Watch: 'Greatest of All Time,' People Tweet #FarewellObama as We Look at His Tremendous Accomplishments for the Black Community
We were lucky to have witnessed such incredible history.
Tonight, at 9 p.m. EST, President Obama will deliver his final address to the country
And people on Twitter are uniting to say #FarewellObama
And we'd like to take a moment to reflect on all of the ways he has helped out the Black community
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The African-American unemployment rate has been cut by more than half from its peak during the recession
Because of the Affordable Care Act, the uninsured rate among non-elderly African-Americans has declined by more than half
The high school graduation rate for African-American students is at an all-time high
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Funding for HBCU students dramatically increased between 2007 and 2014, growing from $523 million to $824 million
The incarceration rates for African-American men and women fell during each year of the Obama Administration and are at their lowest points in over two decades
President Obama launched the My Brother’s Keeper initiative to ensure that men of color can reach their full potential
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The Council on Women and Girls (CWG) launched the 'Advancing Equity for Women and Girls of Color' to create programs and policies to help women of color overcome obstacles
There are now 8 million minority-owned small businesses in the U.S., which is 38 percent higher than 2007
The Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division continued to enforce federal law
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President Obama has made 62 lifetime appointments of African-Americans to serve on the federal bench
