Michelle Obama
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Michelle Obama Still Doesn't Want to Be President but That Doesn't Mean We Should Stop Trying
Despite consistently saying that she has no interest in running for president, Michelle Obama has once again confirmed that she doesn’t want to be president. But I, like the rest of us, am not trying to hear that. We need you, Michelle! And while we know that she has no interest in running the country,…
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I Got to See Michelle Obama at Her Becoming LA Tour Stop and She Is as Magical as You’d Imagine
Last night, I was part of the sold-out crowd that gathered at the Forum in Inglewood, Calif., to see the only first lady I will recognize—Michelle Obama—at her Los Angeles tour stop for her new book, Becoming: An Intimate Conversation With Michelle Obama. The Forum was packed. There was not an empty seat in the…
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Michelle Obama's Memoir Is Becoming an Instant Bestseller
Well, we can’t say we didn’t see this coming: Only four days after its Nov. 13 release, Penguin Random House announced on Friday that our forever first lady Michelle Obama’s memoir, Becoming, sold more than 725,000 units in all formats and editions in the United States and Canada on the first day of its publication…
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Love Her? Wear Her. Michelle Obama's Becoming Merch May Be Her Best Book Tour Investment
Okay, so you didn’t cop those tickets to Michelle Obama’s epic multi-city book tour … or, you opted out, because you hate crowds and high-priced tickets to events where you have no chance of being near the stage or retaining the magic of the experience beyond 24 hours after it ends. But still, you love…
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A First Lady and a Final Farewell: The 2 Dope Queens Podcast Ends With Michelle Obama
How do you end a highly successful podcast (turned HBO special) in a major way? If you’re Jessica Williams and Phoebe Robinson of WNYC Studios’ 2 Dope Queens, you interview the dopest queen around, our forever first lady turned soon-to-be bestselling author Michelle Obama. For those who didn’t know the podcast was ending, you can…
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Dressing the Part: In Becoming, Michelle Obama Gets Candid About Fashioning a First Lady
Melania Trump may claim to be the most bullied person in the world, but truly, has there been any first lady more scrutinized than Michelle Obama? During her time in the White House (and before—and since), Obama was attacked for her race, her hair, her body, and her mere existence as a black woman in…
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Michelle Obama’s Becoming Poised to Be Biggest Book of 2018
Michelle Obama’s highly anticipated new memoir drops today—as anyone who’s been within a stone’s throw of the internet, a TV, or a radio likely knows by now. But in the days before its release, Becoming has already topped a couple best-seller lists, thanks to a massive amount of preorders. It’s sitting pretty atop Amazon’s best-seller…