First Lady Michelle Obama honored a slain honor student during an emotional speech to hundreds of teenagers at King College Prep High School in Chicago Tuesday evening. The First Lady delivered her commencement speech after students at the high school won a contest promoting financial aid awareness by parodying the hit drama Scandal. Michelle also chose the […]

Not only is Michelle Obama a wife, mother, lawyer and the first lady of the United States, she is the hugger-in-chief, according to Peter Souza, the White House photographer. “My staff and I have been photographing her since Inauguration Day and as the following photographs clearly show, she’s been hugging people nonstop since Day 1,” […]

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After lively banter with Ellen DeGeneres, including a reference to the contested push up competition of 2012 (Ms. Obama: “Don’t let me take off my jacket,”) the First Lady appeared in a dance routine with the popular talk show host to push her new #GimmeFive campaign. Watch the two get busy to Bruno Mars’ “Uptown […]

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Roland Martin and “NewsOne Now” take a look at March magazine covers featuring African Americans. In this inaugural edition of “NewsOne Now’s” new segment, we highlight Tracee Ellis Ross adorning the cover of “Essence Magazine,” Kerry Washington gracing the cover of “InStyle,” Rihanna on “Harper’s Bazaar,” Lupita Nyong’o on the cover of “Lucky,” Gugu Mbatha-Raw taking over “Town and Country USA,” […]

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Michelle Obama’s absent headscarf on a visit with President Barack Obama to pay respects to the late Saudi King Abdullah Tuesday has sparked outrage among some members of the U.S. media, who called it disrespectful. RELATED: First Lady Manages Strict Shariah Law In Saudi Arabia The Associated Press reported Tuesday that the first lady did not wear […]

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Updated: Thursday, Jan. 8, 1:45 p.m. ET: The White House has reportedly launched an investigation into how an image, purported to feature oldest first daughter Malia Obama, showed up on the Instagram page of a New York City rap group, according to Fox News, which cites a report at the Associated Press. The photo’s authenticity […]

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President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama opened up recently in an interview with People magazine about their personal experiences with racism in America. SEE ALSO: Eric Holder On Race: ‘We, As A Nation, Have Failed’ In the interview, replete with anecdotes of their challenges, the first couple said their journey from Chicago’s South Side […]

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“You knocked it out of the park for girls everywhere,” Michelle Obama said Monday in a tweet to Mo’ne Davis (pictured) after Sports Illustrated Kids named the Little League pitching sensation its Sports Kid of the Year, ESPN reports. RELATED: Little League Pitching Phenom Mo’ne Davis Lands Book Deal She sure did! The 13-year-old Philadelphia honor roll student attracted widespread […]

So… we noticed that the posting of First Lady Michelle Obama’s get-out-the-vote interview with NewsOne Now was getting traffic from a small, but growing number of right-wing blogs. Were they really interested in her message of how voting affects policy, and the “team” that the president has to work with in Congress? Nah. This brief, light-hearted exchange just […]

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First Lady Michelle Obama joined Roland Martin on “NewsOne Now” for an exclusive interview to discuss this year’s midterm elections and why it is important for you to get to the polls on election day. When talking about tomorrow’s elections, Mrs. Obama said, “… the midterm elections are so important to a president’s ability to move […]

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First lady Michelle Obama has long been a champion of healthy eating with her Let’s Move campaign, which is aimed at reducing childhood obesity and has scored her points with parents. But she may have scored some cool points with millennials on Wednesday after releasing #TurnipForWhat, a Vine that promptly went viral. The only people who […]

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Comedians Khai Morgan, Queen Aishah and Larry Lancaster joined Roland Martin Thursday on “NewsOne Now” for this week’s edition of Wildin’ Out Wednesday. This week’s comedians panel take on the White House security breaches saying Mrs. Robinson, First Lady Michelle Obama’s mother, would have ended the breach real quick. Listen to all of the jokes below. Be sure to listen to […]