure all young people can reach their full potential.
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- MBK Alliance
- Youth
For the past two years, MBK Alliance has been proud to champion the work of our Impact and Seed Community partners, and today announced an additional $1 million investment to support their response to the dual pandemics of COVID-19 and racial injustice.
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- Stories
- Leaders
On World Cancer Day, get to know Obama Leader Bhavagaya “Bea” Bakshi, who is working tirelessly to save lives by detecting cancer in its earliest stages.
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- MBK Alliance
- Changemakers
To some, gun violence and broken trust between police and community members seem like problems that are simply too big to fix, but not to Willie Barney.
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- Chicago
Growing up on the South Side of Chicago, Will Calloway became all too familiar with the disinvestment and systemic discrimination that create the conditions for gun violence to surface.
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- Chicago
Berto Aguayo grew up in Back of the Yards, a neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago
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- Chicago
- Community Engagement
When he was just 16, Billy Moore made a tragic mistake, taking the life of another young Chicagoan
Learn more![A man with a deep skin tone smiles as he stands over a red sign with yellow lettering that says, "UNITY" and "COMMUNITY" outside of an apartment building. He is wearing a white shirt that reads, "Mr. Dad's Father's Club."](http://images.ctfassets.net/l7h59hfnlxjx/1E8t4uz9Y41Gy862NfAZEi/f4f265447594c7d149612c36d1a8b2c3/IMG_9298-1.jpg?q=75&w=1014&fm=webp)
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- Chicago
In the Englewood neighborhood, Joseph Williams is also known as “The Black Mr. Rogers.”
Learn more![Two men in winter clothes greet each other on a residential Chicago street.](http://images.ctfassets.net/l7h59hfnlxjx/EoQAxN4wRk8bbuI5bWp31/54f32c7f0a7fb5d5d4c4f4440d4dd74d/Terrance-1-64395A6D-2D08-47C0-9328-426C938E1601.jpg?q=75&w=1014&fm=webp)
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