CHICAGO, ILLINOIS – DECEMBER 05: Former President Barack Obama moderates a conversation with Manu Meel, Co-Founder and CEO of BridgeUSA, Ainka Jackson, Founding executive director of the Selma Center for Nonviolence, Truth, and Reconciliation and Nika Kovač, Director of Slovenia-based Institute 8th of March during the Obama Foundation’s 2024 Democracy Forum on December 05, 2024 in Chicago, Illinois. The 2024 Democracy Forum focused on “pluralism” and exploring how diverse communities can work together. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)
NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, UNITED STATES – NOVEMBER 1: Former President of the United States Barack Obama and New Jersey Democratic gubernatorial candidate for Governor Mikie Sherrill attend ‘Get out the vote’ rally at the Essex County College gymnasium in Newark, New Jersey, United States on November 1, 2025. (Photo by Kyle Mazza/Anadolu via Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – MAY 29: Amanda Seales speaks onstage during SoulPancake’s “Four Conversations about One Thing” at Hammer Museum on May 29, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by John Sciulli/Getty Images for SoulPancake)
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS – AUGUST 20: Former U.S. President Barack Obama (L) greets former first lady Michelle Obama as he arrives to speak on stage during the second day of the Democratic National Convention at the United Center on August 20, 2024 in Chicago, Illinois. Delegates, politicians, and Democratic Party supporters are gathering in Chicago, as current Vice President Kamala Harris is named her party’s presidential nominee. The DNC takes place from August 19-22. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
HAVANA, CUBA – MARCH 22: (L-R) Marian Robinson, Malia Obama, Sasha Obama and first lady Michelle Obama attend an exhibition game between the Cuban national baseball team and Major League Baseball’s Tampa Bay Devil Rays at the Estado Latinoamericano March 22, 2016 in Havana, Cuba. The first family attended the game with U.S. President Barack Obama, the first sittng president to visit Cuba in 88 years. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
AUSTIN, TEXAS – MARCH 13: Michelle Obama speaks on stage during IMO Live podcast 2025 SXSW Conference and Festival at Austin Convention Center on March 13, 2025 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Marcus Ingram/Getty Images)
AUSTIN, TEXAS – MARCH 13: Michelle Obama speaks on stage during IMO Live podcast 2025 SXSW Conference and Festival at Austin Convention Center on March 13, 2025 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Marcus Ingram/Getty Images)
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, UNITED STATES – AUGUST 20: Former US President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama attend the 2024 Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Illinois, United States on August 20, 2024 (Photo by Jacek Boczarski/Anadolu via Getty Images)
PARIS, FRANCE – AUGUST 10: Stephen Curry, LeBron James, and Kevin Durant of Team United States pose for a photo during the Men’s basketball medal ceremony on day fifteen of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Bercy Arena on August 10, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)
