Barack Obama has kept a relatively low profile since leaving the White House more than three years ago, but today the former President will deliver not one but two virtual commencement addresses fo…
Kicking off at 8 PM ET/8 PM PT, the one-hour remote event put together by the XQ Institute, The LeBron James Family Foundation, and The Entertainment Industry Foundation and supported by American Federation of Teachers will be shown on ABC, CBS, FOX, and NBC as well as YouTube, TikTok, Facebook, California Music Channel, CNN, ESPN, The CW, FOX Business Network, FOX News Channel, Twitter, Freeform, MSNBC, Univision and over a dozen other outlets and platforms.
What they will see is not only the 44th POTUS joined by a number of high school students who are part of the Obama Foundation’s aim “to inspire, empower and connect people to change their world,” but also some pretty high profile pals. NBA superstar James is participating, and so is National Teacher of the Year Rodney Robinson,
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