Look at that beautiful Black family!

The White House Photo Office released this official familiy portrait of President Barack Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama and their young daughters Sasha and Malia Friday (Oct 23). This photograph was taken in the Green Room of the White House on September 1st 2009 by famed celebrity photographer Annie Leibovitz.

Pop singer Pink hit the stage Monday night (Sep 28) in Fairfax, VA at the Patriot Center and performed in concert as a part of her “Funhouse” tour. During the show, before getting into her anti-Bush song “Dear Mr. President,” Pink  gave a shout-out to First Lady Michelle Obama for being anti-fur.

“Let’s get political for a second,” Pink told the estimated 10,000 in the audience, according to a PETA spokesman. “Since we’re near D.C., I have to give a shout-out to Michelle Obama, who has announced that she is officially fur free. I love an animal-lovin’ first lady!”

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First Lady Michelle Obama attended the ribbon cutting ceremony to officially re-open the Charles Engelhard Court, the centerpiece of the newly renovated American Wing, at the Metropolitan Museum of Art Monday afternoon in New York City. She was joined by NYC Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, Met Museum President Emily Rafferty, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, Rep. Carolyn Maloney, and Rep. Charles Rangel as she cut the ribbon in front of the building. More pics when you continue reading.
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Actress Whoopi Goldberg (who also speaks on The View’s panel), Media mogul Oprah Winfrey and Financial advisor Suze Orman attended and posed for a pic together at the 2009 Time 100 Most Influential People in the World Gala, which was held Tuesday night at the Frederick P. Rose Hall at Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York City.

The annual gala saluted the best and the brightest people in the categories of leaders & revolutionaries, heroes & pioneers, scientists & thinkers, artists & entertainers and builders & titans. Other honorees and attendees of the gala included John Legend, Michelle Obama, M.I.A. and more. Continue reading for more photos from the gala and to peep the complete 2009 Time 100 list!

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Hip-hop genius (and we use that term loosely) Lil Wayne hit up Game One of the western Conference Quarterfinals Sunday night in Denver, CO as the Denver Nuggets took on the New Orleans Hornets.

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First Lady Michelle Obama and her mother, Mrs. Marion Robinson, are featured on the cover of the May 2009 issue of Essence Magazine, where they both open up in their very first interview together talking about retaining their family values, what it takes to raise good kids, and being role models for the Black community. The issue hits stands this Friday – April 10th.

Mrs. Michelle Obama on what being First Lady means to her:
“It’s an honor and a privilege when you walk into the White House-at least I automatically felt a level of obligation. This is a big responsibility, a wonderful platform and I just want to make sure I take every advantage to serve as a role model, to provide good messages, to be a supportive mate to the President and to make sure that my girls are solid.”

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Television and worldwide mogul Oprah Winfrey interviewed our First Lady, Michelle Obama, for O Magazine. First Lady Obama and Oprah shared the magazine too, which marks the first time in O Magazine history that antoher human being (besides Oprah herself) has covered the popular women’s magazine. Peep a snippet of the interview below:

For all the majesty of the White House, the First Lady has already infused it with a palpable ease; her presence makes the place feel open and approachable. When we sit down to talk, she seems as relaxed as she did when I first interviewed her and her husband in their Chicago apartment in 2004. “This room has the best light in the house,” she tells me as we settle in, shoes off, on a comfortable sofa. “And there’s pie here, too. The pie in the White House is dangerously good.” — Oprah

Oprah: So after the inauguration, what was your first weekend in the White House like?

Michelle Obama: Well, we still had family here, so it was almost like a wedding. A huge, very complicated wedding. The last visitors didn’t leave until Sunday. And then the first Monday was kind of weird. You know: Now we live here, and Barack is getting up and going to work, and it’s just us. This is our home now.

Oprah: I had heart palpitations coming through the White House gate, recognizing that this really is now your home. It’s the White House, and it’s your home.

Michelle Obama: And it’s a beautiful home. When you go out and come back, especially at night, with all the white lights on—it’s just beautiful. We feel privileged, and we feel a responsibility to make it feel like the people’s house. We have the good fortune of being able to sleep here, but this house belongs to America.

For more, you’ll have to pick up the latest issue of O Magazine!

Music legend Stevie Wonder will receive a huge honorary award (The Library of Congress Award) next Wednesday, February 25th 2009. President Barack and First Lady Michelle Obama will present the award to Wonder.

The White House says the president and first lady will present Wonder a Library of Congress award on Feb. 25. The concert will be broadcast the next day on PBS as part of its “Performance at the White House” series. The award-winning Motown legend performed at the Democratic National Convention in Denver on the night Obama accepted his party’s nomination. He also sang at a concert during the week of Obama’s inauguration. His song “Signed, Sealed, Delivered I’m Yours” and “Higher Ground” were used as theme songs during Obama’s campaign stops.

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Our First Lady, Michelle Obama, is gracing the cover of the March 2009 issue of Vogue Magazine. In the issue, she chats with Vogue editor-at-large Andre Leon Talley about her new role as the First Lady of the United States.

From envisioning a more inclusive White House to embracing fearless fashion, Michelle Obama is poised to become the most transformative First Lady in history.
André Leon Talley reports. Portraits by Annie Leibovitz.

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Here are a set of photos from President Obama’s Inauguration in D.C. a couple of weeks ago on January 20th 2009 in front of the Capitol building. Continue reading for an amazing set of historical photos. Download them and put them away for safe keeping. We can only celebrate having the first Black president in office once in a lifetime!

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