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More than 200 girls rescued recently from Boko Haram militants in northeastern Nigeria are feared to be pregnant amid reports of widespread rape and sexual…

In an important move for people of color who helped propel him into office twice, President Barack Obama on Monday vowed to continue fighting for…

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  Brotherhood Crusade students returned this week from a special trip to the nation’s capital to learn about the history of gospel music and have an opportunity to meet with First Lady Michelle Obama “The History of Gospel” was hosted at the White House for a select group of youth who traveled from all over the […]

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  Now this is how you make the First Lady’s day. It happened Wednesday at the White House during the annual “Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day” event when a young lady by the name of Anaya Brodie asked Michelle Obama her age. FLOTUS replied, “I’m 51.” Miss Brodie yelled back, “You look […]

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  Michelle Obama will deliver remarks at Oberlin College’s commencement in May, the White House announced Tuesday. According to the Associated Press, Oberlin, along with King College Prep in Chicago, was chosen because of its video submission to her Near-Peer Mentoring College Challenge. For the challenge, schools had to show their commitment to college mentoring […]

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On Monday, journalist and author Peter Slevin joined Roland Martin on the set of NewsOne Now to talk about his new book,Michelle Obama: A Life. Slevin’s book gives the public a glimpse into Michelle Obama’s past and how it has shaped the First Lady she’s become. “When authors pen a book that looks into the […]

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On Monday, journalist and author Peter Slevin joined Roland Martin on the set of NewsOne Now to talk about his new book, Michelle Obama: A…

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The cover of Glamour‘s May 2015 issue is going to be a treat! The First Lady Michelle Obama is gracing the cover,  joined by Kerry Washington and Sarah Jessica Parker as the mag reveals a new initiative featuring three of our favorite gals. The cover story of their currently top-secret collaboration is entitled “Power Women!” Though we are […]

In a special video message, President Obama offered his warmest wishes to people across the country and around the world celebrating the Easter and Passover…

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First Lady Michelle Obama expressed the importance of an education, encouraged self-worth and cheered on the strength and beauty of black women at the fifth anniversary of Black Girls Rock! This year marked the first-time Mrs. Obama attended the event, which paid tribute to women of color, who’ve made a huge impact in art,  community service, philanthropy, and sports. […]

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  First Lady Michelle Obama showed the world she is no slouch when it comes to dancing. Mrs. Obama stopped by the Ellen DeGeneres Show to promote the fifth year anniversary of her Let’s Move campaign to combat childhood obesity. Mrs. Obama explained to Ellen she and her team created the #GimmeFive challenge, where they […]

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UPDATED, 8:50 p.m. EST, 3-13-15 Former Univision talk show host Rodner Figueroa wants First Lady Michelle Obama to know that he’s sorry for comments he…