Michelle Obama

Upon the release of Michelle Obama’s novel The Light We Carry: Overcoming in Uncertain Times, Angie Martinez hosted a cross-generational conversation between the former First Lady, Kelly Rowland, H.E.R., Winnie Harlow and Tina Knowles. Throughout the fruitful conversation—which aired as a special on REVOLT—the illustrious women spoke on topics including…

Stay ahead of the trend in fashion and beyond with our free weekly Lifestyle Edit newsletterStay ahead of the trend in fashion and beyond with our free weekly Lifestyle Edit newsletter Michelle Obama has hilariously reacted to a viral video of a woman calling former president Barack Obama “fine as…

Image Source: Getty/Derek White / Stringer Madam C.J. Walker. Katherine Johnson. Lauren Simmons. Serena Williams. There are countless Black women who have proven over again that anything is possible. From dominating the hair-care industry in an era of fierce and overt discrimination to becoming the youngest full-time woman trader on…

Michelle Obama didn’t proverbially let her hair down until she left 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. Last month, in Philadelphia, on the one of the first stops of a tour for her new book, The Light We Carry, Obama imprinted a version of herself that she wasn’t allowed to show while living…

Hey everybody, Michelle Obama has a new book coming out called “The Light We Carry: Overcoming in Uncertain Times.” The Biden administration certainly does qualify as uncertain times, as in, I’m uncertain how I’m going to afford groceries and gas. Obama is here to help, though, with a self-help book.…

This Feb. 22, 2016, frame grab from video shows Virginia McLaurin in Washington. Rick Gentilo/AP hide caption toggle caption Rick Gentilo/AP This Feb. 22, 2016, frame grab from video shows Virginia McLaurin in Washington. Rick Gentilo/AP OLNEY, Md. — Virginia McLaurin, the centenarian who danced excitedly with President Barack Obama…

OLNEY, Md. — Virginia McLaurin, the centenarian who danced excitedly with President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama during a 2016 White House visit, has died. She was 113. McLaurin’s son, Felipe Cardoso Jr., said Tuesday that she died early Monday at her home in Olney, Maryland. “Rest in…

Four years after the roaring success of her memoir Becoming, Michelle Obama is back with her second book since leaving the White House. In The Light We Carry: Overcoming in Uncertain Times, released tomorrow (Nov. 15), the former first lady merges the memoir and self-help genres to offer advice and…

After Barack was elected president, word got out that Marian Robinson, my 71-year-old mother, was planning to move to the White House with us. The idea was that she’d help look after Sasha and Malia, who were seven and 10 at the time, at least until they were settled. She’d…

Coco Gauff has spoken out about the importance of being grateful for success and accepting bad moments on the tennis court, while the American revealed some sage advice she received from former first lady Michelle Obama. Gauff shot to stardom aged 15 by reaching the fourth round in the main…