He began to find comfort in his faith, and when he left jail, he moved in with an aunt who expected him to behave well and study hard. And he did. He is now at Benedict College and...
It has not been lost on either Michelle or myself that our family's story has been America's story - a story of opportunity, and possibility...
So, for those Americans who have been searching unsuccessfully for employment, I will invest $50 million in programs that will place willing...
I don't know about you, but I'm tired of hearing that town tell us we can't.
The jobs that remain pay less and offer fewer benefits, as employers have succeeded in busting up unions and cutting back on health care and...
And instead of waiting every ten years for Congress to fight over raising the minimum wage, I will finally make the minimum wage a living wa...
And of course, though I did not know him well, every year around Father's Day I think of my own father. He and my mother divorced when I was...
Today, 54% of all African-American children live in single-parent households, a number that has doubled since 1960.
Parents will need to make sure their kids turn off the TV once in a while, and put away the video games, and start hitting the books.
The second step we'll take to strengthen families is to ensure that working Americans are not impoverished Americans.
There are fewer and fewer families who can tell this story today.