April 25, 2007
Chicago, IL -- This week, America lost a true leader. Juanita Millender-McDonald paved the way for women and African Americans, and worked tirelessly to make our country and world more equal and just. Michelle and I are saddened by her passing. Her husband, James, and their children are in our prayers.
Barack Obama, Barack Obama's Statement on Juanita Millender-McDonald Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/291128