1. The first African American president By Lilah Brown Barack Obama

2. Barack Obama is a great man that changed things that needed to be changed he is America’s 44 president

3. Barack Obama was born in Hawaii on August 4, 1961. Obama’s mother Ann Dunham grew up in Whitcha Kansas where her father worked on oil rings during the desperation after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Ann Dunhams father Stanly enlisted in the service and marched across Europe in Patton's army.

4. Barack Obama’s mother died when he was growing up. When he got older he went to Columbia University, after that he went to Harvard Law School and when he did he met Michel.

5. After he went to Harvord he ran for congress the second time he lost but that did not stop him.

6. Then he got married, they had two kids and Barack ran for Pres. And he won he is now Americas 44 president.

7. He is a great man that works very hard for things he is our 44 president, Barack Obama