02/13/2026
Today it is essential with the current state of this country, to remember and commemorate the inauguration of Barrack Obama, the first black president. On January 20, 2009, Barack Obama was inaugurated as the 44th U.S. President, becoming the first African-American to hold the office. The ceremony, featuring a 35-word oath administered by Chief Justice John Roberts, drew a record-setting crowd of roughly 1.8 to 2 million people to the National Mall in Washington, DC in freezing, 28-degree temperatures.
Barack Obama was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, to a Kenyan father and a Kansan mother. He spent part of his childhood in Jakarta, Indonesia. He graduated from Columbia University (1983) and Harvard Law School (1991), where he was the first African-American president of the Harvard Law Review.
He worked as a community organizer in Chicago before being elected to the Illinois State Senate in 1996. He was elected to the U.S. Senate in 2004. In 2008, Obama defeated Senator John McCain to be elected as the first black president.
As we celebrate the 100th year of Black History Month, we give honorable mention to Barack Obama for his leadership, respect for the rule of law, and service to this great nation.
