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In a candid conversation with Obama Foundation Scholars and Fellows earlier this summer, Mrs. Obama encouraged us all to address racial injustice in our own communities by having hard conversations at our own kitchen tables, in our workplaces, and in our s

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To celebrate Father’s Day, we sent the message below to our email list highlighting the work of one of our 2019 Fellows, Charles Daniels.

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See how Obama Foundation Fellows Harry Grammer and Keith Wattley work towards their shared purpose to help people impacted by the justice system transform their lives.

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President Barack Obama participants in a roundtable discussion with the 2018 Obama Foundation Fellows at Stony Island Library in Chicago, Ill., May 16, 2018. Christopher Dilts/The Obama Foundation

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The Fellows we selected are deeply embedded in their respective communities, working together to build not just immediate solutions but long-term change. See what else we look for in our Obama Fellows.

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In recognition of World Refugee Day—and to kick off a new Q&A series featuring the inaugural class of Obama Foundation Fellows

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