President Barack Obama and daughter Sasha steer the “Bay Point Lady” during a tour of St. Andrews Bay off Panama City Beach, Fla., Aug. 15, 2010 Photo by Pete Souza
President Barack Obama and daughter Sasha look over the different flavors of ice cream available at a store during their visit to Yellowstone National Park on Aug. 15, 2009. Daughter Malia, in background, has already made her selection. Photo by Pete Souza
President Barack Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama and daughters Malia and Sasha wait for Old Faithful to erupt during their visit to Yellowstone National Park on Aug. 15, 2009. Photo by Pete Souza
President Barack Obama pays for the family’s ice cream during a stop at a store while visiting Yellowstone National Park on Aug. 15, 2009. Photo by Pete Souza
President Barack Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama, and daughter Sasha order ice cream at Bruster’s in Panama City Beach, Fla., Aug. 15, 2010. Photo by Pete Souza
President Barack Obama greets children from the Valleyland Kids summer program outside a school in Chatfield, Minn., during a three-day bus tour in the Midwest, Aug. 15, 2011. Photo by Pete Souza
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😀 Didn’t think I’d make it since your call was a few minutes ago, NerdyW.
NerdyW, I truly appreciate the way you mix some laughter in with the ‘heavy’ posts. The battle with the forces pushing against Black lives just never seem to let up, and that’s so very, very wearying! Every time I read of another person harassed, killed, demonized another little piece of my own confidence erodes.
Seconded!! NW, thanks so much!!
i had to post this….Still I Rise!!!!!!
This is one of the beautiful things about TODland, Pf58 - when you feel like you’ve reached your limit there’s always someone with a pick-me-upper. 😉 Thank god we are never all down at the same time, and Thanks for this reminder.
yes…VC….we must have hope…it is what drives us to keep moving forward…
You’re welcome, VC.
It’s tough, but don’t lose confidence. Just keep on keeping on.
‘Just keep on keeping on’
Thanks. Though we have little choice in this on the one hand, on the other I have to admit that I feel tremendous pride in my people for having ‘kept on’ with such strength and determination over centuries. I’ve always maintained that even if given the chance, I would not choose to be in any other skin.
That is a statement of enormous courage and character, VC. And, from all that I’ve witnessed at TOD and the spirit you have infused into my experience here, I know you mean it from the core of your being when you state - ” I’ve always maintained that even if given the chance, I would not choose to be in any other skin.”
What pf58 states down thread - “WE SHALL OVERCOME HAS BECOME……..WE WILL WIN!!!! AND WE WILL…” resonates with the palpable difference in all that I experienced in the 60’s and how that experience has transformed, especially since the brutal murder of Trayvon Martin.
It’s game over for #WhiteSupremacists & it’s not just descendants of slaves, but an enormous number of white Americans who intend to erase that evil from how this Nation behaves.
Thank you NW for bringing these crucial moments of joy to all of us.
good night TOD ….
Bobfr, you are a poet!
It’s game over for #WhiteSupremacists & it’s not just descendants of slaves,
but an enormous number of white Americans who intend to erase that evil from how this Nation behaves.
Very kind of you, Cd4Biden. Hope you have a lovely Sunday.
VC!! Congrats!!
{{Africa}} TY, it’s good to see you ‘burning the midnight oil’. 😀
Congrats on being FIRST vc
Thanks, was waiting for you. 😀
Congrats VC.
Hello, CarolM, and thank you.
Your Welcome. Good to see you. 😊
Congrats vc on #1!
Congrats again Champion VC!
Hi VC!
Congratulations on 1st!
Hello, TerriD. TY kindly. I’m actually on my last legs and heading out soon for a nap.
Good night, then!
Love, love, love the last photograph. One of my favorites of the last 8 years. Those kids who are so happy to see the president, and who are so comfortable with him…
a lil Earth Wind and Fire….The Way of the World…
About the time you posted this, I was just returning from the EWF/Chicago concert in Camden…
WOW….i know that was an awesome concert…yeahh
Isley Brothers…Fight the Power!
McFadden and Whitehead….Ain’t No Stopping us NOW!
KEEP OUR EYES ON THE PRIZE!!!!
WE SHALL OVERCOME HAS BECOME……..WE WILL WIN!!!!
AND WE WILL…
Sad about this:
R.I.P. Mr. Bond. Had the chance to last speak with him in 2013 at a reception for the 50th anniversary of the civil rights act.
as you were, 50th anniversary of the March on Washington…
Sorry to hear about Julian Bond. Thank him for his service.
Sad news. May he RIP.
This is how you start a conversation about Truth & Reconciliation http://www.richmond.com/opinion/their-opinion/article_9ebc40d8-08c0-5081-8a69-c49693517f82.html#.VdATz9Zek3I.twitter
Dammit, please delete my duplicate post.
Rise and Shine, TOD.
https://theobamadiary.com/2015/08/16/rise-and-shine-1082/
I’m waking up to this very sad news. A giant of the civil rights movement is gone. May he forever rest in peace.