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  • 6 Stages of Grief in the Last Days of Obama

    As we count down the last few weeks of the Obama presidency, many of us feel anxiety, fear or wistfulness about the prospect of living life without Michelle and Barack in the White House. To help you get through this process, we present to you “The 6 Stages of Grief Over the Obamas Leaving the…

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    Michael Harriot

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  • Trump Adviser Says He Wants President Obama Dead of ‘Mad Cow Disease’ in 2017

    A Donald Trump adviser and former Republican nominee for governor of New York said that his wishes for 2017 included President Barack Obama dying of “mad cow disease” and first lady Michelle Obama being returned to Africa. Alternative weekly magazine Artvoice conducted a four-question survey asking people what they want in 2017. The results of…

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    Monique Judge

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  • Michelle Obama Talks to Oprah, Confirms She Won't Run for Office

    It seems like no matter how much we pray, beg and pray some more, Michelle Obama won’t be running for office. Any office. During what was billed as her last interview as first lady, Michelle Obama confirmed to Oprah Winfrey what her husband has already stated thousands of times: She doesn’t want a career in…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.

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  • First Lady to Oprah: ‘Now We’re Feeling What Not Having Hope Feels Like’

    First lady Michelle Obama gave her final one-on-one interview to Oprah Winfrey at the White House on Wednesday. In a first look at the interview that aired on CBS This Morning on Friday, Obama reflected on her husband’s legacy of hope. Winfrey asked Obama if she thought her husband’s administration achieved his campaign promise of…

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    Monique Judge

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  • W.Va. to Review Contracts With Nonprofit Whose Director Was Reinstated After Calling Michelle Obama an ‘Ape in Heels’

    The state of West Virginia will be reviewing its contracts with a nonprofit funded by state and federal funds after its director referred to first lady Michelle Obama as “an ape in heels,” the governor’s office confirmed Tuesday, Reuters reports. According to the report, the state announced its intentions after it was revealed that Clay…

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    Breanna Edwards

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  • W.Va. Official Fired for Calling Michelle Obama an 'Ape in Heels' Quietly Reinstated: Report 

    A West Virginia official who was fired after a racist Facebook post comparing first lady Michelle Obama to an “ape in heels” will apparently be back at her job later this month, The Hill reports. Pamela Taylor, the director of Clay County Development Corp., a nonprofit funded by state and federal funds, came under fire…

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    Breanna Edwards

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  • Colo. Doctor Calls Michelle Obama ‘Monkey Face’ With ‘Ebonic English’

    Updated Thursday, Dec. 1, 8:30 p.m. EST: The University of Colorado’s School of Medicine is cutting ties with Dr. Michelle Herren, the faculty member who made a racist remark about first lady Michelle Obama on Facebook. Read the latest here. Earlier: Dr. Michelle Herren, a pediatric anesthesiologist who works at Denver Health Medical Center, Children’s Hospital Colorado, took to Facebook…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.

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  • President Obama: ‘Michelle Will Never Run for Office’

    President Barack Obama isn’t just depressing us with his impending exit from the White House. In a recent interview with Rolling Stone, he dashed any dreams that we collectively had for a Michelle Obama presidency. “Michelle will never run for office,” he said in the candid interview, which hit newsstands Tuesday. While many believe the…

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    Stephen A. Crockett Jr.

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  • Ala. Cop Fired After Facebook Posts Reference Slavery, Michelle Obama

    A Talladega, Ala., police officer was fired after racist posts, apparently from his Facebook page, surfaced on social media earlier this week, Talladega City Manager Patrick Bryant confirmed earlier this week, the Daily Home reports. Another one bites the dust. Officer Joel Husk reportedly shared posts from the Last American Patriots and from Donald Trump,…

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    Breanna Edwards

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  • W.Va. Officials Under Fire After Referring to Michelle Obama as an 'Ape in Heels' 

    Two West Virginia officials are facing a backlash after exchanging messages mocking Michelle Obama and referring to the first lady as “an ape in heels,” WSAZ reports. According to the report, following the results of last Tuesday’s presidential election, Pamela Taylor—a director at the Clay County Development Corp., a nonprofit funded by state and federal…

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    Breanna Edwards

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