Blacks Turn Democratic Convention Around for Hillary Clinton
August 4, 2016
The Democratic Convention needed help and 36 African Americans, stepped up to the podium and answered the call
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Joshua Ledet Discusses Life After ‘American Idol’
July 27, 2016
Smoother crooning Southerner. Soulful. “Mantasia.” Down to Earth. These are just a few ways to describe international singer and pop-star, Joshua Ledet. The three-time American Idol candidate and eventual finalist shared with the Sentinel what inspired him to preserve, performing at the White House, and leaving his small town of blank in blank for life in the entertainment industry.
Michelle Obama gives commencement speech in New York City
June 8, 2016
NEW YORK (AP) Michelle Obama has delivered the final commencement speech of her tenure as first lady at New York’s City College. Mrs. Obama addressed more than 3,000 members of the Class of 2016 at the 169-year-old public college on Friday. She praised the school’s diversity, telling the graduates they’re “living, breathing proof that the American Dream endures in our time.” City College President Lisa S. Coico presented an honorary doctorate of humane letters to the first lady. City College of New York was founded in 1847 and has long prided itself on educating immigrants and those without the means
Michelle Obama urges grads to vote to protect civil rights
April 28, 2016
JACKSON, Miss. First lady Michelle Obama told graduates of a historically Black university in Mississippi on Saturday that “the power of voting is real and lasting” and they need to cast ballots to protect civil-rights advances made by previous generations. She said many young African-Americans have disenfranchised themselves because only about 20 percent of them voted in the 2014 midterm elections.
First Lady Michelle Obama to address Jackson State grads
April 13, 2016
Jackson State University’s spring graduates will be among the last group of graduates to hear from First Lady Michelle Obama, who has included the Mississippi college as part of her Reach Higher initiative.
A Portrait of First Lady of the United States: Michelle Obama
March 10, 2016
She is smart, effortlessly chic, a leader, an innovator, an attentive mother, a supportive wife, and a proud African American woman
Celebrities Gather at White House to Honor Musical Legend
March 2, 2016
Gospel star and radio host Yolanda Adams, soul/R&B singers Leon Bridges and Andra Day, singer, model and Disney Channel actress Demi Lovato, actor and singer Jussie Smollett from the popular television series “Empire” came together recently for the final in a series of musical performances hosted by the White House.
Obamas’ love blooms in ‘Southside With You’
January 27, 2016
It’s the sweet, romantic story of a first date — albeit the fictionalized first date of the couple who currently occupy the White House.
“Southside With You,” the feature film based on Barack Obama and Michelle Robinson’s first date, debuted Sunday to a packed house at the Sundance Film Festival.
First lady, school meal directors may be headed for truce
January 20, 2016
A bipartisan Senate agreement would revise healthier meal standards put into place over the last few years to give schools more flexibility in what they serve the nation’s schoolchildren, easing requirements on whole grains and delaying an upcoming deadline to cut sodium levels on the lunch line.
White House Christmas
December 2, 2015
It’s a White House Christmas!
First Lady Michelle Obama Praises Amazing Students
October 29, 2015
– Students in Akron have a lot to look forward thanks in part to city’s own NBA legend LeBron James, who recently announced plans to help students pay for their college education. On Wednesday October 21, 2015 at the University of Akron’s James A. Rhodes (JAR) Arena, LeBron James and First Lady of the United States Michelle Obama addressed this announcement to over one thousand students at a special event focused on education. In 2011, in partnership with Akron Public Schools, the LeBron James Family Foundation began working on the high school dropout crisis, through the foundation’s “Wheels for Education”