Home · News Coffee Talk Word on the Street: Happy Birthday, President Obama! ESSENCE.com takes it to the streets to ask readers their wishes for President Obama on his 50th birthday. By · August 5, 2011October 28, 2020 video platformvideo managementvideo solutionsvideo player ESSENCE.com Entertainment Editor Yolanda Sangweni asks ESSENCE readers their wishes for President Obama’s 50th birthday. Read More Entertainment 9 Moments We Loved From Ashanti Verzuz Keyshia Cole Culture 5 Contemporary Black Poets You Should Know Fashion The Best Dressed Black Creatives On Instagram This Week News Vice President Harris Hits the Ground Running Fashion Alycia Bella Drops Her Debut Album 'Muse'