Last night Michelle Obama was attending a Democratic Party fundraiser in a private Kalorama home in Northwest Washington, DC when Ellen Sturtz, 56, a lesbian activist, took it upon herself to interrupt Mrs. Obama during a speech. From the Washington Post: Obama showed her displeasure – pausing to confront Sturtz eye to eye, according to…
In a recent graduation speech delivered by First Lady Michelle Obama to the 2013 graduating class of Bowie State University — a historically black university — Michelle Obama chastised and reduced the career aspirations of black youth to wanting to be “ballers.” In her commencement speech to Bowie State University, First Lady Michelle Obama boldly…
I’m pretty sure Michelle Obama worked hard for her arms. They’re toned and sculpted without an ounce of fat hanging from them. Lucky her. Not that my arms in horrible shape, they’re just not Michelle Obama arms, and they probably will never look like hers. But am I going to rush out and pay thousands…
From booty popping Beyoncé, to Michelle Obama, and Valerie Jarrett, Time’s 100 Influential list definitely runs amok with celebrities, humanitarians and notable politicians. Michelle Obama was placed in the “icon” category, along with Beyoncé and a few others I’ll silently question (Lena Dunham, Justin Timberlake, Kate Middleton). Maya Angelou wrote about the first lady and her campaign to end…
As the present becomes a relic, the Obamas and the Carters will be history’s odd couple. Before Barack Obama was the eye candy of the media and political magnet for black moms and grandmas everywhere, he wasn’t as easily received among black folks. It was due to a common ignorance shared in the black community…
May is commencement time, and Michelle Obama is going to be a busy woman. The first lady’s commencement schedule includes stops in Kentucky, Maryland and Tennessee. The White House announced Thursday that Mrs. Obama will address graduates at Eastern Kentucky University in Richmond on May 11 and at Bowie State University in Bowie, Md., on…
While speaking in Chicago at a conference on youth violence this week, Michelle Obama compared herself to Hadiya Pendleton, the honor student from her hometown who was shot to death a week after performing as a majorette in the presidential inaugural parade. “Hadiya Pendleton was me and I was her,” Mrs. Obama said. “But I got…
One of the more endearing qualities about President Barack and Michelle Obama is that they seem like an everyday married couple. And if juggling marriage, parenting and work isn’t easy for us regular folks, it sure isn’t a walk in the park for the President of the United States and the First Lady. Mrs. Obama…
Michelle Obama is going home. The First Lady will travel to Chicago next month to partake in a luncheon designed to address the city’s youth and gun violence. Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel organized the luncheon, titled “Working Together to Address Youth Violence in Chicago,” to build a coalition of leaders and civic organizations invested in…
Everyone seems to have an opinion on First Lady Michelle Obama’s style. While Sunday Times Magazine praises her sartorial savvy with a cover and the title of best-dressed, not every designer sings her praises — especially when she doesn’t wear their brand. Oscar de la Renta is the latest to come forward after Vivienne Westwood…
