Check out these ten reasons why we'll always be thankful for the flyest FLOTUS ever, Michelle Obama.
For nearly 20 years, Zariff, who wouldn’t reveal his last name and said age “didn’t matter” (he’s right), has been President Barack Obama’s trusted barber. But the Chicago native didn’t start out wanting to become a barber; he dreamed of being a hairstylist. After graduating from cosmetology school, he applied for a position at Hyde […]
We saw the backlash from Steve Harvey meeting with president elect, Donald Trump, coming like a tidal wave and it hit him hard.
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President Obama announced plans to deliver his farewell address from his hometown of Chicago, on January 10. “I’m thinking about them as a chance to say thank you for this amazing journey, to celebrate the ways you’ve changed this country for the better these past eight years, and to offer some thoughts on where we […]
The day has finally come that Barack Obama is relieved of his duties as President of the United States. On Tuesday, the Head of State addressed the nation for the last time with an emotional speech in his hometown of Chicago, Illinois. In a message sent to the White House email list last week, Obama said […]
President Barack Obama will deliver his farewell address next week in Chicago, the White House announced on Monday. Obama will deliver remarks at McCormick Place in his hometown Jan. 10. Admission is free, with tickets being released Jan. 7 on a first-come-first-serve basis. “In 1796, as George Washington set the precedent for a peaceful, democratic […]
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While Barack Obama has indeed been the coolest of all presidents, this “blackest” list is about the things he’s done that that are so black that it will be impossible for even Donald Trump or Mike Pence to erase.
But not in the way you probably think. When America’s only Black president first announced his candidacy, I was still a year away from being old enough to vote. Like so many 17-year-olds, I had yet to become too invested in politics. Like many Black folks of all ages, however, something seismic shifted within […]
We are going to miss these guys. The bromance between President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden goes way beyond memes. After the 2016 election, Barack faced the crisis results with presidential poise and balance, while Joe, on the other hand, was all of us. As Obama delivered his speech, Joe was in the background doing […]
Many Black folks had high expectations when President Obama entered the White House. Where those expectations too high?