Monday, September 19, 2022

Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union

From back in 2021
A three part documentary a)
b) looking back at his formative years navigating his biracial identity in his hometwon of Chicago, his upbringing w/ his single parent mother & his education & organizing work within his community
c) on the challenges, triumphs & defeats Obama experienced while in the White House for two terms. Includes appearances by the likes of former United States representative John Lewis, Professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr, President, National Action Network Al Sharpton, Ta-Nehisi Coates Author & Journalist, Professor and Activist Cornel West, Author and Professor Michael Eric Dyson,
'To me, the most important thing is that Barack Obama won. And Barack Obama won twice. Now, he might argue differently, he's a policy guy & he might argue how he might care. He might argue saving the banking industry, saving the auto industry and ending the wars in the middle east. But to me the biggest accomplishment was that he won. Because it means something about this country and our country's capacity to pursue becoming a more perfect union.'
- Author and Journalist Ta-Nehisi Coates

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