Called to Go Higher

When Dignity Becomes Witness: The Obamas and the Christian Response to Hatred

44th President of the United States, Barack Obama and Lady Michelle Obama

There are moments in the life of a nation when the contrast between barbarism and grace becomes so stark that it illuminates something essential about the human condition. Last week provided such a moment. On February 5, 2026, during Black History Month, President Donald Trump's Tr…