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Michelle Obama Compares President Picture Book to 'Divorced Dad' in London, Fails to Adopt Any of Us

Michelle Obama, whose husband never paid hush money to a paramour during either of his winning campaigns, knows a thing or two about poor leaders. She once sat three seats away from Donald Trump. This past Sunday, Mrs. Obama was interviewed by Stephen Colbert in London to promote her autobiography, Becoming, which has spent 20…

By

Ibn Safir

Published

April 18, 2019
Culture

Valerie Jarrett, Obama's Top Adviser, Reflects on Trump's Win, the Obamas and Finding Her Voice

Obama’s top adviser, Valerie Jarrett, opens up about her new book, Finding My Voice, her journey to the White House, Trump’s presidential win in 2016, and her close friendship with the Obamas. She also shares her thoughts on the 2020 presidential race and has some advice for the Democratic candidates. “They will be at their…

By

Peter J. Rickards

Published

April 5, 2019
Black Excellence, Culture

Michelle Obama’s Becoming Verges on Selling 10 Million Copies, Could Be ‘Most Successful Memoir Ever’

There are bestsellers, and then there’s Michelle Obama. The #ForeverFirstLady has sold nearly 10 million copies of her memoir, Becoming, making it one of the most popular books of the decade.The parent company of publisher Penguin Random House, German media powerhouse Bertelsmann, announced Obama’s book sale numbers on Tuesday—along with a prediction from its CEO,…

By

Anne Branigin

Published

March 27, 2019
Beauty + Style

Thanks to Her High School Alma Mater, We Now Have an Athletic Complex Named After Michelle Obama

On the heels of a New York Times best-selling book, coupled with a promotional tour that somehow sold out stadium after stadium throughout Trump’s America, Michelle Obama is returning to her roots of sorts—or at least her namesake. Because on Thursday came the announcement that her high school alma mater—Whitney M. Young Magnet High School—will…

By

Jay Connor

Published

March 9, 2019
America’s Blackest City, News, Opinion

Chicago Was Founded by Blackness—and We're Still Its Foundation

On the northeast corner of the bridge that joins the southern stretch of Michigan Avenue to the northern portion known as “The Magnificent Mile,” there stands an elegant, life-sized bronze bust of a black man. The man? Jean Baptiste Pointe Du Sable, the Haitian-born fur trader who was the area’s first non-indigenous settler and is…

By

Maiysha Kai

Published

February 13, 2019
Entertainment, Social Media

Forever FLOTUS, She's Just Like Us: Michelle Obama's Text Exchange With Her Mama is Relatable as Hell

My mama (aka Mama Cheeks, aka the Dalai Mama) and I have an exceedingly close relationship. We communicate in some form every single day. I not only love her, I like her. As a person. She’s hilarious. Ever since moving to Los Angeles from Chicago a little over three years ago (!!!), that 2,000-plus miles…

By

Tonja Renée Stidhum

Published

February 13, 2019
Beauty + Style

Living History: The 61st Annual Grammy Awards Were a Celebration of Iconic Women

Cinderella could never. In the history of iconic glow ups, reality proved far more fantastical than fiction Sunday night at the 61st Grammy Awards ceremony, where the accomplishments of the many queens in attendance put fairytale princesses to shame. There was bestselling author and forever First Lady Michelle Obama, who wowed the Grammys audience with…

By

Maiysha Kai

Published

February 11, 2019
News

Texas Mayor, Mayor Pro-Tem Resign Amid Accusations of Using City Funds to See Michelle Obama

The mayor of a Texas town and the mayor pro-tem announced they were both “becoming” unemployed after they were accused of using more than $1,000 of the city’s funds to attend Michelle Obama’s book tour, prompting some residents of the north Texas town to defend the officials with the untested legal defense of: “I mean…It’s…

By

Michael Harriot

Published

January 17, 2019
Beauty + Style

Queen to Queen: Our Forever First Lady Turns 55—With a Tribute From Beyoncé

Michelle Obama is many things: mother, wife, daughter, sister, former forever first lady, record-breaking bestselling author, #bodygoals and fictional mentor/best friend/auntie/big sister in the heads of more folks than she can probably imagine. And today, our inspirational icon turns 55, with plenty of reasons to celebrate and reasons for us to celebrate her. But ahead…

By

Maiysha Kai

Published

January 17, 2019
Black Excellence, Culture

Are People More Excited for Michelle Obama’s Book Than Sex? (Yes, Yes They Are)

An uproar has erupted in the literary world as Michelle Obama’s Becoming is poised to knock a veritable juggernaut of fine literature out of its spot as Amazon’s longest-running No. 1 best-selling book. Nah, I’m fucking with you—it was just Fifty Shades of Grey, a sweaty fan fiction account of a wispy white women and…

By

Natalie Degraffinried

Published

January 16, 2019