Nyorai kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Bhuku rinonzwika rakaita kuti Obama awane mubayiro weGrammy weBest Spoken Word Album muna 2006. Mazuva mashanu asati apika semutungamiri wenyika
muna 2009, Obama akawana $500,000 yokutanga nokuda kweshanduro yakapfupikiswa ye"Dreams from My Father" nokuda kwavana vezera rapakati pechikoro.