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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 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 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. …
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…
It’s Women’s History Month and Virginia McLaurin,“Grandma Virginia,” has lived and prospered through more than a century of American history detailed in textbooks. McLaurin turned 110 on Tuesday and first lady Michelle Obama gave her a shout-out on her special day. “Still dancing at 110 years old—happy birthday, Virginia!” Obama…
A newborn baby started out her new year with an expected greeting from former President Barack Obama. On a golf outing at the Kaneohe Klipper Golf Club, in Kaneohe, Hawaii, Obama walked up to a Black couple with a 7-week-old daughter, Paisleigh, and said “Give me Paisleigh.” In a video,…
UPDATE: Dec. 26, 2018 at 4:08 p.m. In a visit that came hours after NBC News reported that President Trump was the first president since 2002 that did not visit wounded warriors or troops during Christmastime, Trump and First Lady Melania Trump met with troops stationed in Iraq, traveling there…
Former First Lady Michelle Obama visited Motown Museum in Detroit and spoke with Black male students from Wayne State University, many of whom are the first in their family to attend college. Obama’s message of encouragement is poignant in a time when the viewpoint of Black males in this country…
Former First Lady Michelle Obama kept it all the way real on the latest stop of her successful “Becoming” book tour at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center on Saturday. In a moment of full disclosure, Obama expressed the difficulties of “having it all.” “Leaning in” is a formula that Facebook COO Sheryl…
We’ve never had a POTUS and FLOTUS like the Obama’s before, and we’ve never had a Trump before. Two very different presidencies, one wrought with bigotry, racism and rampant white supremacy, and scandal, the other full of hope, unity and service. Former FLOTUS Michelle Obama says we need to pay…
