A Conversation with Valerie Jarrett

Watch this webinar organized by the Black Alumni Association with Valerie Jarrett, CEO of the Obama Foundation and a senior advisor to President Barack Obama, and Broderick D. Johnson, who served as the secretary of the cabinet in the Obama administration. They discuss the political landscape in the United States and Jarrett’s journey as a Black woman born in Iran who became a successful businessperson and influential U.S. government official.
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Wow. Rosanne wasn't kidding. She actually does resemble who she compared her too

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The Obama Presidential Center has taken in $1.1 billion since it began accepting funding in 2014, but last year was its best year yet, as it hauled in more than $311 million in grants and contributions, with major checks from Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky ($125 million) and Amazon founder Jeff Bezos ($100 million). The big-ticket gifts from some of the United States’ wealthiest business owners are being used in part to increase compensation for Valerie Jarrett, the chief executive who previously served in Obama’s White House: She earned a $161,000 salary bump to more than $750,000 last year.

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Ms. Jarrett is a woman of distinction. She knows policy and politics. You can not ruffle her feathers. She’s well grounded. I miss her in the White House.

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what’s wrong with her skin