It was great joining Njideka Akunyili Crosby—a gifted Nigerian-born, Los Angeles-based artist—to unveil our first portrait together. This piece reflects so many chapters of Michelle and my story, and we’re thrilled that it will be on display at the Obama Presidential Center starting this Juneteenth.
🔥 Charlamagne on Josh Hokit attacking Michelle: “All you do when you bring the Obamas up is remind people what is currently missing from the White House. The Obamas set a standard for decency & class & poise & intelligence... Now that bar is in hell.”
Harvard and Princeton graduate, Grammy winner, and former First Lady Michelle Obama appreciation post
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Multidisciplinary artist Lex Marie has gone viral on TikTok and Instagram for her artwork confronting discipline within Black households. n.pr/4os0zCw
The Obamas just unveiled their first-ever commissioned portrait together which is located in the lobby of the new Obama Presidential Library. Beautiful.
Book bans make a lot more sense when you realize some of these politicians aren’t big readers.
Globally celebrated South African jazz icon Abdullah Ibrahim, who performed at Nelson Mandela's 1994 presidential inauguration, has died at age 91, his family announced in a statement Monday.
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Globally celebrated South African jazz icon Abdullah Ibrahim, who performed at Nelson Mandela ’s 1994 presidential inauguration, has died at age 91, his family announced in a statement Monday.
crazy to think that perhaps because trump is not an ideologue and is a little attentive to public sentiment he is less likely to go full tiananman square than miller and vance
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"Vance got to the point. They needed to invoke the Insurrection Act, swiftly, to crush the unrest in Minnesota. It would be painful in the short term, he said, but the message it would send — that paid agitators can't get away with disrupting ICE operations — would make sure no one tried it again."
