Joshua DuBois (born in 1982) is an executive, political commentator and religious leader who served as the head of the Office of Faith Based and Neighborhood Partnerships in the Executive Office of the President of the United States from 2009 to 2013. In February 2013 he stepped down to write a book of devotionals based on the ones he sends Obama, start a consulting firm, and become the weekly religion and community solutions columnist for Newsweek and The Daily Beast. DuBois has been included among "The Root 100" and Ebony Magazine's "Power 150" lists of the most influential African Americans in the country.He also appeared on the cover of Christianity Today magazine as one of the 33 most influential Christian leaders under 33. In September 2017 it was announced that DuBois would become a CNN Contributor.
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Early life and education
DuBois graduated cum laude from Boston University in 2003 with a bachelor's degree in political science. From there, he went on to Princeton University's Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, where he earned a master's degree in public affairs in 2005. Meanwhile, he worked as an aide to Representative Rush D. Holt, Jr.
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Career
After watching Barack Obama's speech to the 2004 Democratic National Convention on television, DuBois decided to work for Obama, then a candidate for the U.S. Senate. Eventually, Obama hired him as a Senate aide. In 2008, DuBois was religious affairs director for the Obama presidential campaign.
In the White House, DuBois managed President Obama's fatherhood initiative, as well as the administration's work on religion in foreign affairs. He also began the tradition of the White House Easter Prayer Breakfast.
DuBois served as an informal spiritual advisor to President Obama, and still sends the President a devotional message each morning. Obama remarked at the National Prayer Breakfast that these devotions "mean the world to me."
DuBois has written for Newsweek magazine, including "The Fight for Black Men",
DuBois is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Values Partnerships, a consulting company.
DuBois grew up in Nashville, the son of an African Methodist Episcopal pastor, Antoni-Sinkfield. His early religious education was in the African Methodist Episcopal Church.
He is a member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity.
On April 7, 2014, DuBois delivered the annual William Belden Noble Lecture at Harvard University.
References
External links
- Obama's man of faith, Michael Paulson, Boston Globe, July 10, 2008
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