It was great joining Njideka Akunyili Crosby—a gifted Nigerian-born, Los Angeles-based artist—to unveil our first portrait together. This piece reflects so many chapters of Michelle and my story, and we’re thrilled that it will be on display at the Obama Presidential Center starting this Juneteenth.
Hawaii just passed the first state law in the country banning corporations from making political donations in state elections.
Now a Koch-backed legal group is suing to overturn it.
Big Money won't get out of our politics without a fight — one that we the people must win.
(via @levernews.com)
A Michelle Obama Appreciation Post:
I deeply admire your elegance, graciousness, beauty, accomplishments, relatability & effortless class.
Thank you for being one of the greatest First Ladies of all time!🙏
Much ❤️ from one of your countless fans, Mar🐫
I wouldn’t be where I am today without the love and support that Michelle has poured into me over the years. Her story — from her South Side roots to the White House and beyond — is a central part of the Obama Presidential Center.
A few years ago, as he neared 85, David Hockney reflected on the concept of beauty and its place in a modern world.
“The world is beautiful, and it’s also mad. People are mad. And I don’t think that’s going to change that much"
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Republicans are complicit in the abuse, negligence, & trauma of our children.
@pressley.house.gov served a steamy #CupOfJoe detailing why
it is essential to close the Dilley Detention Facility.
Here’s a petition to close it if you care to sign: actionnetwork.org/letters/mom-...
His is the most impactful passing of an artist since Warhol’s in 1987.
“In his first column for Zeteo UK, acclaimed journalist and author Owen Jones looks at how the lie about immigrants pushed by British media and political elites is fueling the violence we see today.”
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In his first column for Zeteo UK, acclaimed journalist and author Owen Jones looks at how the lie about immigrants pushed by British media and political elites is fueling the violence we see today.
Anti-fascists in Britain outnumbered the far right on Saturday. The far right seized on a knife attack in Belfast, in the north of Ireland, to stoke racism and violence in towns and cities in Britain...
