President BARACK OBAMA Dancing The Lipala Dance in KENYA
President Obama made a historic trip to Kenya July 2015 where he visited his fathers homeland for the first time as sitting President. Not long after touching down in Nairobi, he was taken to a hotel where he met fellow Obamas including his half-sister and step-grandmother. The President was seen smiling at a table between Mama Sarah Obama, whom he calls ‘granny’, and Auma Obama, who was born to his father’s first wife. For the president, the mission to encourage growth in Africa is a personal one, he said while speaking at a business summit in Kenya designed to help supercharge the region’s economy. With a contingent of more than 200 U.S. investors accompanying him, the President is hoping to encourage investors to support African nations such as Kenya.
President Obama made a historic trip to Kenya July 2015 where he visited his fathers homeland for the first time as sitting President. Not long after touching down in Nairobi, he was taken to a hotel where he met fellow Obamas including his half-sister and step-grandmother. The President was seen smiling at a table between Mama Sarah Obama, whom he calls ‘granny’, and Auma Obama, who was born to his father’s first wife. For the president, the mission to encourage growth in Africa is a personal one, he said while speaking at a business summit in Kenya designed to help supercharge the region’s economy. With a contingent of more than 200 U.S. investors accompanying him, the President is hoping to encourage investors to support African nations such as Kenya.
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President Barack Obama delivers his sixth State of the Union address, at the United States Capitol, January 20, 2015.
"A brighter future is ours to write. Let's begin this new chapter -- together -- and let's start the work right now."
First lady Michelle Obama speakes Saturday at a private memorial service for poet and author Maya Angelou, the White House said.
The service takes at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, N.C., where Angelou first began teaching in 1982.
Angelou, who died last week at age 86, was a favorite of the Obamas. President Obama praised her as a "brilliant writer, a fierce friend and a truly phenomenal woman." The president's sister, Maya Soetoro-Ng, was named for Angelou.
Although Angelou supported Hillary Rodham Clinton in the 2008 Democratic primaries, she later endorsed Barack Obama. In a 2009 essay in Essence magazine, Angelou recounted how she sought advice from Oprah Winfrey before introducing the Obamas at an event and praised Michelle Obama for her "effortless grace."
The service takes at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, N.C., where Angelou first began teaching in 1982.
Angelou, who died last week at age 86, was a favorite of the Obamas. President Obama praised her as a "brilliant writer, a fierce friend and a truly phenomenal woman." The president's sister, Maya Soetoro-Ng, was named for Angelou.
Although Angelou supported Hillary Rodham Clinton in the 2008 Democratic primaries, she later endorsed Barack Obama. In a 2009 essay in Essence magazine, Angelou recounted how she sought advice from Oprah Winfrey before introducing the Obamas at an event and praised Michelle Obama for her "effortless grace."
Published on Oct 19, 2012
Obama's first victory speech from 2008. One of my favorite moments.
Obama's first victory speech from 2008. One of my favorite moments.