The Obama Diary

The President's launching a new effort to give every 4th-grader in America free access to public lands. #FindYourPark pic.twitter.com/cpLVFYBTl6

— White House Archived (@ObamaWhiteHouse) February 19, 2015

Obama doesn't refer to Bin Laden, Awlaki, Gaddafi, Godane or Hakimullah Mehsud as "islamic terrorists."
You know what he can call them? Dead

— zeddy (@Zeddary) February 19, 2015

Day 19 of 28: @Lupita_Nyongo = Black is Beautiful. 1st Blk African to win an Oscar & 1st Blk ambassador of Lancôme pic.twitter.com/PLC5A7AJpo

— #becauseofthemwecan (@Becauseofthem) February 19, 2015

Kids depict inspiring African American leaders for Black History Month, and all year round http://t.co/khI6JtfirT pic.twitter.com/yt7w1jjpFr

— Mashable (@mashable) February 19, 2015

Dr. Charles Drew, is widely known for what life saving invention? #BlackHistoryMonth #BecauseOfThemWeCan pic.twitter.com/Pl6Z2SIOCu

— White House Initiative for Black Americans (@WHBlkInitiative) February 19, 2015

Day 17 of 28: Sadie T. M Alexander. 1st Nat'l Pres of DST, 1st AA woman in US w/Ph.D in Econ & 1st AA woman to PA bar pic.twitter.com/IzgbWGGzhT

— #becauseofthemwecan (@Becauseofthem) February 17, 2015

Daisy Bates made a pathway for which group of young people to obtain a quality education in 1957? #BlackHistoryMonth pic.twitter.com/M6TeRSvHxA

— White House Initiative for Black Americans (@WHBlkInitiative) February 16, 2015

If you’re reading this you have Lewis Latimer to thank… Read about him here http://t.co/B7rAkRKJUw #BlackHistoryMonth pic.twitter.com/6ygsRyar8n

— White House Initiative for Black Americans (@WHBlkInitiative) February 15, 2015

If you like the electric guitar, you should thank Sister Rosetta Tharpe. http://t.co/l63kJYVxFQ #BlackHistoryMonth pic.twitter.com/NUZfiUoCYQ

— Mashable (@mashable) February 19, 2015

This same sex couple just got legally married in Austin via court order. pic.twitter.com/HBdb3zTq4k

— Chuck Lindell (@chucklindell) February 19, 2015

As the proud grandpa of a transgender grandchild, I hope she can feel safe at school without fear of being bullied. pic.twitter.com/NDIfOdW9sk

— Congressman Mike Honda (@RepMikeHonda) February 18, 2015

Can you pass the #BoehnerTest? Who is our Commander in Chief - Obama or Netanyahu?http://t.co/7n9xFujj5O@johncusack pic.twitter.com/o8aoKjBDKb

— Trita Parsi (@tparsi) February 19, 2015

And now, the state's first legal gay marriage is registered. pic.twitter.com/p8xF0ZEvri

— Chuck Lindell (@chucklindell) February 19, 2015

Suzanne Bryant and Sarah Goodfriend, partners of 30 years, got married this morning. http://t.co/GEvoN1q9ZU pic.twitter.com/GVFXVl9u5u

— Texas Observer (@TexasObserver) February 19, 2015

President Obama this morning: "The notion that the West is at war with Islam is an ugly lie." http://t.co/RLf16imc5d pic.twitter.com/yHp4ZPT83B

— NYT Photo (@nytimesphoto) February 19, 2015

MORE: US Embassy: Turkey, US sign deal to train, arm Syrian rebels: http://t.co/gD1aRWYJlq

— The Associated Press (@AP) February 19, 2015

After stops in Iowa and South Carolina, Biden is heading to New Hampshire: http://t.co/4KqvuvH81q pic.twitter.com/dDlFsQIdE7

— The Hill (@thehill) February 19, 2015

"Dear Rudy, at the height of US/Russian tensions, you were the one who declared Vladimir Putin a great leader" http://t.co/G0lDfTidMg

— Rachel Maddow MSNBC (@maddow) February 19, 2015

Something you don't see every day - deep red state (Nebraska) kills voter ID bill http://t.co/ALt9GGJ9br via @zackroth

— Ari Berman (@AriBerman) February 19, 2015

LBJ’s condolence letter to Coretta Scott King to be auctioned http://t.co/1ezIwtjjMu pic.twitter.com/weBd8cIocW

— The Root (@TheRoot) February 19, 2015

Rudy Giuliani's big accomplishment on 9/11 was being the only elected executive not in a bunker. Because his bunker/fuck shack was on fire.

— zeddy (@Zeddary) February 19, 2015

And why was it on fire? Because he put NYC's Emergency Command Center inside the only building in New York terrorists had attacked before.

— zeddy (@Zeddary) February 19, 2015

NYPD and others all opposed decision to put NYC's ECC in the WTC. Rudy did anyway, and used it as a place to meet his girlfriend on the DL.

— zeddy (@Zeddary) February 19, 2015

Think I'm making this up? Here ya go! http://t.co/iCH0B2caF7 http://t.co/if0IgbUwPj

— zeddy (@Zeddary) February 19, 2015

Obama picks the State Department's Jen Psaki to lead White House communications http://t.co/rV5R0qoCjT

— Talking Points Memo (@TPM) February 19, 2015

Honored to be rejoining the team @WhiteHouse in April, exciting two years for @BarackObama ahead. Wil miss incredible colleagues @StateDept

— Matthew Miller (@StateDeptSpox) February 19, 2015

Walmart Gives 500,000 Employees A Pay Raise http://t.co/Dqpa7Ge12E

— NPR (@NPR) February 19, 2015

First @Aetna now @Walmart boosting employee wages. Good first starts & models for others. http://t.co/eFUXk60rq8 pic.twitter.com/atMzjEpU4b

— Areva Martin, Esq. (@ArevaMartin) February 19, 2015

UCLA Health System says 100 patients possibly exposed to potentially deadly "superbug": http://t.co/awE21qfMir pic.twitter.com/QPxr5tl8c6

— Reuters Health (@Reuters_Health) February 19, 2015

Texas Ebola quarantine success depended on help with daily needs: CDC http://t.co/IT1S8TAveg

— Reuters Health (@Reuters_Health) February 19, 2015

Malcolm X on the media. pic.twitter.com/7YTuTTqjef

— 3ChicsPolitico (@3ChicsPolitico) February 19, 2015

Not sure the Kochs have thought through this plan to beat Dems with a major economic stimulus http://t.co/ZeaiFZUV38 pic.twitter.com/g6lPOwiu6a

— Brian Beutler (@brianbeutler) February 19, 2015

Man behind soldier beheading plot was caught carrying this knife, a hammer & an Islamic flag http://t.co/Svk7q0zADB pic.twitter.com/SE45myPcuZ

— BBC News (UK) (@BBCNews) February 19, 2015

MORE: Applications for US unemployment benefits fall to 283,000, latest sign of improving job market: http://t.co/AIgbuv7MQV

— The Associated Press (@AP) February 19, 2015

The Growing Effort To Protect LGBT People From Discrimination Under The Civil Rights Act Of 1964: http://t.co/oV1Do9ODgC

— Chris Geidner (@chrisgeidner) February 19, 2015

6 ways ‘Jane the Virgin’ is destroying Latino stereotypes http://t.co/pCImg6ISon pic.twitter.com/MblLj94C0Q

— Mic (@mic) February 19, 2015

For the 1st Time, the Essence Black Women in Hollywood Awards Will Be Broadcast on TV - on OWN http://t.co/kjdafAaOqo pic.twitter.com/r4lQjwzxBB

— Shadow and Act (@shadowandact) February 19, 2015

Just so everyone understands, Giuliani called Obama un-American at Walker fundraiser; Walker still refuses to denounce the hate speech.

— Eric Boehlert (@EricBoehlert) February 19, 2015

Walker on @SquawkCNBC re: Rudy: "The mayor can speak for himself. I'm not going to comment on whether -- what the president thinks or not"

— Carrie Dann (@CarrieNBCNews) February 19, 2015

Tens of thousands of people march in Argentina, demanding answers in the mysterious death of a prosecutor. http://t.co/2zKO4ajumA

— Al Jazeera Breaking News (@AJENews) February 19, 2015

The food stamp capital of the country is Owsley County, KY. It's 99.22% white & 95% GOP. http://t.co/PxiEtJPAo4 @cenkuygur @davekoller

— Steven Oh (@stevenoh88) February 15, 2015

Carnival is originally a French tradition and it was brought to the Caribbean by colonisers

— Ash (@candyelijahh) February 18, 2015

The word carnival originally means something along the lines of "no meat" and the carnival season is always before lent

— Ash (@candyelijahh) February 18, 2015

The enslaved Africans and Tainos/Kalinago were banned from taking part in carnival celebrations

— Ash (@candyelijahh) February 18, 2015

They then too what they saw the Europeans doing and fused it with their own native traditions.

— Ash (@candyelijahh) February 18, 2015

The headdresses and "Red Indian" costumes in the West Indies are a tribute to the Kalinago and Taino people who first inhabited the region.

— Ash (@candyelijahh) February 18, 2015

A lot of the time they're forgotten about and glossed over (they're still here) and we honour their history through carnival

— Ash (@candyelijahh) February 18, 2015

The "Jab Jab" costume originates from the story of a slave who died after drowning in a sugar vat pic.twitter.com/ZKsDYfEVq6

— Ash (@candyelijahh) February 18, 2015

"jab/ djab" is Creole French for devil. The Jab wears horns, chains and is covered in tar, engine oil or black paint. pic.twitter.com/VhcbA6lp5s

— Ash (@candyelijahh) February 18, 2015

Jab Jab can be seen as a reappropriation of slave imagery. His chains and tar covered skin are used to mock the white enslavers.

— Ash (@candyelijahh) February 18, 2015

"Moko Jumbie", the stilt walker. 'Jumbie' is a Caribbean word meaning ghost that originates from The Congo region pic.twitter.com/ZbciRTM6fk

— Ash (@candyelijahh) February 18, 2015

The "Shortknee" costume. It has been linked back to West African masquerade and Nigerian Egungun festivals. pic.twitter.com/8DRgua3kf8

— Ash (@candyelijahh) February 18, 2015

Finally, one of the best things about Carnival is body acceptance! People of every size enjoy it, and get involved! pic.twitter.com/u0nd0DDwlq

— Ash (@candyelijahh) February 18, 2015

After I shoveled my Republican neighbor's driveway, he said "U can do or say no wrong in my eyes!" I said, "Really? Ok, fuck Ronald Reagan."

— HumanityCritic (@HumanityCritic) February 19, 2015