In 2022, Barack Obama still had sprinkles of black scattered throughout his hair, which complemented his grays nicely. While the dad of two had always kept his hair close-cut, this cropped version is much shorter than campaign hair, which had a bit more volume — and a lot more color. Obama hasn’t been shy about poking fun at the lack of melanin in his mop. Back in 2018, when his portrait by Kehinde Wiley was revealed, he joked, per CBS Colorado, “There were a number of issues that we were trying to negotiate. I tried to negotiate less gray hair.”
