Michelle Obama

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July 14, 2015

First Look: Barack, Michelle Obama's first date retold in ‘Southside With You’

theGrio REPORT - Production has started on "Southside with You," the romantic comedy telling the story of Barack and Michelle…
June 10, 2015

Michelle Obama gives emotional commencement speech for Chicago high school

CHICAGO (AP) — First lady Michelle Obama drew on her hometown connections and personal struggles from college and the White
May 20, 2015

FLOTUS like a butterfly: Michelle Obama lifts weights, takes jabs at Pres. Obama

theGRIO REPORT - The President and First Lady are poking a little bit of fun at each other by releasing…
May 16, 2015

Ann Coulter on black protestors: Haven’t we done ‘Enough’ to make up for slavery?

theGrio REPORT - This week, Sean Hannity invited Ann Coulter on his Fox News show to discuss race relations in…
May 12, 2015

Obama's presidential library to be located in the South Side of Chicago

CHICAGO (AP) — President Barack Obama has decided to build his presidential library on the South Side of Chicago, where
May 7, 2015

New film on Obamas' first date casts actor to play young Barack

theGRIO REPORT - The upcoming romantic drama about Barack and Michelle Obama, 'Southside with You,' has a leading man...
April 24, 2015

Michelle Obama: Tech industry to train, hire 90K military vets

MANASSAS, Va. (AP) — Michelle Obama announced Thursday that the technology industry has promised to hire and train 90,000 military…
April 22, 2015

Little girl to Michelle Obama: 'You're too young for 51'

theGRIO REPORT - It's the kind of compliment anyone of a certain age likes to hear: 'You look young for…
April 21, 2015

Michelle Obama to speak at Tuskegee University commencement

WASHINGTON (AP) — Michelle Obama will deliver the commencement address at Tuskegee University, a historically black university in Alabama...
April 18, 2015

Former hip-hop journalist named new White House social secretary

WASHINGTON (AP) — A former hip-hop journalist who became a White House intern in her 30s was named on Thursday…
April 8, 2015

Michelle Obama, Kerry Washington look stunning on 'Glamour' cover

theGRIO REPORT - Three powerful women, Michelle Obama, Sarah Jessica Parker and Kerry Washington, have joined forces to support the…
April 7, 2015

First daughters named most influential teens, Michelle Obama quickly humbles them

theGRIO REPORT - Michelle Obama has no idea why her daughters, Sasha and Malia, have been placed on Time magazine's…
April 5, 2015

The first family releases two new Easter photos

theGrio REPORT - The White House has released two new Easter photos this weekend.
April 3, 2015

Michelle Obama and Jimmy Fallon do 'The Evolution of Mom Dance' sequel

And you thought the First Lady couldn’t get any more awesome. Michelle Obama appeared last night on “The Jimmy Fallon
March 29, 2015

Michelle Obama declares 'Black Girls Rock!'

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — First Lady Michelle Obama celebrated the beauty, power and tenacity of black women while spreading her…
March 29, 2015

Belgian newspaper portrays Obamas as apes

theGrio REPORT - This week, Belgian newspaper De Morgen raised some brows after printing a picture of Barak and Michelle…
March 18, 2015

Michelle Obama's mom had concerns about her daughter marrying a bi-racial man

Peter Slevin’s biography, Michelle Obama: A Life, is due out next month, and among the stories in its pages is
March 17, 2015

Even 'Olivia' would be embarrassed by Raven-Symone's niaveté

theGrio REPORT - I knew someone Black was going to come to the defense of former Univision host Rodner Figueroa…
March 17, 2015

Raven Symone defends TV host's Michelle Obama comment: 'Some people look like animals'

theGRIO REPORT - Raven Symone may have just put her foot in her mouth, again. Make that both feet. Appearing…
March 16, 2015

Michelle Obama attends SoulCycle

theGRIO REPORT - Michelle Obama is just like all of us and enjoys a fun workout.