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They Grow Up So Fast: Michelle Obama Talks About Taking Sasha to College, Says ‘We Didn’t Want to Embarrass Her’

I don’t know about you, but when I think of Sasha Obama, the immediate image that springs to mind is always a grinning seven-year-old, waving onstage at Chicago’s Grant Park after her daddy was announced President of the United States in November of 2008. And yes, as a country, we’ve obviously watched her grow in…

By

Maiysha Kai

Published

December 11, 2019
Black Excellence, Culture

Becoming and Benevolent: For Giving Tuesday, the Obamas Pay It Forward

In the years since they left the White House *sniff*, the Obamas have proven to be the gift that keeps on giving—whether it be writing bestsellers, elevating black artists or simply reminding us to live our best lives in defiance of Trump’s America. Now, for #GivingTuesday, they’re setting an example of philanthropy at work with…

By

Maiysha Kai

Published

December 3, 2019
Southside With You Turns First Couple’s 1st Date Into a Sweet Romance

How do great romances start? In most cases, especially in the days before the internet, there’s a meeting, a mutual attraction or interest, followed up by a first date. And that’s where we find Barack (Parker Sawyers) and Michelle Obama (Tika Sumpter) in the new film Southside With You. Writer-director Richard Tanne’s imagination fills in…

By

Tracy L. Scott

Published

August 26, 2016
Very Smart Brothas

Cosmopolitan Was Right: The Kardashians Are The "First Family" America Deserves

“Because he’s the hero Gotham deserves, but not the one it needs right now.” Of course, this is the iconic line from Commissioner Gordon at the end of The Dark Knight, as the Batman raced away on the Bat Bike, running from the police and also probably trying to catch the Wendy’s drive-thru before it…

By

Damon Young

Published

October 8, 2015