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Barack Obama, George W. Bush, and Bill Clinton Pay Tribute to John Lewis at the Congressman’s Funeral Barack Obama

Barack Obama, George W. Bush, and Bill Clinton Pay Tribute to John Lewis at the Congressman’s Funeral

Over the past week, mourners have paid tribute to Congressman and Civil Rights leader John Lewis, who passed away earlier this month at the age of 80. His casket has traveled from Alabama to Washington D.C. to Georgia for a series of memorial services, and today, he'll be laid to…
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July 31, 2020
A ‘Founding Father’ of a ‘Better America.’ Barack Obama Eulogizes John Lewis in Fiery Speech Barack Obama

A ‘Founding Father’ of a ‘Better America.’ Barack Obama Eulogizes John Lewis in Fiery Speech

(ATLANTA) — John Lewis was celebrated as an American hero during his funeral Thursday as former President Barack Obama and others called on people to follow Lewis’ example and fight injustice. Three former presidents joined in the eulogies at Atlanta’s Ebenezer Baptist Church after nearly a week of mourning that…
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July 30, 2020
Twitter accounts of Barack Obama, Apple, Joe Biden, & more hijacked for crypto scam Barack Obama

Twitter accounts of Barack Obama, Apple, Joe Biden, & more hijacked for crypto scam

What just happened? We’ve seen hackers take over verified Twitter accounts in the past, but yesterday saw an attack that was unprecedented in scale. A number of high-profile users, including Barack Obama, Joe Biden, Apple, Bill Gates, Kanye West, and Jeff Bezos, had their profiles hijacked by apparent crypto scammers.…
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July 16, 2020
Nigeria’s slave descendants hope race protests help end discrimination Barack Obama

Nigeria’s slave descendants hope race protests help end discrimination

ABUJA (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - When Barack Obama was elected the first Black U.S. president in 2008, Anthony Uzoije noticed less contempt towards descendants of slaves like him in his south-eastern Nigeria community. Uzoije, from Ogbaru in Anambra state, now hopes Black Lives Matter protests globally will inspire similar change…
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June 30, 2020
Fact check: Barack Obama mentioned Juneteenth multiple times while president Barack Obama

Fact check: Barack Obama mentioned Juneteenth multiple times while president

Joshua Gargiulo USA TODAYPublished 6:29 PM EDT Jun 28, 2020The claim: Barack Obama never mentioned Juneteenth while in officeDuring this month's celebration of Juneteenth, a holiday commemorating the end of slavery, a Facebook post made the claim that former President Barack Obama never mentioned the holiday during his entire eight years in office.The claim…
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June 28, 2020
FACT CHECK: Viral Image Claims Barack Obama Never Mentioned Juneteenth During His Presidency Barack Obama

FACT CHECK: Viral Image Claims Barack Obama Never Mentioned Juneteenth During His Presidency

An image shared on Facebook more than 4,100 times claims former President Barack Obama never mentioned Juneteenth during his eight years in the Oval Office. Verdict: False Obama released official statements acknowledging Juneteenth during his presidency. Fact Check: Juneteenth, a blend of the words “June” and “nineteenth,” commemorates the day…
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June 25, 2020