President Barack Obama is ESSENCE magazine’s July 2012 cover

President Barack Obama is ESSENCE magazine’s July 2012 cover subject.

“I’ve always approached my presidency as a long-term proposition…I didn’t run for office just to clean up the mess I inherited. I didn’t run for office just to return to the status quo. Understanding that some of the things I get done, we may not see the benefits from them for ten years. But that’s how change happens…” —President Barack Obama

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