Michelle Obama is hailed by many as “Forever First Lady” following her monumental stint in the White House alongside husband Barack Obama.
For eight years they enchanted the world, broke barriers, scored record approval ratings, and etched their names into the history books.
Video In-Article Ad (Desktop)But that only part of the story.
Video In-Article Ad (Desktop)Now, with newly released memoir ‘Becoming,’ Michelle is opening up about her journey.
Video In-Article Ad (Desktop)To celebrate its arrival, the Harvard and Princeton graduate covers the December/January issue of Essence magazine.
Video In-Article Ad (Desktop)Head below for excerpts from the feature, which hits newsstands on November 23rd.
Video In-Article Ad (Desktop)ON HOW TO FIND YOUR OWN BARACK: “I think a lot of people don’t have a clear idea of what they should look for in a mate—and for a long time, I didn’t either…What drew me to Barack was that when I met him, he was already a fully formed individual. From our very first conversations, he showed me that he wasn’t afraid to express his fears and doubts, or that he might not have all the answers. He could handle someone with her own passions and goals, someone who had ideas of her own. He relished it, in fact. I liked that…”
Video In-Article Ad (Desktop)ON HER HAPPIEST DAYS IN THE WHITE HOUSE: “Any day that I got to spend time with children was a good day. Sometimes if I was need of a pick-me-up, my staff would schedule an event with young people to give me a boost. Kids give me energy. They get me out of my own head and remind me about the things that are most important…”
Video In-Article Ad (Desktop)HER ADVICE TO WOMEN ON BALANCING IT ALL: “When I was raising young children, I learned to lean on a group of my friends in Chicago, women who, like me, had jobs and partners and children who kept them moving every minute. We’d help one another in very concrete ways, like picking up each other’s kids for dance lessons or a birthday party or anything else that came up…Of course, we leaned on our husbands as well…But for me, there was something special—something vital, even—about sharing this experience with other women who were going through the same kinds of stresses and challenges that I was…”
Video In-Article Ad (Desktop)ON WHAT’S NEXT FOR HER: “Since we left the White House, I’ve spend most of my time focusing on finishing this book. The book tour will keep me busy for a while, and then I’ll take some time to evaluate what’s next. I’m in no hurry. What I know is that public service is in my DNA, so I’m planning to find ways to keep being useful…I see myself always staying involved in efforts like that…”
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More power her!
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Such a classy women. I just love her. ?
she kept obama smiling hunny, yes hunny, we love michelle, she tried to get american kids to get more fit…i dont think it worked the kids are still fat as ever… why do you americans over eat like that…anyway…chelly
They wrong for that cover…
Lmaoooo I thought the same thing. She looks like she just got a quarter pounder meal and they gave her a free upgrade to a large size, no cost.
Lovely excerpt though 🙂 how I miss them … 🙁
I’m sure she didn’t approve that cover photo ??♂️??♂️