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For nearly 30 years, three words have been my answer to a number of queries received from the White People’s Delegation of America. “Why don’t you watch ‘Friends’ or HBO’s ‘Girls’?” “Because I’m Black.” “Why do you like Popeyes and not KFC?” “Because I’m Black.” “Why do you think O.J. Simpson is innocent?” “Because I’m…

Barack and Michelle Obama hosted their “Dear Class of 2020” virtual graduation ceremony via YouTube on Sunday, June 7, 2020. The Obamas invited a host of celebrities, including Alicia Keys and Beyoncé, to congratulate and uplift this year’s graduating class. The program featured a performance by Lizzo, accompanied by the New York Philharmonic. She played a…

Barack Obama has been notably more vocal since the arrival of the coronavirus pandemic and with Joe Biden becoming the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee. Obama, 58, has stepped up his attacks on the White House for its abysmal mishandling of COVID-19 and pointed out how the disease is disproportionately impacting communities of color. The former…

Reed Shannon is a triple threat in the making. The 19-year-old singer, actor and comedian got his first big break playing a young Michael Jackson in Broadway’s Motown: The Musical, having been handpicked by Motown founder Berry Gordy for the role because of his vocal abilities. Shannon has also appeared in TV shows on Nickelodeon…

Former President Barack Obama refused to comply with a right-wing senator’s statement that he “should’ve kept his mouth shut” about the current president’s questionable response to the global pandemic. In fact, Obama, 58, clapped back publicly at conservative U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell and the White House after the Republican senator from Kentucky demanded Obama remain…

Former President Barack Obama recently teamed up with former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder to discuss how young Black males can be affected by the global pandemic. During a recent conference call hosted by My Brother’s Keeper, an initiative created during the Obama administration to empower young Black males, Obama and Holder shared why it’s…

Michelle Obama’s Becoming book tour is to be the subject of a new documentary on Netflix. The program — which shares the same name as the former first lady’s memoir — follows Obama as she tours 34 cities across America to talk about her book, which was released in 2018. It is being released as…

One student’s innocuous request for former President Barack Obama to be the commencement speaker at his high school quickly mushroomed into a viral movement that’s spread across the country. A herd of anxious users stampeded onto their Twitter accounts to echo the student’s request, and now they are asking the 44th commander in chief to…

Former President Barack Obama ended his self-imposed moratorium from public political pronouncements on Tuesday, April 14, 2020, when he officially endorsed his former vice president, Joe Biden. Biden, 77, the presumptive Democratic nominee for president, emerged victorious when his last and most formidable party foe, Sen. Bernie Sanders, D-Vermont, dropped out of the race after…

Folks are forced to find unique ways to fill the vast void stemming from the suspension or cancellation of America’s major sporting leagues as well as concerts, cruises and conferences due to the coronavirus pandemic. Some are gorging themselves on books while others feast on new cable TV shows. And some believe that the former…

Former President Barack Obama joined the multitude of fans celebrating the life of basketball legend Kobe Bryant during the 2020 NBA All-Star weekend in Chicago. Obama, 58, is a renowned basketball junkie who often played games against former athletes and celebrities during his eight-year tenure in the White house. He spoke about the devastating loss…

Michelle Obama said that she and Barack Obama “bawled like babies” when they dropped off youngest daughter Sasha, 18, to begin her collegiate career at the University of Michigan. But she told Oprah Winfrey that there was one benefit to being an empty nester: she rediscovered her marriage to her husband. The former FLOTUS had…

Barack and Michelle Obama once took possession of the highest office in the land. Now, they are in possession of the highest award in American movies. The former president and first lady took home an Academy Award when their production company, Higher Ground, won the Oscar statue for American Factory for best feature-length documentary on…

Shoe manufacturing colossus Nike has given former President Barack Obama $5 million toward the construction of a sports facility on the campus of the Obama Presidential Center. The $500 million center has yet to begin construction but will be located in Jackson Park on the South Side of Chicago and is scheduled to be completed…

Michelle Obama has unveiled her workout regimen and music playlist that features the likes of Cardi B, Beyonce, Jay-Z, Nipsey Hussle, Lizzo and several classic cuts. But unlike her husband, Barack Obama, she is opting the curse-free editions of the songs she’s rocking with in 2020. The former first lady is rolling with songs that…

Former President Barack Obama and his wife, former first lady Michelle Obama, have added an Oscar nomination to their very long lists of life achievements. The Obamas scored an Academy Award nod in the best documentary for American Factory, which probes the struggle of U.S. workers in a changing global economy. The nomination actually goes…

Michelle Obama owned 2019. Obama’s debut book Becoming is one of the bestselling memoirs in U.S. publishing history, and she was named the most admired woman in the world for the second consecutive year. Moreover, Obama and her husband, former President Barack Obama, inked a multimillion-dollar production deal with cable giant Netflix. Michelle Obama is…

It’s highly unlikely that you will find Barack Obama in the trap, but he definitely loves trap music. America’s 44th president recently shared his favorite songs of 2019, and it’s obvious that he has a diverse playlist. Some may be surprised that the former leader of the free world listens to trap music as he…

Beyoncé sang about women in power. And Barack Obama has been preaching it. The 44th president of the United States indirectly corroborated Queen Bey’s claims in her monster hit song “Girls Run the World” when he said women are better in leadership positions. More than that, however, Ivy League and elite college research substantiate Obama’s…

An extreme left-wing Texas congressional candidate has created political storm clouds after wishing disease and “worse” on former President Barack Obama. Justin Lecea retweeted an Obama post reminding people about the deadline to enroll for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act, nicknamed Obamacare. He responded to the tweet with this malevolent response: The…