BARACK OBAMA update

Hi there, Last night, President Obama addressed America’s graduating high school class of 2020, and offered them three simple pieces of advice. First, don’t be afraid—America’s gone through tough times before. Second, do what you think is right and you’ll be part of the solution. And third, build a community. If you missed his message, be sure to catch it in full. Below you’ll also find a few of the hopeful stories we’ve witnessed in the past week. Help us share more stories of social connection in this time of social distancing at obama.org/HOPE. Stay healthy, stay hopeful, —The Obama Foundation   President and Mrs. Obama joined the Chicago Public Library’s Live from the Library story time to read “The Word Collector” by Peter H. Reynolds. It’s a book about the transformative power of words and no matter your age, we think you’ll enjoy it.   One of our Obama Scholars, Pavel Kounchev, co-founded Fine Acts—a playground for social change. In response to the pandemic, they launched Spring of Hope online, where they are sharing new uplifting illustrations on their website every day until the end of May.   Obama Foundation Africa Leader Goto Cooper collaborated with seven emerging community organizations across Liberia to create the COVID-19 Partnership Network. The network is educating rural communities about the symptoms of the virus and how to prevent its spread in coordination with the Liberian government and the World Health Organization.   Last week, President and Mrs. Obama gave a few hundred Chicago Public School teachers and students quite a surprise! They joined CPS’ first-ever virtual Civic Life Student Town Hall featuring Eric Liu, the co-founder and CEO of Citizen University, and four incredible student moderators.   Hi there, In just a few minutes, President Obama will join notable voices like LeBron James, Malala Yousafzai, Yara Shahidi, Lena Waithe, and Megan Rapinoe to celebrate America’s graduating high school seniors.   Graduate Together: America Honors the High School Class of 2020 is about to air on more than 30 broadcast and cable networks in the U.S., beginning at 8 pm ET/PT and 7pm CT/MT.   And starting at 11 pm ET/10 pm CT, you can stream it right here from anywhere in the world.    You won’t want to miss it. —The Obama Foundation   Donate to empower rising leaders bringing hope to their communities.   DONATE NOW!