What You Need to Know About Obama's Last State of the Union

POTUS gave his final address Tuesday night.

A Focus on the Future - Last night was the beginning of the last moments for President Obama, as he delivered his final State of the Union address. The speech served as Obama’s blueprint for a prosperous future in America. POTUS also solidified the progress the country has made during his time as president and he detailed his goals before he gives up his seat in the Oval Office. BET.com runs down some of the night's highlights.(Photo: AP Photo/Evan Vucci, Pool)

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A Focus on the Future - Last night was the beginning of the last moments for President Obama, as he delivered his final State of the Union address. The speech served as Obama’s blueprint for a prosperous future in America. POTUS also solidified the progress the country has made during his time as president and he detailed his goals before he gives up his seat in the Oval Office. BET.com runs down some of the night's highlights.(Photo: AP Photo/Evan Vucci, Pool)

Fighting Cancer Once And for All - Obama announced a new initiative to cure cancer and that Vice President Joe Biden will lead the effort. Biden's son Joseph Robinette “Beau” Biden passed away from cancer in May 2015. “For the loved ones we’ve all lost, for the families that we can still save, let’s make America the country that cures cancer once and for all,” Obama said.(Photo: AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

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Fighting Cancer Once And for All - Obama announced a new initiative to cure cancer and that Vice President Joe Biden will lead the effort. Biden's son Joseph Robinette “Beau” Biden passed away from cancer in May 2015. “For the loved ones we’ve all lost, for the families that we can still save, let’s make America the country that cures cancer once and for all,” Obama said.(Photo: AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

No Tolerance for Intolerance - Amid Donald Trump’s extremist calls to ban Muslims from America last year, POTUS pushed back against those hateful views. “When politicians insult Muslims, whether abroad or our fellow citizens, when a mosque is vandalized or a kid is called names, that doesn’t make us safer." he said. "That’s not telling it like it is. It’s just wrong.”(Photo: Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

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No Tolerance for Intolerance - Amid Donald Trump’s extremist calls to ban Muslims from America last year, POTUS pushed back against those hateful views. “When politicians insult Muslims, whether abroad or our fellow citizens, when a mosque is vandalized or a kid is called names, that doesn’t make us safer." he said. "That’s not telling it like it is. It’s just wrong.”(Photo: Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

'If You Come for Americans, We Go After You' - The president sent a clear message to ISIL and said with or without Congress pushing for military force to stop the extremist group’s power, they will be dealt with. He called to past action against terrorists as examples, saying, “If you doubt America’s commitment — or mine — to see that justice is done, just ask Osama bin Laden. Ask the leader of al Qaeda in Yemen, who was taken out last year, or the perpetrator of the Benghazi attacks, who sits in a prison cell.”(Photo: Carolyn Kaster - Pool/Getty Images)

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'If You Come for Americans, We Go After You' - The president sent a clear message to ISIL and said with or without Congress pushing for military force to stop the extremist group’s power, they will be dealt with. He called to past action against terrorists as examples, saying, “If you doubt America’s commitment — or mine — to see that justice is done, just ask Osama bin Laden. Ask the leader of al Qaeda in Yemen, who was taken out last year, or the perpetrator of the Benghazi attacks, who sits in a prison cell.”(Photo: Carolyn Kaster - Pool/Getty Images)

America Is Still a World Power - Obama shut down any rhetoric that America is no longer a supreme world power. “Let me tell you something," he told the audience — and the world. "The United States of America is the most powerful nation on Earth.” In today’s world, we’re threatened less by evil empires and more by failing states." (Photo: Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

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America Is Still a World Power - Obama shut down any rhetoric that America is no longer a supreme world power. “Let me tell you something," he told the audience — and the world. "The United States of America is the most powerful nation on Earth.” In today’s world, we’re threatened less by evil empires and more by failing states." (Photo: Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

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Free Community College - Obama’s administration boasted reducing student loan payments to 10 percent of borrower’s income but said there is more to be done to make college affordable. Said Obama: “Providing two years of community college at no cost for every responsible student is one of the best ways to do that, and I’m going to keep fighting to get that started this year.”(Photo: Christopher Covey/Corbis)

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Free Community College - Obama’s administration boasted reducing student loan payments to 10 percent of borrower’s income but said there is more to be done to make college affordable. Said Obama: “Providing two years of community college at no cost for every responsible student is one of the best ways to do that, and I’m going to keep fighting to get that started this year.”(Photo: Christopher Covey/Corbis)

Better Voting Conditions - Obama will be spending some of his final months pushing to reform voting rights in the country. “We’ve got to make it easier to vote, not harder. We need to modernize it for the way we live now," he said to applause. "This is America: We want to make it easier for people to participate.”(Photo: Hill Street Studios/Blend Images/Corbis)

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Better Voting Conditions - Obama will be spending some of his final months pushing to reform voting rights in the country. “We’ve got to make it easier to vote, not harder. We need to modernize it for the way we live now," he said to applause. "This is America: We want to make it easier for people to participate.”(Photo: Hill Street Studios/Blend Images/Corbis)