Michelle Obama
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President Who Can’t Read Wants Obama's Book Deal Investigated
Man, the president must be really pressed to come up with this doozy. On Wednesday, former special counsel Robert Mueller testified before the House Judiciary Committee and the House Intelligence Committee about the Russian investigation, which reignited impeachment discussions among Democrats. Clearly, this annoyed the president, because he called reporters into the Oval Office on…
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In Case You Missed It, Michelle Obama Is Anna Wintour's #ForeverFirstLady, Too—and Melania Who?
I take a couple of days away from The Glow Up, and look at what happens: Megan Thee Stallion attempts to brand “hot girl summer,” a white woman loses her edges by laying claim to the invention of the hair bonnet, and earlier this week, Vogue Editor-in-Chief Anna Wintour blessed us all with a high…
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It's Official: Michelle Obama Is the Most Admired Woman in the World—and Keeps Paying It Forward
Confirming what most of us already know, a new poll places Michelle Obama atop its list of the most admired women in the world. As reported by the Hill, an annual study by global market research company YouGov places two black women in the top spots; Obama is followed by close friend Oprah Winfrey in…
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The Glow Up Goes to NOLA, Day 4: Maybe My Mascara Should Run for President
No, Michelle Obama is not running for president, y’all. But we all know that if she did have the inclination, she’d have the coveted black female vote on lock. In fact, of all the headliners in Essence Festival weekend, it was our forever first lady who packed the Louisiana Superdome to the rafters when she…
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Finally! According to the Obama Women, It Is Now Officially Sundress and Sneaker Season
All those weeks of feeling like it was taking forever to heat up finally make sense; we were waiting for our former forever first family to give us the go-ahead on summer! (I kid, I kid—or do I?) Thankfully, like a groundhog predicting the coming of spring, the first leaf to fall from a tree,…
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How to Throw a 25-Year Party: Why Essence Festival Is Your Faves’ Favorite Event of the Year
What makes a great party? No, I mean a really great party; the kind people look forward to, year after year. This Fourth of July weekend, we’re going to find out; we’re traveling to New Orleans to join our play cousins at Essence for the 25th-anniversary celebration of their legendary festival. While it’s not The…
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Because She Loves Us, Michelle Obama Challenged James Corden to a Dodgeball ‘Battle of the Sexes’
Your Jackie O. Melania T first lady could never. Clearly, James Corden knows how much we love Forever First Lady Michelle Obama—and how much we miss seeing her showing up to perform “Carpool Karaoke” or a “mom dance” with fellow late-night host Jimmy Fallon. But even though she’s now also a bestselling author in addition…
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Presidential Podcasting: Barack and Michelle Obama Signed a Major Deal With Spotify
Book deals and streaming deals and speeches, oh my! One year after landing a huge Netflix production deal, Barack and Michelle Obama have inked a new deal with Spotify to produce podcasts. “We’ve always believed in the value of entertaining, thought-provoking conversation,” the former president said in a statement via the Los Angeles Times. “It…