Obama Meets the Black Press at the White House

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"We are so happy to be here and to also congratulate you... and to let you know that we've got your back," said [Dorothy R. Leavell] as the room erupted with cheers and applause from the publishers. Leavell then gave the president and first lady the 80-paged document titled, "The Black Press Committed to the Cause."

"This is such a special award," she began. "When you're in the' middle of the news making, you don't realize how much news you made until it's over. But, this is very special coining from this organization, this membership, because you've followed us through this journey. And to honor us as a family is what makes it special because you recognize that we have been going through this as a family, as a community, and all of you know the ins and outs that come along with this."

"After you've had a bad day, there's nothing like coming home to Malia and Sasha, and them telling you all kinds of strange things, and you laugh and it makes you appreciate why we do what we do," he said. "Its for the next generation, and we couldn't have done this without my mother-inlaw. She keeps [Michelle Obama] calm. And there's that old saying, 1WhCn mama's happy, everybody's happy,"1 he said as the publishers chimed in with the popular quote. "And so we try to keep mama happy," he said.

Because he could not attend the annual gala due to Senate votes last year, he promised to receive the award at the White House if he won the election.

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Obama Meets the Black Press at the White House

A historic delegation of 50 Black publishers and their guests who convened at the White House last week to present a Black Press Week award to President Barack Obama and his family received equal praise from the first family for the work of the Black press of America.

The delegation of the more than 200-me...

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