“I can’t wait to get back on the road and dive into it with such a thoughtful, impressive group of moderators. “For me, The Light We Carry book tour will be about starting important conversations and digging deeper into the questions that all of us are grappling with as we live through uncertain times,” Mrs. Live Nation and Obama’s publisher, Crown, also announced the moderators for the tour with an all-star lineup that includes Elizabeth Alexander (11/17), Gayle King (11/18), Hoda Kotb (11/19), Tyler Perry (12/2 + 12/3), David Letterman (12/5), Heather McGhee (12/6), Conan O’Brien (12/9), Tracee Ellis Ross (12/10), Michele Norris (12/11), and Oprah Winfrey (12/13). Produced by Live Nation, the tour also includes new shows in Chicago, Atlanta, San Francisco, and Philadelphia.
book tour in support of The Light We Carry: Overcoming in Uncertain Times.ĭue to strong demand, Obama added seven additional dates, including two new shows at the Warner Theatre in Washington D.C. “You can see a marked difference and at least a surface-level attempt at trying to check off some of the boxes.”Īmong those boxes was a key complaint in the caucus that the administration did not hire seniorĪfrican-American staffers who could connect better with the group.LOS ANGELES (CelebrityAccess) - Live Nation and Crown Publishing announced a slew of new dates for former First Lady, Michelle Obama upcoming U.S. “In the last two months, all of a sudden you can see a ratcheting up of responsiveness,” on the part of the White House, said a CBC staffer familiar with the group’s thinking. No public record exists regarding the diploma. Members and staff had complained of a communication gap between the administration and the caucus, which ultimately led to a public “family discussion,” as Cleaver called it. 1) Columbia University will not divulge whether the alleged diploma issued was in the name of Barry Soetoro or Barack Hussein Obama. “But when you get beyond that … we are in lock step with each other and in lock step with the president.” “I acknowledge that there’s been some restlessness among CBC members,” said caucus Second Vice Chairman G.K. “Most of the people, if not all, in the CBC are really, really good politicians,” Assistant Minority Leader James Clyburn (D-S.C.) said, adding that they know when it’s time to support the president. Punctuated by a high-profile meeting with Attorney General Eric Holder last week - the first such meeting this Congress - Members and staff said their goal is to head into election season unified in order to win Obama, and themselves, another term. “We still have little instances where maybe somebody is not notified a Cabinet secretary is coming to their district, but the White House has gone way out trying to change that.”
“The White House has, in my estimation as the chair, conscientiously worked to reduce the little dings and dents that happened to the relationship, and as a result, I think things have improved,” the Missouri Democrat said. “Most CBC members are feeling better about it. Seeking to overcome a rocky August recess, the country’s first black president and the Congressional Black Caucus have repaired relations recently as the administration has stepped up outreach to the group and the black community.įrom August to October, Members expressed frustration with the administration, and President Barack Obama, a former caucus member, responded at a CBC dinner that detractors should “stop whining.”īut in the months since, the administration has been careful to “correct missteps,” CBC Chairman Emanuel Cleaver said.
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