Barack Quote by Willard Wigan

The small moments I've had to talk with President Obama, I've told him, 'I get it.' His presidency was in some ways almost overshadowed…

— Kenya Barris

First black president ever, and to be living while it happened - that's a good part of history. That's probably the biggest person I…

— Meek Mill

“We are approaching a very historical event in the history of our nation, the United States of America. For the first time in our…

— Aladdin Elaasar

The biggest accomplishment, in racial terms, for Barack Obama was being elected. He had to overcome his blackness to be elected. He climbed the…

— Randall Kennedy

With respect to Barack Obama, let's face it; Barack Obama is an iconic figure in the African-American community. We respect that. We understand that.…

— Artur Davis

I have a lot of respect for President Obama, and while I deeply disagree with some of his actions or lack of action on…

— Alicia Garza

Really, an historic night last night. You may have heard, Barack Obama will be the first black president of the United States of America.…

— Jon Stewart

Regardless of what you feel about Obama and his politics - screw all that. The fact of the matter is, he was the first…

— Ed Dwight

The first black president will be a politician who is black.

— Douglas Wilder

The first thing that always pops into my head regarding our president, is that all of the people who are setting up this barrier…

— Morgan Freeman

Obama is the first African-American president, and for some people, that means a great deal, and for some people, it means very little.

— Glenn Ligon

In interviews with dozens of black advisers, friends, donors and allies, few said they had ever heard Mr. Obama muse on the experience of…

— Jodi Kantor