Michelle Obama
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Oprah’s Gift Is Her Presence, Storm Has Iridescence and Kaepernick Will Keep You Guessing: 2020 Presidential Black Power Rankings, Week 22
The best things about Christmas (also Kwanzaa and Hanukkah) heading into New Year’s week are the gifts and the promises. Yes, there is a slew of wonderful viral videos about grandmas crying at Christmas and Instagram thirst trap posts masquerading as New Year’s workout resolutions, but in the end, it’s a week of gifts and…
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Forever First Lady Michelle Obama Reveals Family Christmas Card, Dog Paws Included
Being a class act who’s all about the family is so “becoming” to her. Forever First Lady Michelle Obama posted her family’s Christmas card and she didn’t leave any one out — not even the family’s beloved dogs. The Obama family wished everyone a happy holiday season “filled with friends, family and joy.”On Monday, Mrs.…
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Look Back At It: Forget the 53 Percent—This Was the Decade of #BlackGirlMagic
Recently, my brethren here at The Root made a healthy argument for how white women have spent the decade between 2010 and 2019 “doing the most” (and the least)—and to a certain extent, they’re right. But as The Root’s editor of all things black woman-related, I’d like to pose a counterargument. Though the storied 53…
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Be Best: Michelle Obama Throws Some Love to Greta Thunberg After Trump Cyber-Bullied the Teenage Climate Activist
Michelle Obama had some uplifting words for climate activist and Time Magazine’s Person of the Year Greta Thunberg after the teenager was bullied online by none other than the President of the United States. “Don’t let anyone dim your light,” the bestselling author and forever first lady told Greta, who helped lead the international Youth…
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Forbes Just Published Its List of the World’s 100 Most Powerful Women—With the Glaring Omission of Michelle Obama
“In 2019, women around the globe took action, claiming leadership positions in government, business, philanthropy and media,” writes Forbes in the introduction to its 2019 list of the World’s 100 Most Powerful Women, published Thursday. “These trailblazers are not to be messed with,” they add. Many of the names are familiar—for instance, German Chancellor Angela…
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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…
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Unbothered and Officially Wed! Jemele Hill Marries Longtime Love Ian Wallace
The bride wore a custom, strapless, minimalist high-low wedding gown with a convertible sheer skirt by Vera Wang.