The Obama Foundation
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We believe in a world with more opportunity, participation, and trust.
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It’s a beautiful night to be inspired, and there’s nothing like a gorgeous sunset walk around the Obama Presidential Center and the nearby Osaka Garden. These young @MBK_Alliance leaders not only care about their community — they care about each other. That’s the enduring spirit of mentorship, friendship and connection we hope to foster, whether you’re young or old.
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There’s nothing like a fall evening at the Obama Presidential Center.
Come inside the first Girls Opportunity Alliance (@girlsalliance) Chicago Network Convening at the Obama Presidential Center.
The Arrival is the first episode of our new four-part series taking you behind the scenes and introducing you to the remarkable leaders expanding opportunities for girls across Chicago. This is where the story begins.
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It’s a 10-peat! Now the world knows, again, what every Chicagoan lives daily:
Chicago is the Best Big City in America!
Today @CNTraveler’s 39th Annual Reader’s Choice Awards named Chicago America’s Best Big City for the tenth year in a row. We are proud to add to the richness that makes this city second to none.
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On this World Architecture Day, we celebrate the form and function of this great third space here on Chicago’s South Side. We have loved seeing how visitors from across the country, down the street and all over the world bring these beautiful spaces to life.
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On this World Architecture Day, take a minute to take in our campus: not a collection of standalone buildings, but a place where design, nature and community life are inseparable.
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Now that October is here, we are looking to the Obama White House for some costume inspo!
No one gives #couplegoals# like these two, and after 34 years, they’ve still got it.
Happy Anniversary to President and Mrs. Obama!
Fall calls for a little more time around the table. Starting October 5, Tafari’s Kitchen is open 11:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Mondays. More time for good food. More time together.
Before they were President and Mrs. Obama, they were Barack and Michelle… and this is a look at their love story. Happy Anniversary!
Today, we're spotlighting award-winning author Dr. Ebony Joy Wilkins, who read "Zora, the Story Keeper" to South Side families at the Obama Presidential Center's Chicago Public Library during Grand Opening weekend, leaving her inspired to write the next story.
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The Obama Foundation and @usnatarchives (NARA) have a new, joint effort to give the public even greater access and understanding of the work of President Obama’s administration.
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The South Side is headed to October! ⚾️🙌🏾
Big congratulations to the @WhiteSox on making the playoffs. P44’s been riding with the Sox for a long time, and clearly Southpaw has been keeping a close eye on him. Thanks for looking out, Southpaw. 👀🖤🤍
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This short interview with a Chicago mom is giving us *all* the feels. On a recent afternoon on the Obama Presidential Center campus, Sadhna Kumar talked with us about what it means to help her kids understand big ideas—pluralism, empathy and the responsibilities of citizenship—all in everyday little moments at home.
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Today marks 100 days since the Obama Presidential Center opened to the public!
So we’ve got a by-the-numbers look at all the ways people from around the world, across the country and down the block have made this campus their own!
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Check out how the @PGATour and Jackson Park Golf Association collaborated with @ Obama Foundation to tee up a bright future in sports for 20 Chicagoland teens.
At a 2019 Obama Leaders convening, a K-pop exec shared her dream in a room full of civic leaders. A UN staffer heard her. They co-founded 1VERSE—the first K-pop group born from a U.S. president’s legacy work, featuring two North Korean defectors.
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We're happy to announce the 35 visionaries joining the Obama Foundation Europe Leaders cohort this year—in government, business, and civil society—all with a shared commitment of creating positive, sustainable change in their communities, regions and around the world.
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Ten years ago today, President Obama helped dedicate the National Museum of African American History and Culture (@nmaahc) and said it tells “a richer and fuller story of who we are.”
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Trust is at the heart of a strong democracy. That’s the message Barack Obama will share during the upcoming 2026 Democracy Forum—exploring how people, institutions, and technologies build, repair and scale trust in one another and in democracy itself.
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