Today Michelle Obama celebrates her last birthday as First Lady, and we're still not ready to say goodbye. FLOTUS' impact extends far beyond her official duties. She has been a source of inspiration for Black girls and women.
Poet Jasmine Mans captures our fondness for the "girl from the South Side" with a beautiful poem about her reach. For many, Mrs. Obama has a been a friend-in-our head, auntie-in-our-head, or, even, a mother-in-our-head. While we've tried to make it clear how deeply her presence and warmth have us. Listen to Mans capture the words we could not express.
In her final interview as First Lady, Michelle Obama sat down with Oprah to discuss her husband's legacy and the state of the nation. She tells the media mogul that she knows the President achieved his goal of bringing hope to the country because "now we're feeling what not having hope feels like."
She underscored the sincerity of the Barack Obama's uplifting message of "hope and change," and stressed it's importance in building a thriving society.
"Barack didn't just talk about hope because he though it as a nice slogan to get votes," she said "...what else do you have if you don't have hope?"
While Mrs. Obama did not directly address the Trump Administration in the clip, she alludes to the change coming to the White House, saying the country "will come to appreciate...having a grown-up in the White House who can say to you in times of crisis and turmoil, 'Hey, it's gonna be ok. Let's remember the good things that we have. Let's look at the future."
In the sit down, Mrs. Obama also addresses how she's been misrepresented as "angry" in the media. She says she's made peace with it by recognizing that she is more than the comments she encounters. "This isn't about me," she told Oprah. "This is about the people who write it."
Michelle Obama stopped by the Ellen Show to deliver a special message to her husband, Barack. The couple have been married for 23 years, but still keep the romance flowing. It's inspiring to see how the Obamas can still have fun with each other.
Michelle Obama was interviewed by Wale on Friday to promote her Reach Higher initiative, aimed at encouraging students to pursue higher education. In it, she makes a surprising revelation about her dream alternate career path.
FLOTUS and POTUS have been having a bit of fun at each other's expense with a series of videos released to commemorate the fifth anniversary of the "Let's Move" campaign. This clip from the First Lady comes after a video released by the President on ways he stays active and healthy, in which he issues a joking challenge to his wife: "That's me. What about you?" She answered back in a big way!
It's no secret that First Lady Michelle Obama looks incredible for any age. But our FLOTUS is, in fact, 51 years old. This came as a surprise for an inquisitive little girl at the White House this week.
