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by Helena Andrews onSeptember 10, 2012
The first lady's DNC speech may have ended the "angry black woman" notions that used to haunt her.
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by Jonathan Capehart onSeptember 6, 2012
Reflecting on the first day of the Democratic National Convention, the Washington Post's Jonathan Capehart says that Democrats are as excited now as they were in 2008.
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by Mary C. Curtis onSeptember 5, 2012
As DNC attendees basked in the afterglow of her convention speech, she urged them to get moving.
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September 5, 2012
Blogging the Beltway: From her personal take on struggle to that Tracy Reese dress, some highlights.
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September 4, 2012
Blogging the Beltway: She says that will be among her messages when she addresses the DNC tonight.
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by Mary C. Curtis onSeptember 3, 2012
The left hopes to set the president's record straight at its convention this week in Charlotte, N.C.
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by Demetria L. Lucas onAugust 30, 2012
In a piece for Essence, The Root's contributing editor Demetria L. Lucas disagrees with an artist's statement that there were "obvious reasons" for depicting Michelle Obama as a slave.
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by Helena Andrews onAugust 29, 2012
A Spanish magazine's seminude homage to the first lady hits all the wrong notes.
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by Lynette Holloway onAugust 21, 2012
In today's link roundup: One of the first black pilots to fly for the U.S. military during World War II died over the weekend. Plus: Gabby Douglas glams up for Essence magazine.
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by Lynette Holloway onAugust 21, 2012
The first lady gets up at 4:30 or 5 a.m. to work out before her kids wake up, especially during the school year.
