A Tale of Two Presidencies: Why the Contrast Is Even Clearer Today
By Gary Johnson – Founder & Publisher, Black Men In America.com (Updated: July 2026) Editor’s Note: This commentary updates and expands an earlier essay published following the opening of the Barack Obama Presidential Center. Events over the past several weeks have only reinforced the observations made in the original article. As the nation celebrated the opening of the Barack Obama Presidential Center, Americans were offered something that seems increasingly rare in today’s political climate: a reminder of hope. Watching the coverage of the Center reminded me of my own time at The White House as a young 23-year-old staffer working […]
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By Gary Johnson – Founder & Publisher, Black Men In America.com (Updated: July 2026) Editor’s Note: This commentary updates and expands an earlier essay published following the opening of the Barack Obama Presidential Center. Events over the past several weeks have only reinforced the observations made in the original article. As the nation celebrated the opening of the Barack Obama Presidential Center, Americans were offered something that seems increasingly rare in today’s political climate: a reminder of hope. Watching the coverage of the Center reminded me of my own time at The White House as a young 23-year-old staffer working […]
