The Impact

These change-makers are helping to implement policies that uplift the legacy of Martin Luther King's mission for equality and justice.

On January 20, 2009, we stood shoulder to shoulder and braved the cutting air as Barack Hussein Obama was sworn in. History unfolded before our eyes, and we wondered if we’d stand in those spots for that purpose ever again.

The "Trayvon Martin" speech was a watershed moment for President Obama. It proved to the Black community that he understood the plight faced by young Black men in America.

Two longtime activists argue that the executive clemency process itself has historically shown patterns of racial bias; and that the same holds true even during the Obama presidency.

The outspoken T.I. took a break from the stage to write an open letter to outgoing President Barack Obama, detailing thoughts on POTUS' legacy and impact on America and its citizens.

As far as I’m concerned, January 20, 2017, does not matter. President Obama will still be president and the first Black first family will always live at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.

While Barack Obama has indeed been the coolest of all presidents, this “blackest” list is about the things he’s done that that are so black that it will be impossible for even Donald Trump or Mike Pence to erase.

NewsOne's #OneObama microsite has been reflecting on Obama's achievements during his historic two terms. Do you remember where you were on November 4, 2008?

When President Obama came out in support of LGBTQ lives and in favor of marriage equality in a May 2012 interview, he became the first president to connect his policy to his Christian faith in a way that substantively benefitted the LGBTQ community.

Eight years of Obama pushed me toward what many Black folks from poor communities have always known: Hope will get you nowhere without healthy pessimism.

Many Black folks had high expectations when President Obama entered the White House. Where those expectations too high?

If I had my doubts there would be a Black president in my lifetime, I couldn’t even begin to fathom the day when I would be able to utter the words, “This is my husband, Andrew.”