Obama Foundation

Construction plans have sparked debates.

Former President Barack Obama would like to create “a million young Barack Obamas” to run the next stage in the “relay race that is human progress,” the Washington Examiner reported. Obama made the comment Sunday at a conference in Japan while discussing the Obama Foundation’s work to help young people around the world get connected […]

Former President Barack Obama would like to create “a million young Barack Obamas” to run the next stage in the “relay race that is human progress,” the Washington Examiner reported. Obama made the comment Sunday at a conference in Japan while discussing the Obama Foundation’s work to help young people around the world get connected […]

LONDON (AP) — Former President Barack Obama told Prince Harry in an interview broadcast Wednesday that people in leadership roles must be careful in their use of social media and warned against spending too much time immersed in the internet at the expense of the world outside. Obama did not, however, directly mention his successor, […]

CHICAGO (AP) — Former President Barack Obama has delivered opening remarks at a Chicago leadership summit hosted by his foundation for hundreds of civic leaders and artists from around the world. Obama calls the two-day event starting Tuesday a “collective conversation” to exchange ideas with young people and help spark change. He says a goal […]

Former President Barack Obama surprised students in Chicago during a civic engagement workshop hosted by his organization.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Barack Obama announced Wednesday that he plans to invite civic leaders to Chicago next month to exchange ideas and plan ways to solve some of the world’s common problems. The inaugural Obama Foundation leadership summit “will be a place to gather and learn from one another, and then go back […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Barack Obama announced Wednesday that he plans to invite civic leaders to Chicago next month to exchange ideas and plan ways to solve some of the world’s common problems. The inaugural Obama Foundation leadership summit “will be a place to gather and learn from one another, and then go back […]