Barack Obama turns to listen to a question from the audience during the Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam on May 25th 2016. Credit: AP/Carolyn Kaster
Me looking at pictures of the Obamas . I’m seriously on the brink of tears #theobamas #barackobama #mypresident #sad #tears #hurt #whylordwhy #blackgirls #america #imscared #godhelpus #staywoke #dianaross #inauguration #inaugurationday
And by chance Princess Elizabeth became #queenelizabeth . And nobody knew a black man could become President of the United States until there was a man named #barackobama that nearly came out of nowhere.
Repost @_shethepeople Women of Color Are Making Election History in 2018. In this Teen Vogue op-ed, Aimee discusses why it matters that so many women of color are running in 2018 elections AND winning, and why they deserve your support. Link to full article in bio… https://www.teenvogue.com/story/women-of-color-making-election-history-2018 ——————————————————————– #SheThePeople #DemocracyInColor #SheThePeople2018 #LetYourVoiceBeHeard #RockTheVote #LetsMakeHistory #TeenVogue #StaceyAbrams #STP #HerStory #BlackWomen #BlackGirlMagic #BlackWomenInPolitics #Podcast #SocialJustice #Politics #Congress #Senate #Senator #Democracy #Leader #Women #BusinessWomen #Diversity #WomenofColor #BarackObama #KamalaHarris #CoryBooker #AimeeAllison
Repost @_shethepeople This is what leadership looks like. Aimee Allison is a thought leader, public speaker, writer, and expert on women of color in politics. She is the founder of She the People, and president of Democracy in Color, a national political organization focused on race, politics, and the New American Majority that worked to elect President Barack Obama, Senator Cory Booker, Senator Kamala Harris, and other leaders who carry a social justice agenda. As host of the acclaimed “Democracy in Color” podcast, Allison explores critical issues at the intersection of race and politics.
Aimee is the author of the forthcoming book on women of color and politics, She the People, due out in 2018. She serves on the boards of Energy Future Project, Courage Campaign, and the YMCA of the East Bay. Aimee lives in Oakland, California. ——————————————————————– You can follow her on Twitter: @AimeeAllison ——————————————————————– #SheThePeople #DemocracyInColor #SheThePeople2018 #STP #LetYourVoiceBeHeard #RockTheVote #LetsMakeHistory #HerStory #BlackWomen #BlackGirlMagic #BlackWomenInPolitics #Podcast #SocialJustice #Politics #Congress #Senate #Senator #Democracy #Leader #Women #BusinessWomen #Diversity #WomenofColor #BarackObama #KamalaHarris #CoryBooker #AimeeAllison
[proud moment: i got to photograph a sitting u.s. president]
President Barack Obama casts his vote for the upcoming presidential election on Oct. 7, 2016, during early voting at the George W. Dunne Cook County Office Building in Chicago. (Alyssa Pointer/ Chicago Tribune) *edited with @vsco and shot with canon* #POTUS #Voting #barackobama #Chicago