Michelle Obama

Michelle Obama encouraged Americans to vote for Joe Biden in a new video released on Tuesday, PBS News reported. Specifically, she asked her listeners to vote for the former vice president “like your lives depend on it.” In the nearly 25-minute video, entitled “Michelle Obama’s Closing Argument,” which was released by the Biden campaign, the […]

Joe Biden should honor the legacy of Ruth Bader Ginsburg by nominating Michelle Obama to the Supreme Court, columnist Roger House suggests. Writing for The Hill, the Emerson College professor and expert on African American history wrote that the person who fills Ginsburg’s seat must be someone who can advance the causes of racial and […]

First Lady Melania Trump received a lot of scrutiny over her speech at the 2016 Republican National Convention (RNC), with critics claiming it sounded a lot like a speech that former first lady Michelle Obama gave in 2008. The incident came up again last week when the first lady returned to the convention to provide […]

In a statement released on Friday, former first lady Michelle Obama addressed the Kenosha, Wisconsin, shootings, and the systemic racism she believes that has surfaced in Donald Trump’s America, Raw Story reported. “These past few months, I’ve been thinking a lot about what our kids are seeing every day in this country — the lack […]

Meghan Markle blasted “attempts at voter suppression” as she urged women across the U.S. to vote for “the change that we all need and deserve” during a virtual summit, The Daily Mail reported. The Duchess of Sussex made the comments at the “When All Women Vote Couch Party.” The event was arranged by nonprofit organization […]

Barack Obama warned voters that Donald Trump would “tear our democracy down” in order to win the U.S. presidential election. The former president made these remarks in a withering speech at the Democratic National Convention on Wednesday, The New York Times reported. Obama tore into Trump for treating the presidency as if it was “one […]

Politico‘s chief political correspondent, Tim Alberta, appeared on MSNBC on Wednesday and argued that Michelle Obama’s speech at the Democratic National Convention could cause significant damage to Donald Trump’s re-election chances by siphoning a key voting bloc, Raw Story reported. “I thought her speech the other night was really relevant to the wooing of one […]

Michelle Obama took Donald Trump to task during her speech on Monday night for the Democratic National Convention. On Tuesday, Trump replied with an attack of his own, criticizing the former first lady for taping her address and complained that she got “fawning” reviews. As video of a Trump event posted by The Hill shows, […]

Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he would pardon Susan B. Anthony on the 100th anniversary of the 19th amendment, which gave women the right to vote, as AP News reports. Anthony was a prominent suffragist who was arrested in 1872 in Rochester, New York, and fined $100 for her illegal attempt to cast a […]

During her keynote speech at the Democratic National Convention, Michelle Obama delivered a powerful prerecorded message about the state of the country and her thoughts on what will happen if President Donald Trump is reelected, CNBC reported. The main takeaway from her speech was a warning of what will happen if Trump is allowed four […]

Michelle Obama is planning to take aim at Donald Trump at the Democratic National Convention, The Hill reported. According to an ally close to the former first lady, Obama is planning to “come hard” at the real estate mogul “in the most artful way.” “I think it will be one of the most defining and […]

Former first lady Michelle Obama took to Instagram on Thursday, August 13, to share her excitement about the recent news that Kamala Harris was named Joe Biden’s running mate for the 2020 Presidential Election. Obama included two snapshots of Harris and discussed the importance of this historic decision. Harris is a senator from California and […]

Michelle Obama shared a sweet birthday message and photo today for her husband, Barack Obama, to celebrate the former president’s 59th birthday. The photo featured the couple along with their two daughters, Malia and Sasha, posing on a beach. In the caption, Michelle described Barack as her favorite guy. In the photo, the family was […]

At private events and virtual fundraisers, former President Barack Obama has been ripping into President Donald Trump, The New York Times reported on Thursday. Since leaving office, Obama has seldom weighed in on the political situation in the country, choosing his words very carefully. But, at private fundraisers for the Democratic Party’s presumptive presidential nominee […]

Renee Elise Goldsberry recently reflected on her favorite moment from her time in Hamilton days after the Broadway show became available to stream on Disney Plus. The actress and singer was a part of the popular show’s original Broadway cast back in 2015. She played Alexander Hamilton’s sister-in-law in the hip-hop musical. Hamilton follows the […]

On Sunday, former first lady Michelle Obama gave a commencement address amid the protests of George Floyd’s death and police brutality that continue around the U.S. As reported by The Hill, Obama urged the 2020 graduates to couple protest with mobilization and voting. “Graduates, anger is a powerful force,” Obama said. “It can be a […]

During the Today Show on Friday, Jenna Bush Hager surprised a group of students with a virtual appearance from Michelle Obama. The former first lady came on the show to announce her plan concerning a virtual prom she is working on in collaboration with MTV. The virtual prom will not only be for those select […]

Former President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama know how much parents need a break these days, so on Thursday, they hosted an online storytime to give kids something to do. Barack posted a video on Twitter with a caption about how he and Michelle wanted to help parents out by providing some […]

Michelle Obama is getting a head start on Mother’s Day this year. In a new post on her Instagram account Friday morning, the former first lady posted a note expressing gratitude to her mother, Marian Robinson. Along with the note reflecting on the lessons her mother had taught her and her brother Craig, Obama also […]

In her new Netflix documentary Becoming, former First Lady Michelle Obama discusses life in the White House from her perspective, including raising her two girls to be able to make their own beds. According to Hollywood Life, Obama knew there were things within the White House she wanted to alter on behalf of her girls. […]

Michelle Obama‘s daughter, Malia Obama, will make a touching appearance in her highly-anticipated documentary. The Inquisitr reported in April that the documentary, Becoming, will air on Netflix on Wednesday, May 6. The former first lady’s doc is set to focus on the nationwide book tour for her 2018 memoir of the same name. Her tour, […]

Netflix recently announced the upcoming release of Becoming, the platform’s forthcoming Michelle Obama documentary that premieres May 6. As momentum builds for the premiere, The Hollywood Reporter shared the trailer, which gives viewers a preview of the documentary that promises to show the former first lady “unplugged, for the first time.” The documentary is an […]

In a clip from Michelle Obama‘s highly-anticipated Netflix documentary, Becoming, the former first lady speaks of Hillary Clinton‘s loss to Donald Trump in 2016 and her reaction, The New York Post reported. “You know, the day I left the White House, it was painful to sit on that stage, and then a lot of our […]

Michelle Obama will be the star of a new documentary arriving May 6 on Netflix. The documentary, entitled Becoming, is based on her experiences while writing her memoir of the same name. The film will show Obama’s travels through 30 different cities during her book tour, according to NBC News. The former first lady shared […]

Speculation about who Joe Biden will pick to be his running mate on the 2020 presidential ticket has been rampant in recent days. Now, the former vice president has revealed there’s one person he’d pick “in a heartbeat” if he had the option — Michelle Obama. The current presumptive Democratic presidential nominee spoke with Pittsburgh […]

Michelle Obama is trying to make life in quarantine a little easier for kids, and maybe for their parents, too. According to Variety, the former first lady will be reading popular children’s picture books aloud via livestream in a limited series over the next four weeks. In the series, titled Mondays With Michelle Obama, Obama […]

After Barack Obama endorsed presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden, progressive commentator Michael Brooks unleashed a blistering attack on the former president and the Democratic Party as a whole. According to Brooks, Obama’s endorsement video, in which he praised Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders‘ movement and suggested it will help move America toward “progress and hope,” […]

Michelle Obama is always willing to lend a hand. The former first lady joined Viola Davis and Laverne Cox in offering reassurance to a 4-year-old girl named Ariyonna who went viral for calling herself ugly. In a post on Instagram, Obama wrote that Ariyonna was gorgeous. Obama’s caption was accompanied by the viral video of […]

Students in one northern California school district will soon be attending Michelle Obama Elementary School. As CNN reported, the West Contra Costa Unified School District Board announced this week that what is now known as Wilson Elementary School will soon change its name to honor the former first lady. The name change was proposed in […]

Viola Davis will play Michelle Obama in the new Showtime series First Ladies, reports TVLine. The show will focus on the personal and political lives of the many women that have served as First Lady throughout history. Davis and her husband, Julius Tennon, will executive produce from their shared company, JuVee Productions. According to TVLine, […]

The Trump administration is rolling back the signature healthy school lunch initiative put in place by Michelle Obama — and announced it on her birthday. On Friday, Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced that the administration would be putting in new regulations that made it easier for schools to offer a la carte entrees to […]

Former President Barack Obama helped former first lady Michelle Obama celebrate her 56th birthday by showing her and the world just how much he loves her. Barack took to Instagram on Friday to share a special birthday message for his wife. The former president called Michelle his “star” in a post that included a collage […]

A source close to Barack and Michelle Obama is pushing back against rumors that the couple advised Prince Harry and Meghan Markle to step back from the royal family. In the days since the announcement that the Sussex royals would be stepping back from their roles as senior members of the royal family, there have […]

Barack Obama weighed in on the role of women in the world while speaking at a leadership event in Singapore last week. The former president reportedly told the attendees at the event that if women ran the world, there would be “significant” improvements in all areas of life and that women are “indisputably” better than […]

On Thursday, Donald Trump attacked 16-year-old Greta Thunberg after she was named Time’s “Person of the Year,” and Michelle Obama wasn’t about to let the insult go unchecked. Shortly after the president lashed out at the teen activist, the former first lady came to her defense, telling Thunberg to tune out the negative messages, according […]

It’s no longer a full house for former First Lady Michelle Obama and former President Barack Obama. The couple, who has two daughters, Sasha and Malia Obama, are empty nesters for the first time ever this year. Michelle opened up to Jenna Bush Hager about the moment she dropped of Sasha at college and how […]

Michelle Obama said that she believes the United States will make it through the dark period surrounding President Donald Trump’s likely impeachment. The former first lady spoke to Today’s Jenna Bush Hager on Monday, noting that while a number of Americans were too young to remember the impeachment of President Bill Clinton and don’t know […]

Former First Lady Michelle Obama recently sat down for a candid interview at the Obama Foundation Summit in Chicago. During the interview, Michelle discussed issues like racism and opened up about her experience growing up on the south side of Chicago. One topic she spoke about was something that she is referring to as “white […]

Michelle Obama‘s latest Instagram photo had her followers going wild, and it also attracted the attention of quite a few famous faces. Michelle’s days as first lady might be behind her, but the wife of former President Barack Obama hasn’t stopped trying to be an inspiration for Americans. As reported by People, she recently encouraged […]

Michelle Obama took to Instagram on Wednesday to share a touching post about Meghan Markle and her work during her 10-day royal tour of Africa, reported The Daily Mail. In the photo that the former First Lady posted on the popular social media platform, the Duchess of Sussex is photographed at a reception for Young […]

Oscar-winning actress Viola Davis, who has portrayed lawyer Annalise Keating on popular ABC show How to Get Away with Murder since the show premiered in 2014, posted a photo on Instagram on Tuesday as the actress prepared for her final curtain call. Now, fans can’t deal as they prepare to say goodbye. The photo racked […]

Former First Lady of the United States Michelle Obama’s life story will get a Hollywood treatment when she is portrayed by this Oscar-winning actress in a new Showtime anthology series. Viola Davis, an Academy Award winner for 2017’s Fences, will portray Obama in First Ladies, a one-hour White House drama for Showtime, reported The Hollywood […]

Michelle Obama has been out of the White House for several years now, but she still continues to make headlines with her trendy outfits, inspirational quotes, and service work. The former first lady of the United States is active on social media. In fact, she boasts a whopping 32.4 million subscribers on Instagram and 13.3 […]

Barack and Michelle Obama are reportedly about to expand their real estate portfolio. TMZ reports that the former first couple is about to purchase an almost $15 million mansion in Martha’s Vineyard. According to TMZ, Barack and Michelle have been renting the home as a summer getaway but now want to own it outright. They […]

Blame it on her “Juice,” but Lizzo is not a fan of current President Donald Trump, though she is a fan of former President Barack Obama, and the two shared a moment that transcended social media platforms on Saturday. The 44th president took to his Facebook page over the weekend to share a list of […]

A 12-year-old journalist recently managed to get former first lady Michelle Obama to address recent calls that she consider a run for the Democratic presidential ticket. Hilde Lysiak, during an interview with Obama for Amtrak’s magazine The National, pressed the former first lady on the burning question, according to Fox News. “A lot of people […]

Michael Moore thinks that the current lineup of candidates running for president in 2020 isn’t strong enough to take out Donald Trump. But he knows someone who is -“and her last name rhymes with Obama.” The filmmaker spoke with MSNBC about what he thinks it will take to get Trump out of the White House […]

Former first lady of the United States Michelle Obama clapped back at President Donald Trump over his comments on Twitter where he attacked Maryland African American congressman and House Oversight Committee Chairman Elijah Cummings, as well as the city of Baltimore, Maryland, in a series of more than a dozen statements over the weekend, reported […]

Donald Trump came under widespread criticism this week for a series of tweets decried as racist, but one veteran journalist thinks the racist attack was no accident, but instead part of a concerted strategy to win re-election in 2020. Trump came under fire for the tweets telling four Democratic congresswomen of color to go back […]

Two years after she set last set foot in the White House, former first lady Michelle Obama is the world’s most admired woman in the world, according to a poll conducted by YouGov released Thursday. Obama replaces actress Angelina Jolie, who was previously the world’s most admired woman. Jolie fell two spots to No. 3 […]