OPINION: Michelle Obama’s silent stand: A refusal that echoes the power of Black women saying ‘no’ to emotional labor.
In 2017, in the first year of the Obama administration, the First Couple selected two up-and-coming Black artists to paint their official portraits: POTUS went for Kehinde Wiley, and FLOTUS for Amy ...
Michelle LaVaughn Robinson Obama is an American attorney and author who served as first lady of the United States from 2009 to 2017. She was the first African-American woman to serve in this position.
including Michelle Obama's portrait. Amy Sherald, "Michelle LaVaughn Robinson Obama," 2018 When Michelle Obama selected Amy ...
Michelle Obama once described her mother as "my rock and my best friend… a guiding light throughout my life." Marian Robinson shunned the spotlight and rarely gave interviews - her daughter ...