Oprah Winfrey is going on tour, and the lineup includes former first lady Michelle Obama, Jennifer Lopez, Dwayne Johnson, Gayle King and Tracee Ellis Ross, among other big names. Live Nation on Wednesday announced that the tour, called “Oprah’s 2020 Vision: Your Life in Focus,” also will include appearances from…
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Michelle Obama Condemns ‘White Flight’ at Obama Foundation Summit in Chicago
Michelle Obama spoke out against “white flight” Tuesday at the Obama Foundation Summit in Chicago. She said she experienced it as a child growing up on the South Side of the city, but that it still exists today with immigrants as the “others.” “I want to remind white folks that…
Michelle Obama: ‘What Truly Makes Our Country Great Is Its Diversity’
In response to President Trump’s Twitter attack on four congresswomen, “The Squad,” and the subsequent “send her back” chant of his supporters at a recent North Carolina campaign rally in reference to Rep. Ilhan Omar (who came to the U.S. when she was a child), former First Lady Michelle Obama…
Michelle Obama at Essence Festival: ‘Our Stories as Black People and as Black Women Have Power’
From the moment she entered the spotlight during her husband’s presidential campaign, former First Lady Michelle Obama said, she knew she would not be given the benefit of the doubt like other first ladies were. “For a minute there, I was an angry Black woman who was emasculating her husband,”…
Former West Virginia Official Who Called Michelle Obama an ‘Ape in Heels’ Headed to Prison for FEMA Fraud
Pamela Taylor, a former Clay County Development Corp. director who became known for her racist insult against former First Lady Michelle Obama, is going to jail. “Pamela Taylor, 57, was sentenced to 10 months in prison, two months of home confinement, and a $10,000 fine for making multiple false statements…
Wanda Sykes is Sorry She Snubbed Michelle Obama
Wanda Sykes, comedienne, TV producer, actress, and Emmy Award-winning writer, once sat near former First Lady Michelle Obama at an event during former President Barack Obama’s first year in office. Most people in that situation would have relished the opportunity. But, at the time, Sykes wasn’t interested in a conversation….
Barack and Michelle Obama to Produce Frederick Douglass Biopic in Upcoming Slate of Film Projects
Frederick Douglass, the first Black man nominated for Vice President of the United States, will have his life story told through the lens of Barack and Michelle Obama, the first Black President and First Lady. It was announced on Tuesday that the Obama’s Higher Ground Productions is producing a feature…
Divorced Dads Speak Out Against Michelle Obama for Comparing Them to Trump
Divorced dads around the country didn’t take kindly to former first lady Michelle Obama’s comparison of them to President Trump this past Sunday while on her book tour across the pond. Related Story: Michelle Obama Says Life in America Under Trump is Like ‘Living With Divorced Dad’ She made the…
Beyoncé’s ‘Homecoming’ is a Love Letter to HBCUs and Black Culture
Beyoncé Knowles-Carter fans missed some sleep waiting for the release of the documentary “Homecoming” at 3 a.m. ET on Wednesday, and #BeyoncéHomecoming continues to trend on Twitter. Not only was the film released on Netflix, but Queen Bey surprised her fans by announcing a live album of the same name. …
Michelle Obama Says Life in America Under Trump is Like ‘Living With Divorced Dad’
While promoting her autobiography, “Becoming,” on Sunday in London, former first lady Michelle Obama said that having Donald Trump as a president is like living with your “divorced dad.” Obama, who was interviewed by late-night host Stephen Colbert at the O2 Arena., compared the U.S. to a broken family. “We come from a broken…