Michelle Obama

The Woodrow Wilson Elementary School in Northern California will close for extensive renovations and open next year as Michelle Obama Elementary.“We have the opportunity to have a beautiful new school named after a person who really represents our diversity and values," Claudia Velez, the school's principal, told CNN on Thursday.The proposal — which…

CHICAGO - Actor Jussie Smollett faces new charges for reporting an attack that Chicago authorities contend was staged to garner publicity, according to media reports Tuesday. The charges include disorderly conduct counts, according to the reports that cite unidentified sources. Smollett, who is black and gay, asserted he was the…

CHICAGO — A grand jury returned a six-count indictment accusing actor Jussie Smollett of lying to Chicago police, a special prosecutor announced Tuesday. The charges stem from Smollett’s assertion that he was the target of a racist and homophobic attack in January 2019. Special prosecutor Dan Webb issued a statement…

CHICAGO (AP) — A grand jury returned a six-count indictment accusing actor Jussie Smollett of lying to Chicago police, a special prosecutor announced Tuesday. The charges stem from Smollett’s assertion that he was the target of a racist and homophobic attack in January 2019. Special prosecutor Dan Webb issued a…

Hannah Yasharoff and Carly Mallenbaum USA TODAY Published 2:32 AM EST Feb 10, 2020 Barack and Michelle Obama congratulated the creators of "American Factory" after the documentary from the former president and first lady's production company took home an Academy Award.  "American Factory," the first title from Barack and Michelle…

Former President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama, whose production company Higher Ground backed the documentary American Factory, congratulated the film’s directors after their Oscar win Sunday in Documentary Feature. “Congrats to Julia and Steven , the filmmakers behind American Factory, for telling such a complex, moving story about…

After the CEO of Agroplasma, an Arizona fertilizer company, is told to sit in the back seat by a black driver, the CEO is greatly offended and argues relentlessly. The driver, an Arizona State University student, remains calm and polite and also firm about his no-front-seat-passengers policy. The CEO, Hans…

Photo: Elisabetta A. Villa (Getty Images), Paras Griffin (Getty Images)Making the transition from getting away with murders to the perversely far harder time of getting away with being, by all accounts, a perfectly pleasant person who just happens to be married to a still-ongoing target of frothing right-wing hate, THR…

Viola Davis is saying goodbye to Shondaland and hello to the White House. The actress will play former first lady Michelle Obama in the upcoming Showtime series First Lady, the network announced Wednesday. The news comes as Davis, 54, prepares to bid farewell to her Emmy-winning role of Annalise Keating…

Viola Davis to play Michelle Obama in Showtime series