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Dolores Huerta has dedicated her life to improving working conditions in America.

When she saw the students of farm workers in her community come to school hungry, she helped lead voter registration drives and advocate for better conditions. When she saw those workers lose their income after they were injured on the job, she successfully fought to secure them disability insurance. And when grape growers in California refused to pay their workers minimum wage, she helped found the United Farm Workers of America and led a nationwide nonviolent boycott that eventually won them the right to collectively organize and win better wages.

In 2011, President recognized Huerta’s legacy with The Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian award in the United States. And today, at 89, she still continues her empowering work—speaking to students about the need for grassroots change and social justice.

On #LaborDay, we recognize changemakers like her.

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Barack Obama

With summer winding down, here’s a sampling of what Michelle and I have been listening to — some new, some old, some fast, some slow. Hope you enjoy.

1. Too Good – Drake ft. Rihanna
2. I’ll Be Around – The Spinners
3. Mood 4 Eva – Beyoncé, Jay-Z, Childish Gambino ft. Oumou Sangaré
4. Burning – Maggie Rogers
5. Fade Out Lines (The Avener Rework) – The Avener & Phoebe Killdeer
6. Juice – Lizzo
7. Reelin’ In The Years – Steely Dan
8. Who’s Loving You – Terence Trent D’Arby
9. Don’t You Worry ‘Bout A Thing – Stevie Wonder
10. Joke Ting – GoldLink ft. Ari PenSmith
11. Seventeen – Sharon Van Etten
12. Doo-Wop (That Thing) – Lauryn Hill
13. 100 Yard Dash – Raphael Saadiq
14. I’ve Got You Under My Skin – Frank Sinatra
15. Best Part – Daniel Caesar ft. H.E.R.
16. Feel The Vibe – BJ the Chicago Kid ft. Anderson .Paak
17. Señorita – Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello
18. Drift Away – Dobie Gray
19. Hold On (Change is Comin’) – Sounds of Blackness
20. Brown Eyed Girl – Van Morrison
21. I Love You More Than You’ll Ever Know – Donny Hathaway
22. Go Gina – SZA
23. It’s A Vibe – 2 Chainz ft. Ty Dolla $ign, Trey Songz & Jhené Aiko
24. Dang! – Mac Miller ft. Anderson .Paak
25. How High the Moon – Ella Fitzgerald
26. Music – Erick Sermon ft. Marvin Gaye
27. Go – The Black Keys
28. Toast – Koffee
29. Boo’d Up – Ella Mai
30. Shining – DJ Khaled ft. Beyoncé & Jay-Z
31. Con Altura – Rosalía & J Balvin ft. El Guincho
32. II B.S. – Charles Mingus
33. It’s Love – Jill Scott
34. Happy – The Rolling Stones
35. Alright – John Legend
36. Espera – Esperanza Spalding
37. 54-46 Was My Number – Toots & The Maytals
38. Get Together – The Youngbloods
39. Float – Anthony Hamilton
40. Old Town Road (Remix) – Lil Nas X ft. Billy Ray Cyrus
41. Can U Believe – Robin Thicke
42. Iron Man – Rema
43. Believe – Q-Tip ft. D’Angelo
44. Can I Kick It? – A Tribe Called Quest

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