A black bourgeoisie perspective on U.S. politics
MAY 2009 – PART I
U.S. President Barack Obama (C) delivers remarks at the celebration of Cinco de Mayo at the White House in Washington May 4, 2009. Next to Obama are(L-R)Veronica Valenca-Sarukhan, Arturo Sarukhan, Ambassador of Mexico to the United States, first lady Michelle Obama, President Obama, Vice President Joe Biden with his wife Dr. Jill Biden.
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WASHINGTON – MAY 4: Young girls react as U.S. first lady Michelle Obama (C) attends a Hispanic Heritage event at the Latin American Montessori Bilingual (LAMB) Public Charter School in celebration of Cinco de Mayo May 4, 2009 in Washington, DC. The event included performances by schoolchildren, remarks by the first lady and questions from the audience.
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US First Lady Michelle Obama (L) and US Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice address the employees of the US Mission to the United Nations on May 5, 2009 at the mission in New York.
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NEW YORK – MAY 05: First Lady Michelle Obama attends the Time’s 100 Most Influential People in the World Gala at Rose Hall – Jazz at Lincoln Center on May 5, 2009 in New York City.
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ARLINGTON, VA – MAY 5: U.S. President Barack Obama (C) and U.S. Vice President Joe Biden (L) sit at a table as they are served their cheeseburger lunch orders at Ray’s Hell Burger May 5, 2009 in Arlington, Virginia. Obama and Biden made an unannouced vist to the Arlington restaurant.
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First Lady Michelle Obama speaks at the annual meeting of Corporate Voices for Working Families, Thursday, May 7, 2009, at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington. The event focused on improving the quality of life for families through corporate policies that balance the demands of home and the workplace.
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Members of the head table toast U.S. President Barack Obama (C) at the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner in Washington May 9, 2009. Also pictured are Associated Press President Tom Curley (L) and Correspondents’ Association President Jennifer Loven (R).
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U.S. President Barack Obama (R) laughs at comedian Wanda Sykes’ (L) jokes during the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner in Washington May 9, 2009. Also pictured is Associated Press President Tom Curley (C).
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US First Lady Michelle Obama speaks before an evening of music, poetry and the spoken word in the East Room of the White House in Washington on May 12, 2009.
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Sasha Obama (L), the younger daughter of U.S. President Barack Obama, is spoken to by U.S. Vice President Joe Biden as her Grandmother Marian Robinson (R, foreground) watches on during an evening of poetry, music and spoken word in the East Room of the White House in Washington, May 12, 2009.
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Vice President Joseph Biden and director Spike Lee watch as President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama arrive to participate in “an evening of poetry, music and the spoken word” in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, May 12, 2009.
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Cheryl Contee aka "Jill Tubman", Baratunde Thurston aka "Jack Turner", rikyrah, Leutisha Stills aka "The Christian Progressive Liberal", B-Serious, Casey Gane-McCalla, Jonathan Pitts-Wiley aka "Marcus Toussaint," Fredric Mitchell
Special Contributors: James Rucker, Rinku Sen, Phaedra Ellis-Lamkins, Adam Luna, Kamala Harris
Technical Contributor: Brandon Sheats