September 25, 2025 • 4 mins
This week’s episode, titled “Legacy and the Next Generation — Obama Fellows in Action,” will spotlight notable Obama Fellows working in policy, advocacy, and education.
This segment will explore how the legacy of President Obama continues to inspire a new generation of changemakers. Through interviews and storytelling, we’ll highlight Fellows whose work is deeply embedded in their communities — building long-term solutions and driving systemic change.
This segment is a powerful opportunity to showcase how legacy lives on — not in monuments, but in mentorship, service, and community leadership.
This segment will explore how the legacy of President Obama continues to inspire a new generation of changemakers. Through interviews and storytelling, we’ll highlight Fellows whose work is deeply embedded in their communities — building long-term solutions and driving systemic change.
This segment is a powerful opportunity to showcase how legacy lives on — not in monuments, but in mentorship, service, and community leadership.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Hope in the face of difficulty, Hope in the face
of uncertainty, the audacity of hope. I'm asking you to
believe not in my ability to bring about change, but
in yours. Yes we can.
Speaker 2 (00:15):
Hope has an address, and it starts with us, honoring legacies,
overcoming barriers, pursuing justice, empowering generations.
Speaker 3 (00:24):
It's about how inspiration becomes action. I was sparkling years
ago continues to illuminate new paths.
Speaker 4 (00:30):
More than ever, we need bridgebuilders. We need people who
are coming together to show us that despite our differences,
we can connect.
Speaker 3 (00:39):
Today we're highlighting Obama Foundation alumni, youth organizers and educators
who transform lessons in service into everyday leadership in classrooms,
on corners, and through our communities. This is legacy in
the next generation. I'm Brae Wood for the Black Information Network.
When we talk about legacy, we often pictures statues or
(01:00):
stirring speeches, but its truest form is simpler and more enduring.
Legacy lives in people and the organizers who stay up
laid planning food drives, and mentors who linger after the
bell for one more question. And then the young change
makers who hear someone should do something and decide that
someone is them.
Speaker 5 (01:18):
I want to be a part of President Obama and
Miss Obama's legacy of leading long lasting positive change in
our community, our country, our world.
Speaker 3 (01:29):
The leaders of today didn't wait for perfect conditions. They
moved with what they had. Alumni of leadership programs and
grassroots initiatives took values like empathy, integrity, service, and encourage
and made them actionable.
Speaker 2 (01:42):
By name is doctor Tim Lampkin. I'm from Clark Sale, Mississippi.
I'm the founder and CEO of Higher Purpose Code. We
focus in on supporting black owned businesses across the state
of Mississippi. We do this by making sure that we
have programs that highlight business ownerships, storytelling and advocacy.
Speaker 3 (01:58):
Take the young, organized, or who knocked on doors not
just for support, but for stories, because stories reveal needs
that insight turned a list of concerns into a calendar
of solutions. The takeaway hope grows when logistics are powered
by love.
Speaker 4 (02:13):
I have an opportunity to serve the country that I
now call home by improving the capacity of for leaders
to plan and implement locally driven and equitable initiatives that
improve the quality of life and economic outlook of their towns.
Speaker 3 (02:27):
What connects all these efforts is a truth we don't
always say aloud. Leadership isn't a title. It's a handoff.
It's the passing of purpose from one generation to the next.
The baton may be heavy with hope and expectation, but
it's steadied by shared commitment. Obama Foundation alumni often describe
it simply, someone poured into me, so I pour into
(02:50):
someone else. This is how a presidency becomes a practice,
through millions of local decisions. To listen before reacting, to
organize before criticizing, to teach before judging.
Speaker 1 (03:01):
Change starts when ordinary people decide they're going to do
extraordinary things. The thing that I miss most is serving
with idealistic young people and watching them grow. And what
I was absolutely convinced of was that when our presidency ended,
that it was just the beginning for them, and they
(03:21):
were going to just keep on going. This is just
the start. This is what I'm devoting most of my
post presidency, too, is to continue to find inspiration and
hopefully occasionally give some inspiration to young leaders who are
doing amazing work on every issue under the sun all
across the country. I continue to feel hopeful about the country,
and I feel hopeful about the world. I'm still the
(03:43):
Hope guy. What can I tell you?
Speaker 3 (03:45):
And for those already doing the work, thank you. Your
unseen labor is the framework of a better future. You
remind us that legacy isn't what we leave behind, it's
what we build together, moment by moment. So as we
celebrate Obama found alumni, youth organizers, and educators, remember Hope
has an address because you do. Our job is to
(04:07):
keep the lights on and the door open. Visit Obama
dot org to be a part of this movement and
join the conversation on our website at binnews dot com.
I'm Breewood for the Black Information Network.
Hope in the face of difficulty, Hope in the face
of uncertainty, the audacity of hope. I'm asking you to
believe not in my ability to bring about change, but
in yours. Yes we can.
Speaker 2 (00:15):
Hope has an address, and it starts with us, honoring legacies,
overcoming barriers, pursuing justice, empowering generations.
Speaker 3 (00:24):
It's about how inspiration becomes action. I was sparkling years
ago continues to illuminate new paths.
Speaker 4 (00:30):
More than ever, we need bridgebuilders. We need people who
are coming together to show us that despite our differences,
we can connect.
Speaker 3 (00:39):
Today we're highlighting Obama Foundation alumni, youth organizers and educators
who transform lessons in service into everyday leadership in classrooms,
on corners, and through our communities. This is legacy in
the next generation. I'm Brae Wood for the Black Information Network.
When we talk about legacy, we often pictures statues or
(01:00):
stirring speeches, but its truest form is simpler and more enduring.
Legacy lives in people and the organizers who stay up
laid planning food drives, and mentors who linger after the
bell for one more question. And then the young change
makers who hear someone should do something and decide that
someone is them.
Speaker 5 (01:18):
I want to be a part of President Obama and
Miss Obama's legacy of leading long lasting positive change in
our community, our country, our world.
Speaker 3 (01:29):
The leaders of today didn't wait for perfect conditions. They
moved with what they had. Alumni of leadership programs and
grassroots initiatives took values like empathy, integrity, service, and encourage
and made them actionable.
Speaker 2 (01:42):
By name is doctor Tim Lampkin. I'm from Clark Sale, Mississippi.
I'm the founder and CEO of Higher Purpose Code. We
focus in on supporting black owned businesses across the state
of Mississippi. We do this by making sure that we
have programs that highlight business ownerships, storytelling and advocacy.
Speaker 3 (01:58):
Take the young, organized, or who knocked on doors not
just for support, but for stories, because stories reveal needs
that insight turned a list of concerns into a calendar
of solutions. The takeaway hope grows when logistics are powered
by love.
Speaker 4 (02:13):
I have an opportunity to serve the country that I
now call home by improving the capacity of for leaders
to plan and implement locally driven and equitable initiatives that
improve the quality of life and economic outlook of their towns.
Speaker 3 (02:27):
What connects all these efforts is a truth we don't
always say aloud. Leadership isn't a title. It's a handoff.
It's the passing of purpose from one generation to the next.
The baton may be heavy with hope and expectation, but
it's steadied by shared commitment. Obama Foundation alumni often describe
it simply, someone poured into me, so I pour into
(02:50):
someone else. This is how a presidency becomes a practice,
through millions of local decisions. To listen before reacting, to
organize before criticizing, to teach before judging.
Speaker 1 (03:01):
Change starts when ordinary people decide they're going to do
extraordinary things. The thing that I miss most is serving
with idealistic young people and watching them grow. And what
I was absolutely convinced of was that when our presidency ended,
that it was just the beginning for them, and they
(03:21):
were going to just keep on going. This is just
the start. This is what I'm devoting most of my
post presidency, too, is to continue to find inspiration and
hopefully occasionally give some inspiration to young leaders who are
doing amazing work on every issue under the sun all
across the country. I continue to feel hopeful about the country,
and I feel hopeful about the world. I'm still the
(03:43):
Hope guy. What can I tell you?
Speaker 3 (03:45):
And for those already doing the work, thank you. Your
unseen labor is the framework of a better future. You
remind us that legacy isn't what we leave behind, it's
what we build together, moment by moment. So as we
celebrate Obama found alumni, youth organizers, and educators, remember Hope
has an address because you do. Our job is to
(04:07):
keep the lights on and the door open. Visit Obama
dot org to be a part of this movement and
join the conversation on our website at binnews dot com.
I'm Breewood for the Black Information Network.
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