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Black History Heroes: Barack Obama
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4/22/2025
Black History Heroes: Barack Obama
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105.1 The Bounce presents Black History Heroes, powered by Cricket Wireless. I'm Zaney Kaye.
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Barack Obama was born in Honolulu in 1961 to biracial parents.
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When Obama was age 2, his father, Barack Sr., left to study at Harvard University.
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Shortly thereafter, in 1964, and Barack's mother and Barack Sr. divorced.
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After his mother remarried, Barack was sent to live with his grandparents.
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Obama enrolled in the esteemed Panahu Academy.
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He excelled in basketball and graduated with academic honors in 1979.
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Obama attended college in Los Angeles and New York City,
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where in 1983 he received a bachelor's degree in political science.
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He returned to school three years later and graduated magna cum laude in 1991
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from Harvard University's Law School, where he was the first African-American
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to serve as president of the Harvard Law Review.
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After law school, in February 2007, Barack Obama made headlines when he announced his candidacy
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for the 2008 Democratic presidential nomination.
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On November 4, 2008, Barack Obama defeated Republican presidential nominee John McCain to win the election
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and become the 44th president of the United States and the first African-American to hold this office.
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He won a second term in 2012.
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We salute Black History Hero President Barack Obama.
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I'm Zany Kay for 105.1 The Bounce.
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All February long, 105.1 The Bounce is paying tribute to African-American icons
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who have contributed to the advancement of our people, politics, science, sports, and through the arts.
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