A Tale of Two Presidencies: What the Obama Center Reminds Us About Leadership
By Gary Johnson – Founder & Publisher (Black Men In America.com) June 18, 2026 Today I watched television coverage of the opening of the Barack Obama Presidential Center, and it was a stark reminder of what leadership can look like at its best. As the nation celebrates the opening of the Barack Obama Presidential Center, Americans are being offered something that seems increasingly rare in today’s political climate: a reminder of hope. Watching the coverage of the Center reminded me of my own time at The White House as a young 23-year-old staffer working in the West Wing. It was […]
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By Gary Johnson – Founder & Publisher (Black Men In America.com) June 18, 2026 Today I watched television coverage of the opening of the Barack Obama Presidential Center, and it was a stark reminder of what leadership can look like at its best. As the nation celebrates the opening of the Barack Obama Presidential Center, Americans are being offered something that seems increasingly rare in today’s political climate: a reminder of hope. Watching the coverage of the Center reminded me of my own time at The White House as a young 23-year-old staffer working in the West Wing. It was […]
