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Michelle Obama earns $741K for one-hour speech, nearly double what Biden earns in a year as president

Former First Lady Michelle Obama has earned almost $750,000 for delivering a one-hour speech at a tech fair in Munich, Germany. Michelle Obama received this impressive fee for addressing a start-up event...

Michelle Obama says she ate the same breakfast every morning, reveals surprising facts about her diet

Former First Lady Michelle Obama may now be open to a variety of breakfasts but growing up, she ate peanut butter and jelly for breakfast every day until college due to her picky eating habits. Obama made...

Meet Yene Damtew, the hairstylist behind Michelle Obama’s dazzling hair curls

Despite growing up in an environment full of doubts and skepticism, celebrity stylist, Yene Damtew, was quite adamant she could reach higher heights in her career if she stayed focused and worked hard...

Philadelphia centenarian fulfills birthday wish after meeting Michelle Obama

A South Philadelphia woman about to turn 100 ticked off a wish on her bucket list on Saturday night after she finally met Michelle Obama. According to CBS News, Eloise Brown had said that meeting the former...

Michelle Obama opens up about family’s living arrangements, says daughters now sharing a home

Though Sasha and Malia Obama are currently pursuing individual goals in Los Angeles, they continue to remain under one roof. In a Monday interview with Hoda Kotb and Jenna Bush Hager on the Today show,...

Meeting Michelle Obama inspired this Nigerian to start fintech letting customers in Africa make payments with their face

Sisan Dorsu is the founder of Nigerian-based startup Torche, which aims to improve payment solutions in Africa with its biometric payment systems. The fintech enables customers to make payments and other...

Viola Davis addresses harsh criticism of her portrayal of Michelle Obama

Award-winning actress Viola Davis has shut down critics who came at her over her portrayal of Michelle Obama in the Showtime series The First Lady. The 56-year-old’s facial expressions – particularly...

A Texas parent wanted a Michelle Obama book removed from schools because it was unfair to Trump

The Katy Independent School District in Texas declined to remove a Michelle Obama children’s biography from school libraries after a parent complained the book cast former President Donald Trump...

How this Jamaican woman built a wildly successful jewelry business with help from Michelle Obama

The jewelry business is one of the most lucrative businesses worldwide. The boom in the industry has been attributed to the ease with which customers can sit at the comfort of their homes and access the...

Michelle Obama fears her daughters will be racially profiled anytime they’re driving

In a recent interview with Gayle King on CBS This Morning, former first lady Michelle Obama opened up about her constant fears with her daughters being racially profiled anytime they’re driving alone....

Five-year-old wins hearts with her viral impersonation of Michelle Obama

Michelle Obama referred to as the forever first lady has been channeled by many young girls even after she left office five years ago. Five-year-old Rosie White is the newest person who has impersonated...

‘I am just so proud of you’ – Michelle Obama tells Zaya Wade in adorable interview

We are excited about Michelle Obama launching the young reader version of her bestselling memoir, Becoming. However, it is her cute and yet insightful Q&A with Zaya Wade, daughter of basketball icon...

Former first lady Michelle Obama will be inducted into the National Women’s Hall of Fame

Former first lady Michelle Obama is among the nine women set to be inducted into the National Women’s Hall of Fame this year, the organization announced in a statement on Monday – coinciding...

Michelle Obama wants ‘infantile and unpatriotic’ Trump permanently banned on social media

Michelle Obama followed her husband’s stern Wednesday rebuke of Donald Trump by also lashing out at the outgoing president for inciting his supporters to unlawfully force their way into the U.S....

Most admired man and woman of 2020 goes to Donald Trump, Michelle Obama

U.S. President Trump and former first lady Michelle Obama have been named the most admired man and woman in 2020, according to an annual survey by Gallup. The analytics and advisory company conducted the...

Michelle Obama’s Christmas gift to Barack is artwork from wrongfully convicted man

Michelle Obama bought a drawing of the 12th hole of Augusta National Golf Club as a Christmas present for her husband, Barack. The special golf gift is the work of artist Valentino Dixon, who was exonerated...

Michelle Obama comes to Jill Biden’s defense after op-ed calls for her to drop ‘Dr.’ from her name

Former first lady Michelle Obama has expressed her disappointment with an opinion piece about incoming first lady Jill Biden that was published Friday by The Wall Street Journal. The op-ed written by Joseph...

‘Our democracy is so much bigger than anybody’s ego’ – Michelle Obama appeals for a smooth transition of power

In a lengthy Instagram post on Monday, former first lady Michelle Obama urged the “nation’s leaders” – irrespective of their political affiliation – to acknowledge the outcome...

Get to know the 13-year-old who directed her own animation inspired by Michelle Obama

Why did it have to take so long for a 13-year-old to find a crew to work with her on her debut animated film? Apparently, no one took her seriously in the beginning because of her age but that should not...

Michelle Obama says she and Barack ‘could’ve never gotten away with’ what Trump does in office

In the latest episode of her eponymous Spotify podcast, Michelle Obama said she and Barack “never could’ve gotten away with some of the stuff that’s going on now” under the Trump...