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== Valerie Jarrett is not Iranian-American == |
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This article says she is Iranian American. Because she was born in Iran to American professors who we teaching in Iran? Iran does not grant citizenship to anchor babies or their parents. You have to be born from and Iranian father or mother to be considered a citizen. Please correct this obvious mistake! She is American through and through. <!-- Template:Unsigned IP --><small class="autosigned">— Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/71.116.126.158|71.116.126.158]] ([[User talk:71.116.126.158#top|talk]]) 23:22, 4 February 2020 (UTC)</small> <!--Autosigned by SineBot--> |
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== Roseanne Barr tweet == |
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Exactly, she is in no way shape or form Iranian. <!-- Template:Unsigned IP --><small class="autosigned">— Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/240D:1A:8AF:4D00:91CE:60F3:7EB1:75BF|240D:1A:8AF:4D00:91CE:60F3:7EB1:75BF]] ([[User talk:240D:1A:8AF:4D00:91CE:60F3:7EB1:75BF#top|talk]]) 02:25, 5 February 2022 (UTC)</small> <!--Autosigned by SineBot--> |
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== EUGENICS == |
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First I agree about the hold on editing for the racist numb skulls vandalising the text. How very creative, write over her parents and suggest that her parents were as Barr put it. Very edgy. Great satire and social commentary, not. |
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SAUDI ARABIA MONEY TO GET OBAMA IN HARVARD [[Special:Contributions/2600:1014:D168:CE8:F9D8:555E:BDB6:819E|2600:1014:D168:CE8:F9D8:555E:BDB6:819E]] ([[User talk:2600:1014:D168:CE8:F9D8:555E:BDB6:819E|talk]]) 00:43, 25 February 2023 (UTC) |
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Second, I like us to consider on such a short article, not bringing up Roseanne Barr's tweet. It attracts a disproportionate entry for such a non-entity as Barr. Much like Barr, it is here today, gone tomorrow flim-flam and Wikipedia is writing for readers decades hence. They might think, who or what is Barr? Was she important? [[User:TheCampaignForRealPhysics|TheCampaignForRealPhysics]] ([[User talk:TheCampaignForRealPhysics|talk]]) 20:11, 29 May 2018 (UTC) |
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== Recent vandalism == |
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:Barr is far from being a non-entity - she has a long, successful career. I nevertheless agree that this article shouldn't mention this incident - unless she publicly talks about it. Jarrett was merely mentioned, not involved. The consequences of the tweet have a major effect on Barr, but no effect on Jarrett. [[User:Jim Michael|Jim Michael]] ([[User talk:Jim Michael|talk]]) 20:45, 29 May 2018 (UTC) |
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: Are you kidding? Barr is a far more notable person than Jarrett will ever be. But the tweet story is about Barr, not Jarrett, so it belongs in that article, not in this one. -- [[Special:Contributions/209.150.231.38|209.150.231.38]] ([[User talk:209.150.231.38|talk]]) 21:57, 29 May 2018 (UTC) |
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Hi editors, I noticed someone recently changed Jarrett's middle name to "Caesar". This is not correct. Would an editor be willing to revert on my behalf since I have a conflict of interest (I am here on behalf of the [[Obama Foundation]] via [[SKDK]])? I'd really appreciate it. [[User:SKDK PH|SKDK PH]] ([[User talk:SKDK PH|talk]]) 17:43, 2 May 2024 (UTC) |
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:{{Respond|greencheck2|Done}} <!-- Template:ECOI --> <span style="border:solid #166DF8 2px;padding:4px;border-radius:0.3rem;">[[User:Encoded|Encoded]]</span> <span style="border:solid #FFDE24 2px;padding:4px;border-radius:0.3rem">[[User talk:Encoded|Talk 💬]]</span> 21:50, 2 May 2024 (UTC) |
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{{replyto|Encoded}} thanks! [[User:SKDK PH|SKDK PH]] ([[User talk:SKDK PH|talk]]) 16:33, 6 May 2024 (UTC) |
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:As far as I can tell, Jarrett herself played no part in this controversy, and as such, the tweet by Roseanne, and subsequent effects one her show deserve no more than a passing mention in ''this'' article, and should not have a devoted sub-heading ([[WP:RECENTISM]]) just because Jarrett's name is in the news. The controversy should only be discussed in any depth at [[Roseanne Barr]] and ''[[Roseanne]]'', not here. [[User:Animalparty|--Animalparty!]] ([[User talk:Animalparty|talk]]) 22:43, 29 May 2018 (UTC) |
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:::{{ping|Encoded}} the article has been vandalized in the same way again. Would you mind fixing this like you did for my colleague? I'd appreciate it. [[User:SKDKRachel|SKDKRachel]] ([[User talk:SKDKRachel|talk]]) 20:07, 9 May 2024 (UTC) |
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::::{{done}} If this continues I'd recommend requesting the page to be protected at [[WP:RPP]]. <span style="border:solid #166DF8 2px;padding:4px;border-radius:0.3rem;">[[User:Encoded|Encoded]]</span> <span style="border:solid #FFDE24 2px;padding:4px;border-radius:0.3rem">[[User talk:Encoded|Talk 💬]]</span> 22:29, 9 May 2024 (UTC) |
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:::::{{ping|Encoded}} Thanks for doing that! I will look into that if it happens again. Would you happen to have any interest in looking at my other request on this Talk page? I'd really appreciate it. [[User:SKDKRachel|SKDKRachel]] ([[User talk:SKDKRachel|talk]]) 19:34, 13 May 2024 (UTC) |
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::::::{{ping|Encoded}} Another week, another case of the same vandalism. I made a request for page protection, but in the interim would you be willing to revert this? I'd really appreciate it. [[User:SKDKRachel|SKDKRachel]] ([[User talk:SKDKRachel|talk]]) 18:48, 20 May 2024 (UTC) |
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:::::::@[[User:SKDKRachel|SKDKRachel]]: {{done}}. FYI, you are allowed to directly edit the page to remove unambiguous cases of vandalism or violations of [[WP:BLP]]. [[User:ARandomName123|ARandomName123]] ([[User talk:ARandomName123|talk]])<sup><span style="color: green"><small>Ping me!</small></span></sup> 20:47, 20 May 2024 (UTC) |
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::::::::{{replyto|ARandomName123}} thanks for doing that and thanks for letting me know! I will keep that in mind for the future as well. [[User:SKDKRachel|SKDKRachel]] ([[User talk:SKDKRachel|talk]]) 16:06, 21 May 2024 (UTC) |
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== Chicago politics == |
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Valerie Jarrett has now responded to Roseanne Barr's comment. This at least belongs in the Popular Culture subheader of this page. |
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<ref>https://www.cbsnews.com/news/valerie-jarrett-responds-to-roseanne-barrs-racist-tweet-today-2018-05-29/</ref> [[Special:Contributions/108.252.124.176|108.252.124.176]] ([[User talk:108.252.124.176|talk]]) 01:54, 30 May 2018 (UTC) |
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Hi editors, I'm Rachel. I work with {{u|SKDK PH}}. I'm here to request some updates to the article, and the first one I thought I'd take a look at is in the Chicago municipal politics section. Right now, there's no source for Jarrett hiring Michelle Obama while working for the City of Chicago. I request that we add a source for that, and change "private law firm" to "[[Sidley Austin]]". I found [https://web.archive.org/web/20080215230648/http://www.suntimes.com/news/metro/221458%2CCST-NWS-mich21.article this Sun-Times source] noting Sidley Austin, and [https://www.chicagomag.com/chicago-magazine/felsenthal-files/january-2014/the-mysteries-and-realities-of-valerie-jarrett-mystery-woman-of-the-white-house/ this Chiacgo Magazine source] noting that Jarrett hired Michelle Obama. |
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:The tweet stuff is significant in the life of Barr as it led to her show's cancellation. it is not significant in the life of Jarrett. It belongs there, not here. See also [[WP:NOTNEWS]] and [[WP:RECENTISM]]. [[User:Jytdog|Jytdog]] ([[User talk:Jytdog|talk]]) 05:20, 30 May 2018 (UTC) |
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::{{ping|Jytdog}} It probably merits a passing mention though. One line somewhere. — [[User:Amakuru|Amakuru]] ([[User talk:Amakuru|talk]]) 10:39, 31 May 2018 (UTC) |
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I'd also like to request an update to the years Jarrett led the planning department, which spanned 1991-1995, as supported by [https://www.chicagobusiness.com/awards/valerie-b-jarrett-commissioner-chicago-department-planning-and-development this Crain's Chicago Business source]. Please let me know what you think. [[User:SKDKRachel|SKDKRachel]] ([[User talk:SKDKRachel|talk]]) 16:38, 8 May 2024 (UTC) |
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:::I don't agree. It's just news and I've not seen any sources showing it is significant ''in the life of Jarrett''. She has probably experienced racist attacks many times in her life. The fact that this time it was harmful to the other person has nothing to do ''with her''. [[User:Jytdog|Jytdog]] ([[User talk:Jytdog|talk]]) 13:45, 31 May 2018 (UTC) |
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:{{Respond|greencheck2|Done}} <!-- Template:ECOI --> <span style="border:solid #166DF8 2px;padding:4px;border-radius:0.3rem;">[[User:Encoded|Encoded]]</span> <span style="border:solid #FFDE24 2px;padding:4px;border-radius:0.3rem">[[User talk:Encoded|Talk 💬]]</span> 21:35, 14 May 2024 (UTC) |
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::{{replyto|Encoded}} Thanks so much! [[User:SKDKRachel|SKDKRachel]] ([[User talk:SKDKRachel|talk]]) 18:57, 15 May 2024 (UTC) |
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==Business administration== |
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:<small>redacted BLP-violating rant. This is not OK, anywhere in Wikipedia. I am seeking page protection. [[User:Jytdog|Jytdog]] ([[User talk:Jytdog|talk]]) 22:00, 31 May 2018 (UTC)</small> |
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:::::{{ping|71.246.97.72}}, {{ping|71.246.97.200}}. Tone it down a bit, you're not on Facebook. [[WP:CIVIL]] and all that. Thanks, '''[[User_talk:Yintan|<span style="color:DarkRed">Y</span><span style="color:#444444">intan</span>]]''' 19:38, 31 May 2018 (UTC) |
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Hi editors, I had a couple of small requests for the Business administration section. First, can we capitalize "The" in "The Habitat Company"? That is the proper name. Second, can we add a brief note about Jarrett being chair of the Chicago Transit Board and being a board member of the [[Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago]], as supported by [https://www.chicagotribune.com/2017/03/27/former-obama-adviser-valerie-jarrett-joins-ariel-investments-board this Chicago Tribune] article? Please let me know what you think! [[User:SKDKRachel|SKDKRachel]] ([[User talk:SKDKRachel|talk]]) 18:57, 15 May 2024 (UTC) |
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:{{Respond|greencheck2|Done}} <!-- Template:ECOI --> [[User:ARandomName123|ARandomName123]] ([[User talk:ARandomName123|talk]])<sup><span style="color: green"><small>Ping me!</small></span></sup> 20:53, 20 May 2024 (UTC) |
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::{{replyto|ARandomName123}} Thanks so much for doing that! [[User:SKDKRachel|SKDKRachel]] ([[User talk:SKDKRachel|talk]]) 15:48, 21 May 2024 (UTC) |
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==Post-Obama administration== |
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As disgusting as Barr's Tweet was - and I want to be clear that I am in no way trying to downplay what she did, or support her in any way - the fact of the matter is it wasn't racist, so mention of the Tweet needs to be removed, or the reference to it being racist does, or the Tweet should be quoted exactly so that people can make up their own minds about whether it is racist or not. |
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Hi editors, I had a couple of requests to reorganize and update the '''Post-Obama administration''' section a bit. I'm thinking to be the most accurate the whole section should be something closer to this: |
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All I'm trying to say is that there is a short paragraph about Valerie Jarrett being the target of racial attacks, which seems to be more about Roseanne Barr than Valerie Jarrett, and refers to a Tweet which was horrible, and disgusting, and shouldn't have been made, but was not racist, so we could: |
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:1. Have an example of actual racism against Valerie Jarrett. |
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:2. Remove the part about Jarrett being the target of racist attacks and simply leave the paragraph about Barr's Tweet and the results of it (it was a significant thing, and should probably remain). |
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:3. Quote Barr's Tweet in it's entirety and allow people to make up their own minds about whether it was racist or not (because I realise some people are going to insist it was racist, even though it wasn't). |
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I changed the text of the paragraph because it was factually incorrect, but I did not remove it because obviously this is something which would have to be agreed to. However I think the text I changed does highlight my point, because Barr's words had supposedly been paraphrased, but did not reflect what was actually said, and instead reflected an erroneous interpretation of what was said. What Barr wrote was despicable and she deserved what she got (as far as I'm concerned) - free [hate]speech advocates often mistakenly believe that they have a corresponding right to a platform, and that the rest of us are required to listen to them - but this is an encyclopaedia and I'm simply saying that what we currently have is not factually correct and should be changed, one way or the other, or the other. Thoughts? [[User:FillsHerTease|FillsHerTease]] ([[User talk:FillsHerTease|talk]]) 07:39, 1 February 2021 (UTC) |
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{{box|Since leaving the White House, Jarrett has volunteered as a senior advisor to the [[Obama Foundation]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/catching-up-with-valerie-jarrett/|title=Catching up with Valerie Jarrett|work=Chicago Sun-Times|access-date=May 30, 2018|language=en}}</ref> |
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:It’s not for us to judge whether or not the tweet was racist - that’s not how Wikipedia works. All we do is reflect what [[WP:RS|reliable sources]] say per [[WP:NPOV]]. In this case, that’s exactly what they do say and the cited source reflects that. If we don’t say that we fail to comply with NPOV - we can’t leave it to “people to make up their own minds”. I have, however, taken out the reference to Barr having a history of racist comments. This is partly because that’s nothing to do with an article about Jarrett. But also, although the source makes the claim of a history, it gives only one prior instance. Given that [[WP:BLP]] applies to Barr we need a stronger source to back up a claim like that. [[User:DeCausa|DeCausa]] ([[User talk:DeCausa|talk]]) 14:48, 1 February 2021 (UTC) |
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She joined the [[board of directors]] of [[Ariel Investments]],<ref name=":0"/> [[2U (company)|2U, Inc.]],<ref>{{cite news |url=http://fortune.com/2017/12/07/valerie-jarrett-tech-board/ |title=Exclusive: Obama Adviser Valerie Jarrett Joins Board of Tech Company 2U |author= Valentina Zarya |work=[[Fortune (magazine)|Fortune]] |date=December 7, 2017 |access-date=March 20, 2024}}</ref> [[Lyft]],<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/former-obama-advisor-valerie-jarrett-joins-lyft-board-directors-n788606 |title=Former Obama adviser joins Lyft Board of Directors |work=NBC News |language=en-US |access-date=March 30, 2024}}</ref> [[Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts]],<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/wp/2017/01/17/obama-names-jarrett-rice-to-kennedy-center-board-of-trustees/?noredirect=on |title=Obama names Jarrett, Rice to Kennedy Center Board of Trustees |author=Peggy McGlone |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |date=January 17, 2017 |access-date=March 30, 2024}}</ref> [[Walgreens Boots Alliance]], [[Ralph Lauren Corporation]], [[Sweetgreen]],<ref>{{cite news |title=Walgreens Boots names Valerie Jarrett to its board |work=Chicago Business Journal |date=October 30, 2020 |access-date=March 30, 2024 |last1=Chen |first1=I-Chun |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/chicago/news/2020/10/30/walgreens-boots-names-valerie-jarrett-to-its-board.html }}</ref> and is a member of the [[Goldman Sachs]] One Million Black Women advisory council.<ref>{{cite news |work=CNBC |title=Goldman Sachs invests $2 billion in Black women-owned businesses — the first chapter of a bigger plan |last1=Holland |first1=Frank |date=April 4, 2023 |access-date=March 20, 2024 |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2023/04/04/goldman-sachs-one-million-black-women-announces-first-investment.html}}</ref> |
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::I completely agree! It's not for us to judge whether or not the tweet was racist (even though it clearly wasn't, as a tweet which doesn't mention race at all, obviously can't be racist), and that is why we must implement one of my suggestions, as it isn't up to us to pick and choose reliable sources which support the erroneous suggestion that it was racist, especially when those reliable sources are wrong. That's why I think we should include the actual words of the Tweet, if this issue is going to be kept, so that people can make up their own minds (even though they're also likely to make an erroneous logically leap.). Just out of interest, if the New York Times starts saying 1 + 1 = 3, then what happens? [[User:FillsHerTease|FillsHerTease]] ([[User talk:FillsHerTease|talk]]) 01:22, 3 February 2021 (UTC) |
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She served as the co-chair of the United State of Women,<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/on-leadership/wp/2018/03/01/valerie-jarrett-tina-tchen-announce-second-united-state-of-women-summit-in-l-a/|title=Valerie Jarrett, Tina Tchen announce second United State of Women Summit in L.A.|author=Katie Mettler |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|date=March 1, 2018}}</ref> chair of the Board of When We All Vote and Civic Nation,<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.vox.com/2018/7/19/17590322/michelle-obama-when-we-all-vote|title=Michelle Obama may not want to be your president, but she still wants you to vote|author=Jennie Neufeld|publisher=[[Vox (website)|Vox]]|date=July 19, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Obama alumni group reshuffles as the Biden administration launches |work=Washington Post |last1=Linskey |first1=Annie |date=March 11, 2021 |access-date=March 30, 2024 |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/obama-alums-group-reshuffles-as-the-biden-administration-launches/2021/03/10/6e7091d0-81e1-11eb-81db-b02f0398f49a_story.html }}</ref> and a senior advisor to [[ATTN:]].<ref>{{cite web| url=https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/333580-top-obama-official-joins-media-startup-as-senior-adviser|title=Valerie Jarrett joins media startup as senior adviser|author=John Bowden|work=[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]]|date=May 16, 2017}}</ref> In January 2018 she became a distinguished senior fellow at the [[University of Chicago Law School]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chicagoinc/ct-met-valerie-jarrett-1213-chicago-inc-20171212-story.html|title=Valerie Jarrett joins University of Chicago Law School|last=Janssen|first=Kim|work=Chicago Tribune|access-date=May 30, 2018|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://news.uchicago.edu/article/2017/1211/valerie-jarrett-former-senior-adviser-president-obama-join-university-chicago-law|title=Valerie Jarrett, former senior adviser to President Obama, to join University of Chicago Law School|date=December 11, 2017|work=UChicago News|access-date=May 30, 2018|language=en}}</ref> |
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== Valerie Jarrett is not Iranian-American == |
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In July 2017 Jarrett signed a deal with [[Viking Press]] for her book titled ''Finding My Voice: My Journey to the West Wing and the Path Forward''.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.politico.com/story/2017/07/11/valerie-jarrett-book-deal-viking-240400|title=Valerie Jarrett signs book deal|work=POLITICO|access-date=May 30, 2018|language=en}}</ref> It was published in 2019.<ref>{{cite news |title=Race, politics and the Obamas: Valerie Jarrett’s new book traces her steps from Iran to Chicago to the White House |last1=Bowean |first1=Lolly |date=April 1, 2019 |access-date=April 2, 2024 |work=Chicago Tribune |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2019/04/01/race-politics-and-the-obamas-valerie-jarretts-new-book-traces-her-steps-from-iran-to-chicago-to-the-white-house/}}</ref> |
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This article says she is Iranian American. Because she was born in Iran to American professors who we teaching in Iran? Iran does not grant citizenship to anchor babies or their parents. You have to be born from and Iranian father or mother to be considered a citizen. Please correct this obvious mistake! She is American through and through. <!-- Template:Unsigned IP --><small class="autosigned">— Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/71.116.126.158|71.116.126.158]] ([[User talk:71.116.126.158#top|talk]]) 23:22, 4 February 2020 (UTC)</small> <!--Autosigned by SineBot--> |
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In December 2020, following the announcement that Obama Foundation President [[Wally Adeyemo]] would be nominated to become [[United States Deputy Secretary of the Treasury|Deputy Secretary of the Treasury]], the Foundation announced that Jarrett would take over his duties on an interim basis until a successor can be found.<ref>{{cite press release|url= https://www.obama.org/updates/valerie-jarrett-announcement/ |title= Valerie Jarrett To Lead Day-to-Day Management of the Obama Foundation |work= [[Obama Foundation]] |date= December 7, 2020 |location=[[Chicago]] |access-date= December 12, 2020 }}</ref> Jarrett has served as [[chief executive officer]] of the Foundation since 2021 and is a member of the board of directors.<ref>{{cite news |work=Chicago Sun-Times |date=August 9, 2023 |access-date=March 20, 2024 |last1=Sweet |first1=Lynn |title=Obama Foundation, fueled by two mega-donors, has record fundraising year in 2022 |url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2023/8/8/23825036/obama-foundation-fueled-by-two-mega-donors-has-record-fundraising-year-in-2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Valerie Jarrett |website=Obama Foundation |access-date=March 30, 2024 |url=https://www.obama.org/about/leadership/valerie-jarrett/}}</ref> |
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Exactly, she is in no way shape or form Iranian. <!-- Template:Unsigned IP --><small class="autosigned">— Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/240D:1A:8AF:4D00:91CE:60F3:7EB1:75BF|240D:1A:8AF:4D00:91CE:60F3:7EB1:75BF]] ([[User talk:240D:1A:8AF:4D00:91CE:60F3:7EB1:75BF#top|talk]]) 02:25, 5 February 2022 (UTC)</small> <!--Autosigned by SineBot--> |
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This helps flesh out her board memberships more, notes that the book was published, and that she did become CEO of the Obama Foundation. Overall I think it helps make the section more complete and accurate. Please let me know what you think! Happy to answer what questions I can. [[User:SKDKRachel|SKDKRachel]] ([[User talk:SKDKRachel|talk]]) 15:48, 21 May 2024 (UTC) |
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::{{replyto|P,TO 19104}} Thank you for reviewing and making those changes! [[User:SKDKRachel|SKDKRachel]] ([[User talk:SKDKRachel|talk]]) 21:30, 28 May 2024 (UTC) |
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==Smaller tweaks== |
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Hi editors, I noticed a couple of smaller things that aren't quite right or could be tweaked to improve the article. |
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In the '''Early life and education''' section: Jarrett moved to Chicago in 1962, not 1963. The ''Time'' source cited is incorrect. I have not been able to locate a source that explicitly says she moved to Chicago in 1962, but [https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2019/may/07/facebook-posts/no-valerie-jarrett-never-said-she-seeks-change-ame/ Politifact] notes that Jarrett's father took a job at the University of Chicago in 1962, as does her father's obituary in ''[https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/obituaries-of-note-james-e-bowman-dave-hill-richard-w-mallary-leonard-dillon/2011/09/29/gIQAZABWDL_story.html The Washington Post]'', and this ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20080930190831/http:/www.style.com/vogue/feature/2008_Oct_Valerie_Jarrett/ Vogue]'' article lays out a timeline that would place Jarrett in Chicago in 1962 as well: "In 1955, the couple moved to Shiraz, Iran, where they stayed for six years as part of a program that sent American doctors to developing nations. When Valerie, their only child, was five, they moved to London for a year and then resettled back in Hyde Park…" |
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Do editors think this is sufficient to change the year Jarrett moved to Chicago to 1962? |
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I am also wondering if editors think "Jarrett's father once told her that her great-grandfather was Jewish" is appropriate for the article. |
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In the '''Advisor to Barack Obama''' section, would editors consider changing that Jarrett was "one of" Obama's longest serving advisors, to simply "was Obama's longest serving advisor", as supported by this [https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/News/obama-adviser-valerie-jarrett-finding-learning-listen-voice/story?id=62044575 ABC News] source and this [https://www.cbsnews.com/news/obama-creates-council-on-women-and-girls/ CBS News] source? |
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In the '''Introduction''', would editors consider the following tweaks in bold? |
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{{box| '''Valerie June Jarrett''' ({{née}} '''Bowman'''; born November 14, 1956)<ref name=hamilton2014>{{cite web|last1=Hamilton|first1=William|title=Valerie Jarrett: The woman who stays for dinner|url=https://www.skyhinews.com/news/opinion/valerie-jarrett-the-woman-who-stays-for-dinner/|website=www.skyhinews.com|access-date=May 29, 2018|language=en|date=August 21, 2014}}</ref> is an American businesswoman and former government official serving as the chief executive officer of the [[Obama Foundation]] since 2021.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.obama.org/whats-next/leadership/ | title=Leadership }}</ref> '''She was the longest-serving [[Senior Advisor to the President of the United States|senior advisor]] to [[President of the United States|U.S. President]] [[Barack Obama]]. She was assistant to the president for [[White House Office of Public Engagement and Intergovernmental Affairs|public engagement and intergovernmental affairs]], overseeing the office of the same name, and chaired the [[White House Council on Women and Girls]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Obama Creates Council On Women And Girls |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/obama-creates-council-on-women-and-girls/ |date=March 11, 2009 |access-date=March 30, 2024 |last1=Montopoli |first1=Brian |work=CBS News}}</ref> Before that, she was the [[chief executive officer]] of The Habitat Company''' and served as a co-chair of the [[Obama–Biden Transition Project]].<ref name="Terry">{{cite web | access-date=August 23, 2008 | url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/politics/chi-072708-jarrett,0,1640738.story | author=Terry, Don | title=Insider has Obama's ear: What's she telling him? | work=Chicago Tribune | date=July 27, 2008 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080729102408/http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/politics/chi-072708-jarrett,0,1640738.story | archive-date=July 29, 2008 | url-status=dead | df=mdy-all }}</ref><ref name="CNN_King_20081109">{{cite news |
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<del>'''She has been the CEO of the Obama Foundation since October 2021.'''</del> |
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I think these changes help the introduction be more accurate and they remove a redundant sentence. {{ping|Encoded|P,TO 19104}} pinging you both since you have reviewed my requests in the past. Thanks in advance for your consideration! [[User:SKDKRachel|SKDKRachel]] ([[User talk:SKDKRachel|talk]]) 21:30, 28 May 2024 (UTC) |
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:{{replyto|AlphaBetaGamma}} thanks for the permission! To recap what I did: |
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:*I made the listed tweaks to the introduction |
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:*I changed the year Jarrett moved to Chicago to 1962 and added supporting sources |
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:*I removed the sentence "Jarrett's father once told her that her great-grandfather was Jewish" from the Early life and education section |
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:*I changed the Advisor to Barack Obama section to say that Jarrett was the longest serving advisor and added the supporting ABC News source. |
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:Please let me know if those changes look correct to you. Thanks for taking the time to look! [[User:SKDKRachel|SKDKRachel]] ([[User talk:SKDKRachel|talk]]) 17:21, 31 May 2024 (UTC) |
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== Divorce request == |
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Hi editors, for my next request, I wanted to ask if you think that the second paragraph of the '''Personal life''' section is necessary. It seems like a lot of detail, is introduced in kind of a weird way, and gets off-topic a bit. I'm wondering if it's [[WP:TMI|too much information]]. If editors agree, would you be willing to cut the paragraph and simply add a sentence to the previous paragraph about the divorce? Cheers [[User:SKDKRachel|SKDKRachel]] ([[User talk:SKDKRachel|talk]]) 21:51, 3 June 2024 (UTC) |
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:{{Respond|greencheck2|Done}} <!-- Template:ECOI -->agreed that this is too much detail. For future reference, you may want to propose a new sentence yourself, it may result in the request being answered faster. [[User:Rusalkii|<span style="color:#259a83">Rusalkii</span>]] ([[User talk:Rusalkii|talk]]) 18:35, 16 August 2024 (UTC) |
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== Additional Requests == |
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Hi editors, I wanted to ask if you were open to including some additional information about awards, boards, and honorary degrees. |
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Can we add these two awards to the Post-Obama Administration section? Let me know what you think about something like this! The sources are also below. |
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Jarrett received TIME's 100 Most Influential People Award and Forbes 50 Over 50. <ref>{{cite news |title=50 Over 50 Impact |work=Forbes |date=August 1, 2024 |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/maggiemcgrath/2024/08/01/50-over-50-impact/}}</ref> <ref>{{cite news |title=The 2013 TIME 100 |work=TIME |date=April 18, 2013 |url=https://time100.time.com/2013/04/18/time-100/slide/valerie-jarrett/}}</ref> |
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She's also received many honorary degrees, so it seems inaccurate to only list the one from Colby College in Maine. Can we take that out and instead just say what's below at the end of the Early Life and Education section: |
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She has received many honorary degrees, including from Colby College, Pomona College, Amherst College, Morgan State University, and Clark University. |
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Here are sources for the honorary degrees: |
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https://www.colby.edu/commencement/2016/honorary-degree-citations/ |
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https://www.pomona.edu/commencement/honorary-degree-recipients |
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https://www.amherst.edu/news/events/commencement/awards/name |
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https://commencement.morgan.edu/honorary-degrees/ |
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https://www.ajc.com/news/state--regional-govt--politics/valerie-jarrett-speak-clark-atlanta-graduation/MqdbS3HAFe1wPeJb9UXGpN/ |
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Finally, I want to propose adding a fuller list of the boards she's on to the Post-Obama administration section. We could create a sub-section called "Boards" and have it read like the below: |
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She joined the [[board of directors]] of [[Ariel Investments]], [[2U (company)|2U, Inc.]], [[Lyft]], [[Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts]], [[Walgreens Boots Alliance]], [[Ralph Lauren Corporation]], [[Sweetgreen]], Sesame Street Workshop, and the Economic Club of Chicago, and is a member of the [[Goldman Sachs]] One Million Black Women advisory council, the Bank of America Enterprise Executive Development Council, and the Microsoft Advisory Board. |
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She served as the co-chair of the United State of Women, chair of the Board of When We All Vote and Civic Nation, and a senior advisor to [[ATTN:]]. In January 2018 she became a distinguished senior fellow at the [[University of Chicago Law School]], and is on the board of the University of Chicago. |
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The additional boards to add are: The University of Chicago, the Sesame Workshop, the Bank of America Enterprise Executive Development Council, and the Microsoft Advisory Council. |
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Sources for these boards are here: |
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https://sesameworkshop.org/about-us/leadership/ |
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https://news.uchicago.edu/story/university-chicago-board-trustees-elects-four-new-members |
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Thank you so much! [[User:SKDKRachel|SKDKRachel]] ([[User talk:SKDKRachel|talk]]) 22:18, 15 October 2024 (UTC) [[User:SKDKRachel|SKDKRachel]] ([[User talk:SKDKRachel|talk]]) 22:18, 15 October 2024 (UTC) |
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:Not all of the boards you mention link to wikipedia articles. Are they notable? [[User:McYeee|McYeee]] ([[User talk:McYeee|talk]]) 07:00, 16 October 2024 (UTC) |
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::{{Respond|xmark|Not done:}} This edit request appears to be solely promotional in intent. This is an encyclopaedia rather than a platform for promotion (e.g. listing awards and honorary degrees). In any event, the 'awards' seem to be no more than mentions in lists of 50 and 100 people. [[User:Axad12|Axad12]] ([[User talk:Axad12|talk]]) 10:00, 16 October 2024 (UTC) |
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:::Understand! What do you think about updating the honorary degrees, at least? It just seems misleading to me to only list one of the honorary degrees when there have been several, so I think this edit has more to do with accuracy. I don't see a reason why the honorary degree from Colby College is mentioned over the others. But let me know your thoughts here. Thank you! [[User:SKDKRachel|SKDKRachel]] ([[User talk:SKDKRachel|talk]]) 15:09, 16 October 2024 (UTC) |
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::::The easiest solution there would be to remove them all. I will get on to that soon. [[User:Axad12|Axad12]] ([[User talk:Axad12|talk]]) 15:27, 16 October 2024 (UTC) |
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::Thanks for weighing in here! Yes, the boards are notable. |
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::Here is the Wikipedia article for the Sesame Workshop: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sesame_Workshop |
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::Here is the Wikipedia article for the University of Chicago: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Chicago |
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::I did not find a Wikipedia article for the Microsoft Advisory Council specifically, but I found this article that mentions it: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_R._Allen [[User:SKDKRachel|SKDKRachel]] ([[User talk:SKDKRachel|talk]]) 15:07, 16 October 2024 (UTC) |
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Valerie Jarrett is not Iranian-American
[edit]This article says she is Iranian American. Because she was born in Iran to American professors who we teaching in Iran? Iran does not grant citizenship to anchor babies or their parents. You have to be born from and Iranian father or mother to be considered a citizen. Please correct this obvious mistake! She is American through and through. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.116.126.158 (talk) 23:22, 4 February 2020 (UTC)
Exactly, she is in no way shape or form Iranian. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 240D:1A:8AF:4D00:91CE:60F3:7EB1:75BF (talk) 02:25, 5 February 2022 (UTC)
EUGENICS
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Recent vandalism
[edit]This edit request by an editor with a conflict of interest has now been answered. |
Hi editors, I noticed someone recently changed Jarrett's middle name to "Caesar". This is not correct. Would an editor be willing to revert on my behalf since I have a conflict of interest (I am here on behalf of the Obama Foundation via SKDK)? I'd really appreciate it. SKDK PH (talk) 17:43, 2 May 2024 (UTC)
@Encoded: thanks! SKDK PH (talk) 16:33, 6 May 2024 (UTC)
This edit request by an editor with a conflict of interest has now been answered. - @Encoded: the article has been vandalized in the same way again. Would you mind fixing this like you did for my colleague? I'd appreciate it. SKDKRachel (talk) 20:07, 9 May 2024 (UTC)
- Done If this continues I'd recommend requesting the page to be protected at WP:RPP. Encoded Talk 💬 22:29, 9 May 2024 (UTC)
- @Encoded: Thanks for doing that! I will look into that if it happens again. Would you happen to have any interest in looking at my other request on this Talk page? I'd really appreciate it. SKDKRachel (talk) 19:34, 13 May 2024 (UTC)
This edit request by an editor with a conflict of interest has now been answered. - @Encoded: Another week, another case of the same vandalism. I made a request for page protection, but in the interim would you be willing to revert this? I'd really appreciate it. SKDKRachel (talk) 18:48, 20 May 2024 (UTC)
- @SKDKRachel: Done. FYI, you are allowed to directly edit the page to remove unambiguous cases of vandalism or violations of WP:BLP. ARandomName123 (talk)Ping me! 20:47, 20 May 2024 (UTC)
- @ARandomName123: thanks for doing that and thanks for letting me know! I will keep that in mind for the future as well. SKDKRachel (talk) 16:06, 21 May 2024 (UTC)
- @SKDKRachel: Done. FYI, you are allowed to directly edit the page to remove unambiguous cases of vandalism or violations of WP:BLP. ARandomName123 (talk)Ping me! 20:47, 20 May 2024 (UTC)
- @Encoded: Thanks for doing that! I will look into that if it happens again. Would you happen to have any interest in looking at my other request on this Talk page? I'd really appreciate it. SKDKRachel (talk) 19:34, 13 May 2024 (UTC)
Chicago politics
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Hi editors, I'm Rachel. I work with SKDK PH. I'm here to request some updates to the article, and the first one I thought I'd take a look at is in the Chicago municipal politics section. Right now, there's no source for Jarrett hiring Michelle Obama while working for the City of Chicago. I request that we add a source for that, and change "private law firm" to "Sidley Austin". I found this Sun-Times source noting Sidley Austin, and this Chiacgo Magazine source noting that Jarrett hired Michelle Obama.
I'd also like to request an update to the years Jarrett led the planning department, which spanned 1991-1995, as supported by this Crain's Chicago Business source. Please let me know what you think. SKDKRachel (talk) 16:38, 8 May 2024 (UTC)
- Done Encoded Talk 💬 21:35, 14 May 2024 (UTC)
- @Encoded: Thanks so much! SKDKRachel (talk) 18:57, 15 May 2024 (UTC)
Business administration
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Hi editors, I had a couple of small requests for the Business administration section. First, can we capitalize "The" in "The Habitat Company"? That is the proper name. Second, can we add a brief note about Jarrett being chair of the Chicago Transit Board and being a board member of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, as supported by this Chicago Tribune article? Please let me know what you think! SKDKRachel (talk) 18:57, 15 May 2024 (UTC)
- Done ARandomName123 (talk)Ping me! 20:53, 20 May 2024 (UTC)
- @ARandomName123: Thanks so much for doing that! SKDKRachel (talk) 15:48, 21 May 2024 (UTC)
Post-Obama administration
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Hi editors, I had a couple of requests to reorganize and update the Post-Obama administration section a bit. I'm thinking to be the most accurate the whole section should be something closer to this:
She joined the board of directors of Ariel Investments,[2] 2U, Inc.,[3] Lyft,[4] Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts,[5] Walgreens Boots Alliance, Ralph Lauren Corporation, Sweetgreen,[6] and is a member of the Goldman Sachs One Million Black Women advisory council.[7]
She served as the co-chair of the United State of Women,[8] chair of the Board of When We All Vote and Civic Nation,[9][10] and a senior advisor to ATTN:.[11] In January 2018 she became a distinguished senior fellow at the University of Chicago Law School.[12][13]
In July 2017 Jarrett signed a deal with Viking Press for her book titled Finding My Voice: My Journey to the West Wing and the Path Forward.[14] It was published in 2019.[15]
In December 2020, following the announcement that Obama Foundation President Wally Adeyemo would be nominated to become Deputy Secretary of the Treasury, the Foundation announced that Jarrett would take over his duties on an interim basis until a successor can be found.[16] Jarrett has served as chief executive officer of the Foundation since 2021 and is a member of the board of directors.[17][18]
References
- ^ "Catching up with Valerie Jarrett". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Valentina Zarya (December 7, 2017). "Exclusive: Obama Adviser Valerie Jarrett Joins Board of Tech Company 2U". Fortune. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
- ^ "Former Obama adviser joins Lyft Board of Directors". NBC News. Retrieved March 30, 2024.
- ^ Peggy McGlone (January 17, 2017). "Obama names Jarrett, Rice to Kennedy Center Board of Trustees". The Washington Post. Retrieved March 30, 2024.
- ^ Chen, I-Chun (October 30, 2020). "Walgreens Boots names Valerie Jarrett to its board". Chicago Business Journal. Retrieved March 30, 2024.
- ^ Holland, Frank (April 4, 2023). "Goldman Sachs invests $2 billion in Black women-owned businesses — the first chapter of a bigger plan". CNBC. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
- ^ Katie Mettler (March 1, 2018). "Valerie Jarrett, Tina Tchen announce second United State of Women Summit in L.A." The Washington Post.
- ^ Jennie Neufeld (July 19, 2018). "Michelle Obama may not want to be your president, but she still wants you to vote". Vox.
- ^ Linskey, Annie (March 11, 2021). "Obama alumni group reshuffles as the Biden administration launches". Washington Post. Retrieved March 30, 2024.
- ^ John Bowden (May 16, 2017). "Valerie Jarrett joins media startup as senior adviser". The Hill.
- ^ Janssen, Kim. "Valerie Jarrett joins University of Chicago Law School". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
- ^ "Valerie Jarrett, former senior adviser to President Obama, to join University of Chicago Law School". UChicago News. December 11, 2017. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
- ^ "Valerie Jarrett signs book deal". POLITICO. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
- ^ Bowean, Lolly (April 1, 2019). "Race, politics and the Obamas: Valerie Jarrett's new book traces her steps from Iran to Chicago to the White House". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved April 2, 2024.
- ^ "Valerie Jarrett To Lead Day-to-Day Management of the Obama Foundation". Obama Foundation (Press release). Chicago. December 7, 2020. Retrieved December 12, 2020.
- ^ Sweet, Lynn (August 9, 2023). "Obama Foundation, fueled by two mega-donors, has record fundraising year in 2022". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved March 20, 2024.
- ^ "Valerie Jarrett". Obama Foundation. Retrieved March 30, 2024.
This helps flesh out her board memberships more, notes that the book was published, and that she did become CEO of the Obama Foundation. Overall I think it helps make the section more complete and accurate. Please let me know what you think! Happy to answer what questions I can. SKDKRachel (talk) 15:48, 21 May 2024 (UTC)
- Done P,TO 19104 (talk) (contribs) 20:01, 27 May 2024 (UTC)
- @P,TO 19104: Thank you for reviewing and making those changes! SKDKRachel (talk) 21:30, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
Smaller tweaks
[edit]An impartial editor has reviewed the proposed edit(s) and asked the editor with a conflict of interest to go ahead and make the suggested changes. |
Hi editors, I noticed a couple of smaller things that aren't quite right or could be tweaked to improve the article.
In the Early life and education section: Jarrett moved to Chicago in 1962, not 1963. The Time source cited is incorrect. I have not been able to locate a source that explicitly says she moved to Chicago in 1962, but Politifact notes that Jarrett's father took a job at the University of Chicago in 1962, as does her father's obituary in The Washington Post, and this Vogue article lays out a timeline that would place Jarrett in Chicago in 1962 as well: "In 1955, the couple moved to Shiraz, Iran, where they stayed for six years as part of a program that sent American doctors to developing nations. When Valerie, their only child, was five, they moved to London for a year and then resettled back in Hyde Park…"
Do editors think this is sufficient to change the year Jarrett moved to Chicago to 1962?
I am also wondering if editors think "Jarrett's father once told her that her great-grandfather was Jewish" is appropriate for the article.
In the Advisor to Barack Obama section, would editors consider changing that Jarrett was "one of" Obama's longest serving advisors, to simply "was Obama's longest serving advisor", as supported by this ABC News source and this CBS News source?
In the Introduction, would editors consider the following tweaks in bold?
She has been the CEO of the Obama Foundation since October 2021.
References
- ^ Hamilton, William (August 21, 2014). "Valerie Jarrett: The woman who stays for dinner". www.skyhinews.com. Retrieved May 29, 2018.
- ^ "Leadership".
- ^ Montopoli, Brian (March 11, 2009). "Obama Creates Council On Women And Girls". CBS News. Retrieved March 30, 2024.
- ^ Terry, Don (July 27, 2008). "Insider has Obama's ear: What's she telling him?". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on July 29, 2008. Retrieved August 23, 2008.
- ^ King, John (November 9, 2008). "Obama wants Valerie Jarrett to replace him in Senate". CNNPolitics.com.
I think these changes help the introduction be more accurate and they remove a redundant sentence. @Encoded and P,TO 19104: pinging you both since you have reviewed my requests in the past. Thanks in advance for your consideration! SKDKRachel (talk) 21:30, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
- @AlphaBetaGamma: thanks for the permission! To recap what I did:
- I made the listed tweaks to the introduction
- I changed the year Jarrett moved to Chicago to 1962 and added supporting sources
- I removed the sentence "Jarrett's father once told her that her great-grandfather was Jewish" from the Early life and education section
- I changed the Advisor to Barack Obama section to say that Jarrett was the longest serving advisor and added the supporting ABC News source.
- Please let me know if those changes look correct to you. Thanks for taking the time to look! SKDKRachel (talk) 17:21, 31 May 2024 (UTC)
Divorce request
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Hi editors, for my next request, I wanted to ask if you think that the second paragraph of the Personal life section is necessary. It seems like a lot of detail, is introduced in kind of a weird way, and gets off-topic a bit. I'm wondering if it's too much information. If editors agree, would you be willing to cut the paragraph and simply add a sentence to the previous paragraph about the divorce? Cheers SKDKRachel (talk) 21:51, 3 June 2024 (UTC)
- Done agreed that this is too much detail. For future reference, you may want to propose a new sentence yourself, it may result in the request being answered faster. Rusalkii (talk) 18:35, 16 August 2024 (UTC)
Additional Requests
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Hi editors, I wanted to ask if you were open to including some additional information about awards, boards, and honorary degrees.
Can we add these two awards to the Post-Obama Administration section? Let me know what you think about something like this! The sources are also below.
Jarrett received TIME's 100 Most Influential People Award and Forbes 50 Over 50. [1] [2]
She's also received many honorary degrees, so it seems inaccurate to only list the one from Colby College in Maine. Can we take that out and instead just say what's below at the end of the Early Life and Education section:
She has received many honorary degrees, including from Colby College, Pomona College, Amherst College, Morgan State University, and Clark University.
Here are sources for the honorary degrees: https://www.colby.edu/commencement/2016/honorary-degree-citations/ https://www.pomona.edu/commencement/honorary-degree-recipients https://www.amherst.edu/news/events/commencement/awards/name https://commencement.morgan.edu/honorary-degrees/ https://www.ajc.com/news/state--regional-govt--politics/valerie-jarrett-speak-clark-atlanta-graduation/MqdbS3HAFe1wPeJb9UXGpN/
Finally, I want to propose adding a fuller list of the boards she's on to the Post-Obama administration section. We could create a sub-section called "Boards" and have it read like the below:
She joined the board of directors of Ariel Investments, 2U, Inc., Lyft, Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Walgreens Boots Alliance, Ralph Lauren Corporation, Sweetgreen, Sesame Street Workshop, and the Economic Club of Chicago, and is a member of the Goldman Sachs One Million Black Women advisory council, the Bank of America Enterprise Executive Development Council, and the Microsoft Advisory Board.
She served as the co-chair of the United State of Women, chair of the Board of When We All Vote and Civic Nation, and a senior advisor to ATTN:. In January 2018 she became a distinguished senior fellow at the University of Chicago Law School, and is on the board of the University of Chicago.
The additional boards to add are: The University of Chicago, the Sesame Workshop, the Bank of America Enterprise Executive Development Council, and the Microsoft Advisory Council.
Sources for these boards are here: https://sesameworkshop.org/about-us/leadership/ https://news.uchicago.edu/story/university-chicago-board-trustees-elects-four-new-members
Thank you so much! SKDKRachel (talk) 22:18, 15 October 2024 (UTC) SKDKRachel (talk) 22:18, 15 October 2024 (UTC)
- Not all of the boards you mention link to wikipedia articles. Are they notable? McYeee (talk) 07:00, 16 October 2024 (UTC)
- Not done: This edit request appears to be solely promotional in intent. This is an encyclopaedia rather than a platform for promotion (e.g. listing awards and honorary degrees). In any event, the 'awards' seem to be no more than mentions in lists of 50 and 100 people. Axad12 (talk) 10:00, 16 October 2024 (UTC)
- Understand! What do you think about updating the honorary degrees, at least? It just seems misleading to me to only list one of the honorary degrees when there have been several, so I think this edit has more to do with accuracy. I don't see a reason why the honorary degree from Colby College is mentioned over the others. But let me know your thoughts here. Thank you! SKDKRachel (talk) 15:09, 16 October 2024 (UTC)
- The easiest solution there would be to remove them all. I will get on to that soon. Axad12 (talk) 15:27, 16 October 2024 (UTC)
- Understand! What do you think about updating the honorary degrees, at least? It just seems misleading to me to only list one of the honorary degrees when there have been several, so I think this edit has more to do with accuracy. I don't see a reason why the honorary degree from Colby College is mentioned over the others. But let me know your thoughts here. Thank you! SKDKRachel (talk) 15:09, 16 October 2024 (UTC)
- Thanks for weighing in here! Yes, the boards are notable.
- Here is the Wikipedia article for the Sesame Workshop: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sesame_Workshop
- Here is the Wikipedia article for the University of Chicago: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Chicago
- I did not find a Wikipedia article for the Microsoft Advisory Council specifically, but I found this article that mentions it: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_R._Allen SKDKRachel (talk) 15:07, 16 October 2024 (UTC)
- Not done: This edit request appears to be solely promotional in intent. This is an encyclopaedia rather than a platform for promotion (e.g. listing awards and honorary degrees). In any event, the 'awards' seem to be no more than mentions in lists of 50 and 100 people. Axad12 (talk) 10:00, 16 October 2024 (UTC)
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