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Let Sasha Obama Live, Damn

It’s curious—whenever Michelle and Barack Obama’s daughters Malia and Sasha Obama do anything, it becomes trending…

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Black Panther's Letitia Wright Tweeted and Deleted a Wild Video Questioning Covid Vaccines

Black Panther actor Letitia Wright tweeted and deleted an anti-vax video on her official Twitter account Thursday…

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The Only Obamas I Want to Watch a Documentary About Are Sasha and Malia

On Wednesday, the Michelle Obama documentary Becoming premiered on Netflix, and survey says... it’s fine. The…

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Sasha Obama Is Starting at the University of Michigan and Her Fellow Students Are Unenthused

Sasha Obama—whose real name, did you know, is Natasha—is starting college at the University of Michigan next week.…

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Saturday Night Social: Let's All Sigh Wistfully Over the Fact That Sasha Obama Is All Grown Up

Though I very much wish Sasha Obama could stay eight years old forever because that would mean we were in a time…

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Here's a Nice Reminder That It's Been a Very Long Century

Time moves at once like a sweaty, sticky bucket of molasses and the bolt of lightning that just flashed outside my…

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Obama's Final White House 'Year in Photographs' Is a Real Punch in the Gut

As stomachs knot in anticipation of next month’s inauguration, Official White House photographer Pete Souza has relea…

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Watch the Obamas' Last Christmas Tree Lighting and Try Not to Think About Next Year

Here’s your weekly reminder that the Obamas are leaving the White House, so this is the last time we as a nation…

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Michelle Obama On Black Kids Seeing a Black First Family: 'It Matters'

Aw, look at our parents. By January of next year, the Obamas will be out of the White House, Malia Obama will be…

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Check Out the Obama Family's Post-White House Digs

The Obama family has settled on their post-White House residence, which means it’s time to pass judgment on their…

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The Obamas Host the Trudeaus at Sasha and Malia's First White House State Dinner

On Thursday, the same night as yet another Republican debate, where constipated Scrooge McDuck Donald Trump calmed…

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The Obamas Will Stay in DC So Sasha Can Finish High School

As the Obama presidency winds down, the First Family has a decision to make: Where are they going to live after the…

Hillary Crosley Coker

3/04/16 2:00PM

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12/10/15

Watch FLOTUS Michelle Obama Rap For You If You Promise to Go to College

Like her husband President Barack Obama and his dad jeans, First Lady Michelle Obama is very savvy at playing the…

Hillary Crosley Coker

12/10/15 9:15AM

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Wistful President Obama Thinks Campaigning Against Donald Trump Would've Been 'Fun'

As his second term winds down, President Obama has voiced one specific regret from his time in office: that he…

Hillary Crosley Coker

11/17/15 2:00PM

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7/18/15

Obama and His Daughters Take Manhattan

President Obama has been spending some quality time with his kids this weekend in New York City. He and youngest…

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Mystery: FLOTUS Won't Say Which Obama Daughter They Call Grumpy Cat

On Thursday night, First Lady Michelle Obama visited The Late Show to swap stories with Letterman about their kids.…

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A Q&A with Peter Slevin, Author of Michelle Obama's New Biography

Before Michelle Obama was the First Lady, a position defined by partnership and parenting, she was a career woman…

Hillary Crosley Coker

4/15/15 5:00PM

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3/26/15

Michelle Obama Used to Curse A Lot, Dated Patti LaBelle's Son

Another reason we all feel that deep and inexorable pull towards our #1 lady: she had a potty mouth when she was…

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GOP Staffer Resigns Over Comments About Obama Girls Lacking Class

Elizabeth Lauten, the Republican Congressional staffer who over the weekend found herself in hot water over comments…

Erin Gloria Ryan

12/01/14 10:10AM

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