Former President Barack Obama knows a thing or two about organizing and building coalitions for change. As a community organizer in Chicago, Mr. Obama developed the art of bringing people together around issues that impacted poor and marginalized communities, ultimately harnessing those same skills as a politician to energize voters — particularly Black and young voters — and making political history.
In his memoir A Promised Land, Obama chronicles his life and historic presidency with rich prose and deep reflection. America’s first Black president inspired a nation marred by its racist past and gave new hope for a future of true equality and full democratic participation.
