Barack and Michelle Obama

NEW YORK (AP) — The Oscar for best feature-length documentary has gone to “American Factory,” the first documentary released by Barack and Michelle Obama’s production company. Like BlackAmericaWeb.com on Facebook. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram The Netflix film is about an Ohio auto glass factory that is run by a Chinese investor. It explores many issues, including the […]

NEW YORK (AP) — The publisher of Barack and Michelle Obama has pledged to donate 300,000 children’s books to a leading educational organization, adding to the 1 million copies already given. Penguin Random House announced Tuesday that it had joined with the former president and former first lady in contributing to First Book ( www.firstbook.org ) in […]

Seems Barack and Michelle Obama are enjoying their summer on Martha’s Vineyard so much they’ve decided to put in a bid to buy the sprawling estate they are ensconced at, reports the Daily Mail. The property, owned by Boston Celtics owner Wyc Grousbeck, is on the market for $14.85 million and features seven bedrooms and nine […]

President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama chopped it up with American Factory directors Julia Reichert and Steven Bognar about their new Netflix documentary. In the conversation, they explain why it was chosen as the first feature released by their company, Higher Ground Productions. The 3-minute clip shows the Obamas and the Oscar-nominated, Emmy-winning directors […]

In their new roles as content creators and producers for Netflix, Barack and Michelle Obama have secured the rights to Denzel Washington’s film adaptation of August Wilson’s 1982 play Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom. That deal was inked after Obama “happened to be in [Netflix CEO Ted] Sarandos’ offices” when Washington came in for a meeting, per Daily Mail. Denzel won’t star in the […]

Sasha Obama is a high school graduate. If you can believe it, the former president and Michelle Obama’s youngest daughter, who just turned 18 this week, has completed her time at Washington, D.C.’s Sidwell Friends and is off to college this fall. RELATED: Sasha Obama Gets Glammed Up For Prom Rumor has it she’s heading […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Barack and Michelle Obama on Tuesday unveiled a slate of projects they are preparing for Netflix, a year after the former president and first lady signed a deal with the streaming platform. The Obamas’ production company, Higher Ground Productions, on Tuesday announced a total of seven films and series that Barack […]

Barack always know how to say the right thing!

CHICAGO (AP) — Former President Barack Obama has delivered opening remarks at a Chicago leadership summit hosted by his foundation for hundreds of civic leaders and artists from around the world. Obama calls the two-day event starting Tuesday a “collective conversation” to exchange ideas with young people and help spark change. He says a goal […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Barack and Michelle Obama have book deals. The former president and first lady have signed with Penguin Random House, the publisher announced Tuesday. Financial terms were not disclosed for the books, which several publishers had competed for, although the deals are likely in the tens of millions of dollars. Both Obamas […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — You learn a lot about people when they’re down, President Barack Obama declared Thursday, and he wasn’t talking about an election. Obama saluted the NBA’s Cleveland Cavaliers for rallying from behind to defeat the Golden State Warriors and end a Cleveland pro sports title drought stretching back to 1964. Obama honored the […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama’s daughter Malia will take a year off after graduating high school in June before enrolling at Harvard University in 2017, a year later than had been widely expected, the president and his wife said in a long-awaited announcement Sunday. Harvard encourages admitted students to defer for one year to […]