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Barack Obama

August 7, 2021

Why Conspiracy theories persist even when they’re stupid

Conspiracy theories have become more audacious and more mainstream in the last few years.

Trump, Jonathan, Obama and Buhari
May 4, 2021

U.S. to admit 62,500 refugees after backlash

In 2016, then-president Barack Obama’s last full year in office, about 85,000 refugees were allowed into the U

March 29, 2021

Barack Obama’s grandmother, Mama Sarah Obama, is dead

“In between, she became a symbol of the resilience and confidence of the African woman with a unique capacity to face the challenges of life.”

Sarah and Obama
March 14, 2021

Burna Boy wins first-ever Grammy for ‘Twice as Tall’

The Nigerian star beat other nominees in the category, including Malian band Tinariwen and U.S. band Antibalas.

Burna Boy
February 23, 2021

U.S. treasury nominee Adeyemo to be grilled by Senate today

He will be grilled on his views on U.S. policy toward China, currently the subject of a comprehensive review.

Wally Adeyemo
January 29, 2021

Hollywood legend, Cicely Tyson, is dead

Her best work was done on TV, where she refused to play drug addicts, prostitutes, or maids, roles she found denigrating to Black women.

December 25, 2020

Biden won’t inherit followers of White House Twitter accounts: Official

Affected accounts include @WhiteHouse, @POTUS, @VP, @FLOTUS, @PressSec, @Cabinet and @LaCasaBlanca.

Joe Biden
December 3, 2020

Democrats slam Obama for rejecting campaign to ‘defund police’

The former president’s critics argued that #Defund-the-police is not a slogan, but a mandate for keeping black people alive.

Barack Obama