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• 2:60 Obama Future Series - David Johnson Featured

  Part of our ongoing commitment to Chicago is making sure the youth in our community see their full value and potential.<br><br>That’s why last year, Mrs. Obama sat down with young people from Hyde Park Academy—the high school located right across the street from the site of the Obama Presidential Center—to talk about their career aspirations and what they need to succeed.<br><br>That conversation sparked the Futures Series. Beginning in February 2022, this ongoing collaboration with Hyde Park Academy brings speakers from all types of fields to share their career journeys with the students. The program speaks to our commitment to inspire, empower, and connect people to change their world. And it’s initiatives like this that will be the core of our work at the future Presidential Center.

  Uploaded Jan 14, 2026 by Lawrence Fields
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• 16:58 Gun Violence in Chicago

  Hyde Park students interview anti-gun violence activists. Champs, No Brother left Behind organizations. Real talk from Real people who have lived the life and changed for the better.

  Uploaded Sep 02, 2025
• 1:19:35 HPA Black History 2024

  A celebration of African Americans in the Armed Forces, in Dance, in Spoken Word and Music. <br>Honoring Alumni Terry Hunter, Sanetta Gipson, Pharris Thomas, LaTrice Moore, Sidney Jones.<br>Joi Isreal, Kathleen George-Henderson, Veronica Jackson and Maria Griffin.<br>Featuring a Live Performance from Grammy Award Winning Poet J. Ivey and Tarrey Torae

  Uploaded Mar 01, 2024
• 4:52 Obama Future Series

  The Obama Foundation Futures Series exposes high school students to a variety of career pathways through intimate conversations with accomplished leaders about their experiences.<br>When Mrs. Obama sat down with young people from Hyde Park Academy—the high school located right across the street from the site of the Obama Presidential Center—to talk about their career aspirations and what they need to succeed, it sparked the idea for the Future Series. <br>This ongoing collaboration with Hyde Park Academy brings speakers from all types of fields to share their career journeys with the students. The program speaks to our commitment to inspire, empower, and connect people to change their world. And it’s initiatives like this that will be the core of our work at the future Presidential Center.

  Uploaded Sep 15, 2023

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