President Barack Obama was there to personally greet the first 100 guests. He and former First Lady Michelle Obama shook hands with several families lined up to take the first steps through the brand-new center ********** President Obama and Michelle Obama read books to children today in Chicago

Juneteenth celebrates the date of June 19, 1865, when enslaved people of African descent located in Galveston, Texas, finally learned of their freedom from the slavery system in the United States.

Cartoonist: #PhilHands

Livestream of the Grand Opening Ceremony of the Obama Presidential Center on June 18, 2026 in Chicago, IL. The Obama Presidential Center's Grand Opening Ceremony takes place at 11:00 a.m. Central Time (12:00 p.m. Eastern Time) and ends shortly after 1:00 p.m www.youtube.com/live/A87ohdX...

Governor Newsom announces special free pass to California’s state historic parks in honor of Juneteenth and America’s 250th anniversary share.google/ckRMzJb7gWEa...

Obama Presidential Center Grand Opening Ceremony line-up is here. Tune in to the livestream at 11 a.m. CT Thursday, June 18: obama.org/grandopening

Celebrity Substitute - Quinta Brunson visits PS 46 in Harlem, New York City to teach students how television shows are made... youtu.be/_2ijK5KxVdY?...

See Y'all Don't Really Want To Be Having Good Old Fashioned Baptist Choir Processional, Cornerstone Institutional, Church Sissy, Closeted Tenor Section, Soaring Soprano, Hammond B3 Wailing Church No More... And It Shows...

Join us tomorrow for a special Juneteenth “Black Brown and Kinky” in Oakland on Wed. June. 17th at Town Bar & Lounge! Groove to the sounds of House/R&B by @djrodneylove and fellowship with the ONYX Brothers! Click the link in the bio to join our newsletter! #weareonyx

The Queer Arts Center in Oakland is one of the few black, queer, and trans led commercial galleries in the U.S. - their new exhibit is called Mighty Real, and honors the legacy and contributions of the LGBTQIA+ community. youtube.com/watch?v=CceX...

The Knicks belong to New York City. And this championship belongs to the people who waited 53 years for it. That’s why we’re giving away 600 free tickets to Thursday’s Championship Ceremony at City Hall following the ticker-tape parade.

🚨 WORLD RECORD BY LYLES🚨 #NoahLyles puts on a show in Ostrava, running a new WORLD RECORD of 14.67 in the 150m.

Exactly 29 Days Until #JackieWashingtonDay #ThankYouSayNoMore

Serena and Venus Williams are bringing their doubles partnership back at Wimbledon. The All England Club announced a doubles wild-card invitation on Tuesday for the sisters to the tournament which starts in less than two weeks. The Williams sisters have won 14 Grand Slam titles together in doubles

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.

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Portrait of President Emerita #BarackObama and First Lady Emerita #MichelleObama at the Obama Presidential Center, by #NjidekaAkunyiliCrosby This is the first official portrait of the Obamas together Visitors will be greeted by the portrait in the Museum’s lobby the moment they walk in...

At Broadway Backwards 2018, Hamilton’s Bryan Terrell Clark and Sunday in the Park with George’s Michael McElroy filled the Al Hirschfeld Theatre with romance and warmth as they tenderly performed The Color Purple’s “What About Love?” youtu.be/b6g49ry-Q9c?...

Happy President Emerita #BarackObama Appreciation Day

The Obama Presidential Center features numerous named indoor and outdoor spaces that honor iconic civil rights leaders, artists, and democracy advocates

The Obama Presidential Center features numerous named indoor and outdoor spaces that honor iconic civil rights leaders, artists, and democracy advocates

Titus Just Fighting For His Life...

Democratic Republic of Congo looking like a Council of Princes from Zamunda #WorldCup2026

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.

Jordan Fisher, Britton Smith, and Ephraim Sykes sing "Dreamgirls" from the musical DREAMGIRLS at MCC Theater's MISCAST25... A special Sheryl Lee Ralph appearance at the end youtube.com/watch?v=bjrx...

Oakland, Calif. — June 10, 2026 — Today, the City of Oakland and community members celebrated the completion of a new segment of the East Bay Greenway, a multi‑agency effort to build a regional trail along the BART corridor between Lake Merritt BART and South Hayward BART.

San Francisco's immigration court just closed. Over 100,000 cases are frozen. One asylum seeker's hearing got rescheduled to 2029. Now everyone travels an hour to Concord to see four judges. www.councilnews.app/story/mq8djh...

David Eby, Premier of British Columbia, has announced that his province would welcome #OmarArtan He stated that Artan should be allowed to referee World Cup matches within his jurisdiction, specifically in the host city of Vancouver

WORLD RECORD!!! Ja’Kobe Tharp sets blistering new 110m hurdles world record - "I'm speechless, seriously" The 20-year-old from Murfreesboro, Tennessee, clocked 12.75 seconds at the 2026 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships It's going to be a battle in the final against Kendrick Smallwood

Great time to repost this especially with so many special interest groups spending over 6 million dollars in favor of my opponent in Maryland's 5th. Im proud to be endorsed by End Citizens United. We MUST GET SPECIAL INTEREST MONEY OUT OF POLITICS!

Cartoonist: #TheoMoudakis

2026 documentary about a 1972 gathering of Harlem Renaissance figures, filmed by William Greaves and completed by his son David Greaves after his death, featuring artists like Aaron Douglas, Richard Bruce Nugent, and Eubie Blake at Duke Ellington's home youtu.be/zIjmgj5rbOY?...

UFJ Ministries proposes a comprehensive three-day health fair at Roses Valley Primary and Infant School to address critical health disparities in Jamaica's low-income rural communities...

We will be celebrating our BIPOC LGBTQ+ community and Juneteenth with two beer busts and our monthly “Black Brown and Kinky” in both San Francisco and Oakland! Come join us as we celebrate love and life! #weareonyx #onyxnorthwest

British Columbia Premier @davidebybc.bsky.social has invited Somali referee Omar Artan to referee in Vancouver, after he was denied entry to the US

#VictoriaMboko #SerenaWilliams Umm, Miss Interviewer Where Are You Going With This Question?

#OmarArtan, who was set to be the first Somali to referee at the World Cup finals, has been dropped from the list of officials after he was denied entry to the United States.

Add "Earth, Wind & Fire (To Be Celestial vs That's the Weight of the World)" To The List Of Stellar Documentaries By #Questlove

Former Giants manager Dusty Baker reflects on baseball, family, and resilience in his new memoir, “Crossroads.” youtube.com/watch?v=yDQf...

I'm So Delighted #JeremyPope Knows & Is Exactly Who He Knows And Thinks He Is...

A jury convicted a man of manslaughter as a hate crime on Monday in the death of #OShaeSibley, who was killed at a Brooklyn gas station during a confrontation that began with a group of young people shouting racist and anti-gay slurs at the professional dancer and his friends...

#KgothatsoMontjane wraps a spirited 2026 French Open campaign, reaching the wheelchair singles quarterfinals at Roland Garros and flying the South African flag with pride across both the singles and doubles draws

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