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  • Prince Harry and Michelle Obama Surprise Students at Chicago South Side High School

    Twenty lucky students in Chicago were treated to British and American (well, at least for us) royalty as Prince Harry and Michelle Obama came through with a surprise visit to a South Side high school located across from the future site of the Obama Presidential Center. According to a statement provided by Michelle Obama’s office,…

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    Angela Helm

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  • Today in Obama: Soon as I Get Home

    In which we look back at simpler times. While we’re waiting for the real Melania Trump to please stand up, let’s throw it back to Oct. 19, 2011. Here, President Barack Obama and forever-my-(first-)lady Michelle were at Joint Base Langley-Eustis in Hampton, Va., sharing a moment. Ummmmfff. I’m blushing over my coffee over here. How…

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    Anne Branigin

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  • The Obamas Chose 2 Black Artists to Paint Their Official Portraits for the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery

    Barack and Michelle Obama hand-picked the two artists who will paint the portraits that will memorialize them in perpetuity at the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery, and both artists are black. The Smithsonian has commissioned Kehinde Wiley and Amy Sherald to paint the official portraits of the former president and first lady respectively, the Wall Street…

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    Monique Judge

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  • Judge of Characters: Trump Saves the World With Cheap Paper Towels

    This week, the whole world got a chance to see just how terrible the U.S. president could be when he finally made his way to the devastation in Puerto Rico. When Donald Trump wasn’t blaming Puerto Ricans for busting the budget because, you know … aid, he was throwing paper towels and flashlights at them,…

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    Danielle Young

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  • Today in Obama: It’s Our Anniversary

    In which we look back at simpler times: OK, we’re fudging it a bit with this one, but it’s been a hell of a week, so we’re taking it all the way back to Tuesday—which, in 2017, feels like three years ago. While Melania Trump was rocking her castastro-fit (with the Timbs, no less) and…

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    Anne Branigin

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  • The Obamas May Be in a New York State of Mind

    Page Six is reporting that former President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle have been shopping around New York City’s Upper East Side for some new digs. Citing multiple sources, Page Six reports that the first couple of our hearts is checking out 10 Gracie Square, a “white glove, full-service” apartment complex not too far…

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    Anne Branigin

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  • Today in Obama

    In which, on Throwback Thursday, we look back to simpler times. Behold, Barack and Michelle Obama, two people who actually like touching each other. Was this really just a year ago?

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    Anne Branigin

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  • Michelle Obama Had a Simple Reminder for the 53 Percent: ‘Any Woman Who Voted Against Hillary Clinton Voted Against Their Own Voice’

    Former first lady Michelle Obama, queen of our hearts, took some time out of her schedule to address the Beckys who voted for President Donald Trump while discussing a wide range of topics at a conference in Boston on Wednesday. “Any woman who voted against Hillary Clinton voted against their own voice,” Obama said during…

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    Breanna Edwards

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  • Michelle Obama Teams Up With Spotify to Help Students Prepare for College

    Former first lady Michelle Obama showed that her investment in the future of young people in our country is a real commitment by attending the Beating the Odds Summit at Washington, D.C.’s Dunbar High School on Thursday. Obama, as well as executives from Spotify—including Troy Carter, vice president of creator services, and Danielle Lee, VP…

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    Monique Judge

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  • Michelle Obama Says Racist Attacks She Faced as First Lady ‘Cut the Deepest’

    Former first lady Michelle Obama was a breath of fresh air Tuesday at a live armchair conversation with the Women’s Foundation of Colorado President Lauren Casteel in Denver. Poised and graceful as always, Obama still touched on some tough topics and spoke out frankly about the hurt she felt from the racist attacks she received…

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    Breanna Edwards

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