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Former President Obama and his family wished Americans a happy Easter on Sunday, while also expressing hope for a brighter future for the nation as many celebrate anotherholiday amid the pandemic.

This Easter, I hope we can all take some time to reflect on the blessings we enjoy and the hope we have for a brighter future, the former president wrote in the tweet, which also featured a photo of the former first family.

From our family to yours, have a safe and happy Easter, he added.

This Easter, I hope we can all take some time to reflect on the blessings we enjoy and the hope we have for a brighter future. From our family to yours, have a safe and happy Easter. pic.twitter.com/hbTao0fIWd

The post comes assomein the nation continue celebrate the holiday virtually or social distanced for a second year during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

In a video message shared earlier on Sunday, President BidenJoe BidenLawmakers say fixing border crisis is Biden's job Trump calls for Republicans to boycott companies amid voting law controversy White House: GOP has 'struggled to articulate a reason' to oppose infrastructure plan MORE and first lady Jill BidenJill BidenBiden's dog has bathroom accident in White House hallway The Hill's 12:30 Report - Presented by ExxonMobil - Biden moves focus to rebuilding infrastructure The Hill's Morning Report - Biden seeks expanded government, tax hikes MORE shared Easter greetings to Americans, telling themto have happy holiday and encouraging them to get vaccinated.

Joe Biden, who is the second Catholic to hold the nations highest office, said in the clip that he and the first lady share the sentiments of Pope FrancisPope FrancisPope issues Easter message, hopes world can 'begin anew' after the pandemic Pope says devil taking advantage of pandemic in Palm Sunday service Palm Sunday mass in Indonesia hit by suicide bomber MORE, who has said that getting vaccinated is a moral obligation, one that can save your life and the lives of others.

By getting vaccinated and encouraging your congregations and your communities to get vaccinated, we not only can beat this virus, we can also haste the day when we can celebrate the holidays together again, the president added.

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Some Latinos in an Illinois community are pushing back against a local school boards consideration to rename a school after former President Obama due to his record on deportation, according to ABC Chicago.

The Waukegan Board of Education is deliberating what to rename the citys Thomas Jefferson Middle School. The push to change the schools name stems from the fact the third president was a slave owner. The board is expected to officially decide whether to rename the school in the coming weeks.

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A leading contender for a new name is Barack and Michelle Obama Middle School. But on Tuesday as the board held a meeting and heard comments from the public, many Latinos were not pleased with the suggestion and protested outside the meeting.

From the time Barack Obama became President until 2017 when he left, he today is still the highest ranking president with deportations in our nation, Julie Contreras, an activist who helps run shelters for undocumented children at the U.S.-Mexico border and Waukegan resident, said, according to ABC Chicago.

If youre removing the name of Thomas Jefferson - one oppressor - the name of Obama is another oppressor and our families do not want to see that name, Contreras said.

School officials are also looking at renaming Daniel Webster Middle school, as the former senator and school's namesake supported slavery, according to ABC Chicago.

Waukegan is just north of Chicago and has a population that is more than 50 percent Latino. A final decision on the new name is still at least a month away, according to WGN. Another popular name change suggestion is Civil Rights icon John Lewis.

According to the Migration Policy Institute, former President Obama deported more than 5 million people during his presidency, compared to 12 million deported under former President Clinton and 10 million under former President George W. Bush.

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Former President Obama brushed off a question in a recent video asking him to rap, citing Sasha and Malias disapproval of his past attempts to do so.

Obama made the remark in a video he posted to Instagram this weekend of him answering questions about the podcast he hosts alongside Bruce Springsteen, dubbed Renegades: Born in the USA.

Among the questions he answered was one from Complex magazine asking the former president -- who has been vocal in the past about his affinity for rap heavyweights like Drake, Jay-Z and Kendrick Lamar -- if there was one verse he could recite by heart.

First of all, Complex, you do not want to hear me rap, the former president said in response. When I have tried to rap, my daughters have rolled their eyes, covered their ears. They think its painful. They even think my dancing is better than my rapping.

But Obama did go on to disclose one track by Jay-Z that he said he listened to often when he ran for president.

Now, having said that, Ive mentioned a couple of songs that even when I was running for president came up a lot on my iPod. One of them was My 1st Song by Jay-Z, which is a song that I love because it talks about the struggle of just trying to make it, he said.

And sometimes you have to resort to false bravado and hustle and tamping down your insecurities and when I was running for president, obviously, at that point I didnt know whether I was gonna make it, he continued.

He then points to a bar in the track, Treat my first as my last and my last as my first and my thirst is the same as when I came.

And I actually kept on listening to that song during the presidency because it was a reminder thateven when you do make ithaving a little bit of that sense of still being hungry, still having to work hard, still having to prove something, thats what keeps propelling you forward, he said.

But Im still not gonna rap it, he added.

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A majority of residents in Waukegan say they don't want the district's Thomas Jefferson Middle School to keep its name. But they haven't yet been able to agree on someone else to name the school after.

One leading contender is Barack and Michelle Obama Middle School. For some in the community, though, that alternative doesn't work either.

"I want to urge the school board to drop the names of Barack and Michelle Obama from consideration," said Oscar Arias, a Waukegan native and graduate of the district's schools. "Barack Obama's presidency was filled with hostility against the immigrant community."

The other two options before the community are John Lewis Middle School and Dolores Huerta and Cesar Chavez Middle School. School officials are also aiming to rename Daniel Webster Middle School.

Latinos make up a majority of the student body

Those who oppose naming the school after the Obamas said the former President's actions had personally affected families in Waukegan, and the name would conjure up painful memories for some in the community.

She continued, "If you're removing the name of Thomas Jefferson, one oppressor, the name of Obama is another oppressor. And our families do not want to see that name."

Some community members who spoke at the meeting recommended that the board instead select John Lewis.

"As a famous congressman and civil rights activist who marched alongside Dr. King, John Lewis is a much better representation for the community and truly embodies the progressive and multicultural spirit of Waukegan," said Arias.

Wygenia Brisco said that as an African American, she supported naming the school for the late civil rights icon, too.

"I think if we take a look at what he stood for, as far as the true meaning of what he stood for, to me it's appropriate to name the school after him," she said.

The board will vote on the name next month

The Waukegan board of education began to consider name changes for two district schools after George Floyd's death while under arrest by Minnesota police last year, says board president Brandon Ewing.

Committees for each school solicited new name suggestions from the community and eventually narrowed a list of 300 names down to six. Students, parents and staff at the schools voted on those options and narrowed it down to three choices.

The three proposed namesakes for Daniel Webster Middle School are Edith Smith, who fought to desegregate Waukegan schools; Katherine Johnson, the famed NASA mathematician; and Ellen Ochoa, the first Hispanic woman in space.

The Waukegan board of education will officially decide whether to rename the two middle schools at its next meeting on April 13. If it chooses to move forward, the board will then vote on the proposed options and the first moniker to receive four votes will be the new name, said Ewing.

"Even though there's some differences with one of the names, I think the community should be proud of the work that was done and the thought and care that went into this process," Ewing said.

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Fox News hostRachel Campos-Duffy on Thursday suggested that former first lady Michelle Obama was responsible for identity politics infiltrating an increasingly "woke" U.S. military.

"The left's dangerous ideology continues its slow creep into all facets of Amerian life,"Campos-Duffy said on"Fox News Primetime.""Critical race theory and gender ideology have infected nearly every institution in America."

"The last vestige of the pro-American meritocracy still standing was the U.S. military," she continued."From the progressive perspective, the military was too masculine, had way too many Republicansand a dangerous nack ofturning minorities into patriotic,self-reliant conservatives. This could not stand."

From there, Campos-Duffy suggestedthat Obama put into motion "a stealth takeover" of thearmed services after shemade military families a top priority. Obama is a private citizen, and her husband no longer holds elected office.

"Michelle Obama's decision to make military spouses her top initiative as first lady was the first clue that they had their sights set on the U.S. armed forces," Campos-Duffy said. "By Obama's second term, a stealth takeover of top military brass was underway. Officers who were aligned were promoted. A general who obeyed and advanced the woke progressive agenda could expect a lucrative afterlife on corporate boardsalready populated by the Obama-Clinton world."

Campos-Duffy then called out the continued "slippery slope toward military wokedom" under the Biden administration by pointing toa reading list provided to soldiers that included books like "How to Be an Antiracist,""Stamped From the Beginning" and "White Rage."

"Now this isn't a Silicon Valley book clubthis is our military," she said. "But if our leaders in the Department of Defense don't stand up and stop this rising tide of wokeness,before long, we won't be able to tell the difference."

Campos-Duffy previouslysuggested in February that Obama had the power to reopen Chicago schools "with one little tweet" but had "done nothing."

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