Barack Hussein Obama II (born August 4, 1961) is an American politician and attorney who served as the 44th president of the United States from 2009 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, Barack Obama was the first African-American president of the United States. He previously served as a U.S. senator from Illinois from 2005 to 2008 and an Illinois state senator from 1997 to 2004.
Obama Points to Black Gay Rep's Haircut as an Example of Change
"rainbow wave" in which over 150 LGBTQ+ candidates won offices at the federal, state, and local levels during the midterm elections.
Kenyatta, now 30, became the first openly gay person of color to join the state House of Representatives.At the Wednesday roundtable, Kenyatta questioned Obama about his own belief in progress. "When you ran for office, your slogan, hope, and change.
The last couple of years have been a lot of sadness and destruction. What still gives you hope?" he asked."Hope is not blind optimism," Obama replied. "Hope is not ignoring problems.
Hope is believing, in the face of difficulty, that we can overcome and get a better world. Hope is looking squarely at our challenges and our shortcomings and saying, 'Despite that, I.
