The Fo(u)r 4

“For the 44th on the 4th” is the monthly publication of LetterToObama. It presents “Letters” to the 44th President on the 4th of every month…. through pieces of art. It is also known as “The Fo(u)r 4.”

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Table of Contents:

July 4, 2009: Sonnet: January 20, 2009 by M. Liz Andrews

August 2, 2009: Kick in the Door, Writing the Four-Four featuring Amy Khoshbin, Ada Pinkston and Vicie Rolling

September 4, 2009: The Questions featuring Panama Soweto, Bobby Lefebre and Theo Wilson

October 4, 2009: The Seed 44.0 featuring Sameeah Muhammad and John Sims

November 4, 2009: Poetry Deep, Never Fail featuring Zakia Henderson Brown

December 4, 2009: First Trumpet, Might as well be the Last featuring Nahshon Cook

January 4, 2010: Black is the Color featuring Micaela Anaya

February 4, 2010: A Change Gonna Come featuring Ru Johnson and Emcee Galactus Prime

March 4, 2010: Soldiers of Love featuring Justin West

April 4, 2010: The Crossroads featuring Zoraida Lopez

May 4, 2010: Come Together featuring Alison Artis

June 4, 2010: Abreme La Puerta featuring Ifétayo Abdus-Salam

July 4, 2010: Fo(u)r Women by M. Liz Andrews

August 4, 2010: Past My Shades featuring Jasmine Jamillah Mahmoud

September 4, 2010: Although… Still Wish You the Best featuring Holly Bass

October 4, 2010: What’s Love Got to Do with It featuring Ifétayo Abdus-Salam, Simone Eccleston, Larry Ossei-Mensah, Malik Wright and curator Laylah Amatullah Barrayn

November 4, 2010: Borderline featuring choreographer Wan-Jung Wei

December 4, 2010: A Chance to Cry, A Chance to Fly featuring Suzi Q. Smith

January 4, 2011: Black, Black Roses featuring RonAmber Deloney

February 4, 2011: When We Get By featuring Tecla Esposito

March 4, 2011: I Am That I Am featuring Hank Willis Thomas

April 4, 2011: Second Trumpet, Might as well be the Last featuring Nahshon Cook

May 4, 2011: Welcome to America with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. 

June 4, 2011: Purple Rain with Live From D.C. | February 21, 2011 | Presidents’ Day

July 4, 2011: The Bombs Bursting in Air by M. Liz Andrews

August 4, 2011: Sunshine and Rain featuring Amin Swessi and Lily

September 4, 2011: Fresh featuring Ricardo Gamboa

October 4, 2011: Liberty, of thee I sing… featuring Katrina DeWees, Patricia Faolli, Raquel Mavecq and Lily Mengesha

November 4, 2011: the ashes give air | the air gives ashes with Live From New York | September 11, 2011 | Tenth Anniversary

December 4, 2011: Signed, Sealed, Delivered: X O with public images from the United States Postal Serive and Shepard Fairey

January 4, 2012: Haiku from M. Liz Andrews

February 4, 2012: Collage from M. Liz Andrews

March 4, 2012: Cool like that… featuring William Mwazi with public images of Whitney Houston

April 4, 2012: 5(44)6 That’s My Number…. with public images from Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele

May 4, 2012: Do What You Gotta Do featuring 36 Kolks, Melanie Cervantes, Donna Choi, Crystal Clarity, Madonna Davidoff, Shamra Ghermay, Karen Johana Lopez- Acero, and co-curators Olivia Canlas and Leilani Montes.

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Contributors to the LetterToObama.com monthly publication “For the 44th on the 4th” include: 36Kolks, Ifétayo Abdus-Salam, Micaela Anaya, Lynn Andrews, Melay Araya, Allison Artis, Laylah Amatullah Barrayn, Holly Bass, Krystina Booker, Melanie Cervantes, Donna Choi, Crystal Clarity, Nahshon Cook, Denise Cotton, Madonna Davidoff, RonAmber Deloney, Katrina DeWees, Simone Eccleston, Tecla Esposito, Kevin Estwick, Shepard Fairey (public image), Patricia Faolli, Tavi Fields, Ricardo Gamboa, Shamra Ghermay, Ru Johnson, Zakia Henderson-Brown, Whitney Houston (public image), Amy Khoshbin, Jason Lalor (aka Emcee Galactus Prime), Bobby Lefebre, Lily,  Zoraida Lopez,  Karen Johana Lopez-Acero,  Jasmine Jamillah Mahmoud, Raquel Mavecq, Lily Mengesha, Larry Ossei-Mensah, Sameeah Muhammad, William Mwazi, Ada Pinkston, Vicie Rolling, JR Russ, Sahar Sajadieh, George Emilio Sanchez, Sheldon Scott, John Sims, Suzi Q. Smith, Pamela Sneed, Panama Soweto, Amin Swessi, Carolina Victoria Tapias Guzman, Wan-Jung Wei, Justin West, Hank Willis Thomas, the United States Postal Service (public image), Theo Wilson, and Malik Wright.

Every issue of “For the 44th on the 4th” has a registered CreativeCommons license.

For information about contributing to The Fo(u)r 4, contact LetterToObama@gmail.com.