Barack Obama meets again with Jacob Philadelphia: they took one of his favorite photos

It was May 8, 2009 when Jacob Philadelphia, a 5-year-old boy, asked then-Democratic President of the United States, Barack Obamaif their locks felt the same: Renowned photographer Pete Souza captured one of the Photos politician’s favourites.

13 years after the postcard, Barack Obama reported on Twitter that he met virtually with Jacob Philadelphia, who recently graduated from high school:

“Jacob Philadelphia was 5 years old when she visited the Oval Office and asked if her hair was like mine. She became one of my Photos favourites: a reminder of the power of seeing yourself in your leaders. Today he graduates from high school!”

one of his Photos favorites

In the virtual meeting, Jacob Philadelphia told former President Barack Obama:

“I remember her telling me her hair was going to be gray by the next time we met.”.

Barack Obama has this and others framed in his office Photos of its administration; Jacob Philadelphia was in the White House because he accompanied his father, a Marine who served for the Homeland Security Office: “Is your hair like mine?” the former president recalled the question.

For the African-American community, Pete Souza’s photography became a reflection of the advancement of civil rights; after the question of Jacob Philadelphia, Barack Obama He replied to the boy, “Well, do you want to look and check?”

Obama y Jacob

then barak Obama He asked the boy what he thought of his hair: “Yes, I think it is much prettier than mine.” All that context was what made that one of the Photos favorites of the Democrat, who assures that the image gives him “hope”.

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