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At the funeral for late civil rights leader John Lewis , Barack Obama voiced his support for voting reform ahead of the 2020 elections. During his speech, Obama spoke highly of the work Lewis accomplished during his lifetime. He called for making Election Day a national holiday, restoring voting rights to former prison inmates, automatically registering […]
The debut episode of The Michelle Obama Podcast will feature her husband, Barack Obama. The former First Lady’s podcast was announced as a Spotify exclusive last week, with the show’s first episode set to release on July 29. For the opening, the two have what is characterized as “an intimate conversation about community, the love […]
The world is still reeling from the passing of Kobe Bryant. An avid basketball fan and son of Chicago, former president Barack Obama used his speech during the NBA All-Star Weekend Newsmaker Brunch to acknowledge Kobe and Gianna Bryant’s deaths, as well as the seven others killed during the helicopter accident. “That loss is something that I know […]
Michelle Obama has announced that she will be bringing her first TV series to Instagram later this year. Entitled A Year of Firsts, the Obama-produced series will follow four college freshmen across the United States and will stream on IGTV later this month. The show is set to run until June. As Forbes reports, the six-episode series is part […]
That recurring Late Late Show segment in which public figures join the host inside an automobile to have a chat interspersed with bouts of karaoke welcomed Chance the Rapper for its latest edition. Near the top of the segment, James Corden asked Chance about his relationship with former POTUS Barack Obama. After recalling a phone […]
Noting the potential for “a lot of noise” and judgment clouding, former POTUS Barack Obama advised Wednesday that his successors avoid the pitfalls of television and social media. Speaking at a San Francisco event hosted by data analysis company Splunk on Wednesday, Obama said a “team with a diversity of opinion” around you is necessary in […]
Sasha Obama will reportedly begin school at the University of Michigan. The youngest daughter of former President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama, Sasha was spotted touring the campus by several students. According to the Detroit News, students noticed the youngest Obama surrounded by Secret Service agents. “I was walking by pushing a […]
Though he’s not president anymore Barack Obama is still doing that thing where he shares his summer playlist because, well, it’s not exactly something you need to be president to do. “With summer winding down, here’s a sampling of what Michelle and I have been listening to—some new, some old, some fast, some slow,” Obama […]
Italian airline Alitalia received backlash after it released a commercial that featured an actor in blackface portraying Barack Obama, and now the company removed the video and has issued a formal apology. The video was released as part of a campaign that advertised Alitalia’s new Rome to Washington route. It also featured portrayals of other U.S. presidents including Donald […]
Pras Michel, former member of the Fugees, has been charged with campaign finance violations that took place during the 2012 U.S. presidential race. According to a four-count indictment, the 46-year-old artist is accused of funneling foreign money to a super PAC that allegedly supported Barack Obama‘s reelection campaign. TMZ points out that the legal document doesn’t specifically […]
