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  • Obama’s Twitter Debut, @POTUS, Attracts Hate-Filled Posts

    Obama’s Twitter Debut, @POTUS, Attracts Hate-Filled Posts The New York Times 2015-05-21 Julie Hirschfeld Davis, White House Correspondent WASHINGTON — When President Obama sent his inaugural Twitter post from the Oval Office on Monday, the White House heralded the event with fanfare, posting a photograph of him perched on his desk tapping out his message…

  • President Obama Condemns Both the Baltimore Riots and the Nation’s ‘Slow-Rolling Crisis’

    President Obama Condemns Both the Baltimore Riots and the Nation’s ‘Slow-Rolling Crisis’ The New York Times 2015-04-28 Julie Hirschfeld Davis, White House Correspondent Matt Apuzzo WASHINGTON — President Obama responded with passion and frustration on Tuesday to the violence that has rocked Baltimore and other cities after the deaths of young black men in confrontations…

  • Urging Persistence on Racial Gains, Obama Recalls Sacrifice in Selma

    Urging Persistence on Racial Gains, Obama Recalls Sacrifice in Selma The New York Times 2015-03-06 Peter Baker, Chief White House Correspondent Julie Hirschfeld Davis, White House Correspondent COLUMBIA, S.C. — For the nation’s first African-American president, it was a week of two documents that told the story of a country still grappling with its own…

  • Unrest Over Race Is Testing Obama’s Legacy

    Unrest Over Race Is Testing Obama’s Legacy The New York Times 2014-12-08 Julie Hirschfeld Davis, White House Reporter Michael D. Shear, White House Correspondent WASHINGTON — As crowds of people staged “die-ins” across the country last week to protest the deaths of unarmed black men at the hands of police officers, young African-American activists were…