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In reply to the discussion: today, I was asked what has Pres. Obama ever done for the African-American Community [View all]LoisB
(8,875 posts)51. I think one of the best things (former) President Obama did was show the world that there are beautiful, classy,
intelligent two-parent Black households where beautiful, classy, intelligent children are raised. Class, grace, love are not absent in Black families.
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today, I was asked what has Pres. Obama ever done for the African-American Community [View all]
FrenchieCat
Feb 2016
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I left here because of the impatience and the daily criticism Obama received....
FrenchieCat
Feb 2016
#4
This happened with Hillary, too. Many blacks were down with Hillary until the
Liberal_Stalwart71
Feb 2016
#15
Bookmarking thread because I'm tired and frustrated by the number of black
Liberal_Stalwart71
Feb 2016
#14
There's a part of me that was frustrated by Obama's no drama persona
forjusticethunders
Apr 2016
#30
Some of these can be taken off this list as they're for everybody and not specifically for blacks.
craigmatic
Jul 2016
#35
One example of what I'm talking about is marriage equality. That policy did nothing for me as a
craigmatic
Jul 2016
#37
Thank you for that. President Obama did everything he could and he accomplished much.
totodeinhere
Jan 2020
#47