Hillary Clinton’s nearly two-decade run as America’s most admired woman has come to an end, with another former first lady, Michelle Obama, ousting her from the top spot in the annual Gallup popularity survey. Obama, who has been on tour promoting her book “Becoming” throughout the year, was the choice of 15 percent of survey […]
Meghan Markle reportedly held a secret “power meeting” with Michelle Obama to discuss “shared” causes, including promoting girls education around the world. The dynamic duo met Monday night in London, while the former First Lady was in town to promote her new memoir, “Becoming.” Per the Standard: A friend who was also at the event said Meghan “had a long private […]
Michelle Obama spoke about her style choices as First Lady during a sold-out sit-down with “Sex and the City” star Sarah Jessica Parker as part of her “Becoming” book tour Wednesday night. But it wasn’t what she said that’s got folks blowing up social media, it’s the $4,000 sequin Balenciaga thigh-high boots she slayed in to close out […]
NEW YORK (AP) — For Michelle Obama, choosing what designer to wear while she was in the White House involved many factors, from diversity to whether they were a nice person. Obama talked the decisions behind the outfits that made headlines during her time as first lady during a conversation with another fashion trendsetter, Sarah […]
Oprah Winfrey has opened up to PEOPLE about the emotional final days with her mother, Vernita Lee, who died at her home in Milwaukee Thanksgiving Day. “In hospice care they have a little book about the little conversations,” Winfrey tells the publication. “I thought, ‘Isn’t this strange? I am Oprah Winfrey, and I’m reading a hospice care book […]
DETROIT (AP) — Michelle Obama surprised a group of Detroit college students on Tuesday afternoon, walking into the Motown Museum as the young men of color took part in a roundtable discussion on education. The former first lady was greeted with smiles, looks of astonishment and applause after entering the second floor of the building […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Sales for Michelle Obama‘s memoir have topped 3 million and the former first lady is extending her book tour into 2019. “Becoming,” published four weeks ago, is among the fastest-selling nonfiction books in history and already among the best-selling political memoirs of all time. Live Nation and Crown Publishing announced Tuesday […]
Michelle Obama was in London last week to discuss her bestselling memoir, “Becoming,” with author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. The former First Lady spoke candidly about her life growing up with her family on the south side of Chicago: “My parents believed my voice was relevant, that was the gift they gave me. You have to value a girl and […]
We know Rachel Dolezal is delusional (she’s a white woman who believes she’s a Black woman), but her latest escapade my be a bridge too far for some folks. Here’s the deal. Dolezal has a new self-published memoir out that’s causing her critics to go in hard on her. Why, you ask? Because she’s got the unmitigated […]
As you no doubt saw, the 41st President of the United States, George HW Bush, who was also the father of the 43rd President of the United States, passed away this past week, and his funerals have been this week. I need to give some perspective here. I think Donald Trump, with his overt bigotry […]
NEW YORK (AP) — A memoir by the late civil-rights activist Dovey Johnson Roundtree is being reissued, and a film version is in the works. Algonquin Books announced Monday that a 10th-anniversary edition of Roundtree’s “Mighty Justice” is coming out next November. Co-written by Katie McCabe, the book was originally called “Justice Older Than the […]
Michelle Obama is out of the White House and noticeably more relaxed. In a recent stop on her book tour at the Barclay’s Center, she shocked the crowd by speaking her truth about women and equality in the workplace. “And it’s not always enough to lean in, because that s*** doesn’t work all the time,’” […]
