Moira Smith, a lawyer from Alaska, said that she was groped by Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas during a Truman Foundation dinner 17 years ago.
First lady Michelle Obama will mark International Day of the Girl on Oct. 11 by Skyping with girls around the world about education challenges in their lives. The event is sponsored by Glamour magazine’s The Girl Project, which offers education help to more than 50 million girls worldwide. Obama will be joined from the Newseum […]
First Lady Michelle Obama is back on the campaign trail for Democratic Presidential nominee Hillary Clinton. On Wednesday, FLOTUS stopped by La Salle University in Philadelphia to stump for the former Secretary of State where she sang Clinton’s praises, calling her the “most qualified candidate.” “Experience matters. Preparation maters. Temperament matters. And Hillary Clinton has it all. […]
getty images Michelle Obama tapped some big voices to help deliver her push to get girls educated across the world. The U.S. first lady went to Broadway on Monday to host a concert for the spouses of global heads of state that included performances from the female-centric shows “The Color Purple,” ”Waitress,” ”Wicked” and “Beautiful: […]
*It was a FLOTUS takeover on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” today as First Lady Michelle Obama pitched in as guest co-host for the entire hour…even dancing around the audience with Ellen to open the show The episode featured Obama family friends Steph Curry of the NBA’s Golden State Warriors, Usher (the musical guest) and a pop-in […]
essence.com President Barack Obama’s time in office is coming to a close, andEssence is honoring the POTUS, as well as First Lady Michelle Obama, by making them the cover stars of their October issue. In the cover story, which arrives on September 9, the Obamas discuss the importance of their time in the White […]
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images In the late 80’s, a beautiful, hard-working, family-oriented Michelle Robinson told her mother she was going to concentrate on her law career and not worry about dating. She was 25 and had just finished her first year as an associate at Sidley & Austin, a corporate law firm in her home town […]
Jacopo Raule/Getty Images Michelle Obama delivered one of the most powerful and heartfelt speeches at the Democratic National Convention . As I listened and watched our First Lady, I couldn’t help but tear up with emotion and pride in what she has represented for so many Black women. As a wife, mother and daughter Michelle […]
Alex Wong/Getty Images 2016. The final year of the first Black president and first Black First Lady in the White House. As we take a look back over the last eight years, the Obama Administration has accomplished a lot, and shaken some things up in order to move this country forward. But we can’t forget […]
Michelle Obama may not be the president of the United States, but she certainly knows how to command a room. The First Lady delivered her final campaign speech tonight as she helped open the floor during day one of the Democratic National Convention. With so much interest in Michelle’s 2008 DNC speech (because it […]
