Tag Archives: Michelle Obama

Michelle Obama will not attend the Jan. 20 inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump, her office confirmed on Tuesday. The announcement marks a break from her presence at every presidential inauguration since 2008. A brief statement from the Office of Barack and Michelle Obama confirmed that former President Barack Obama will …

Grace Panetta Originally published by The 19th Former First Lady Michelle Obama rallied voters for Vice President Kamala Harris on Saturday, painting a stark portrait of the stakes if former President Donald Trump wins a second term. In a nearly 40-minute speech to an arena packed with over 7,000 attendees, …

Ariana Figueroa, Iowa Capital Dispatch With 18 days until Election Day, the presidential candidates and their surrogates are hitting battleground states that have begun early voting, as well as sitting down for interviews with targeted audiences. Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic presidential nominee, will be in two swing states …

Jacob Fischler, Georgia Recorder As he did in his first speech to a Democratic National Convention 20 years ago, former President Barack Obama emphasized the connections binding Americans together and called for a more positive national atmosphere on the second night of this year’s convention Tuesday, while rallying Democrats to …

On Wednesday, the White House unveiled a second set of official Obama portraits in an event hosted by President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden and attended by the Obamas. In keeping with tradition, the former president and first lady chose the artists who would paint them — Robert …

When We All Vote released a video today encouraging Americans to get registered and ready to vote in the 2022 midterm elections Washington, DC: Today, 100 days from the midterm elections, When We All Vote released a video message from Co-Chair and Founder Michelle Obama calling on all Americans to …

Former President Barack Obama has finally broken ground on his massive Presidential Center in Chicago. The groundbreaking took place on Tuesday near Jackson Park in Chicago, with the former president and former first lady Michelle Obama in attendance. During the ceremony for the forthcoming center, Obama stated that he believes …

Ahead of the midterms and in celebration of National Voter Registration Day, When We All Vote will host the  National Voter Registration Week of Action to mobilize volunteers and current and future voters to head back to the ballot box this fall and in 2022. When We All Vote will kick things off with the,  #BacktotheBallotBox …

Women of color are pushing boundaries and making history all over the United States. Kim Janey is the first woman and the first Black person to be elected mayor in Boston, Massachusetts. It’s the first time in 199 years that a woman — a Black woman — is leading Boston. …