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Barack Obama: The Power Of Change

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Michelle Obama stands at a podium at a political rally. People hold campaign signs behind her. Caption. And Barack says that our greatest challenge.

Archival footage from campaign speeches by Barack Obama is interspersed with interviews and reflections from famous cultural figures in this chronicle of the 2008 Presidential campaign. TRUtalk creator and author Pearl Jr. examines the cultural significance of Obama's rise to prominence set against a backdrop of "hope, change, inspiration, and equality-for all Americans." Among those interviewed or featured in this production are Oprah Winfrey, Michelle Obama, Caroline Kennedy, Mitchell Schwartz, Stevie Wonder, Dr. Cornell West, Tavis Smiley, Hill Harper, and Tyson Beckford.

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