Work To Be Done

WATCH: Former First Lady @MichelleObama tells @GayleKing why she and former POTUS @BarackObama felt it was important to speak out after the jury found Derek Chauvin guilty for the murder of George Floyd. pic.twitter.com/NApyPDqiRs

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She championed healthy eating for America as First Lady. Now, the mission continues with @MichelleObama’s new… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

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CBS This Morning (@CBSThisMorning) May 07, 2021

Endless Gems

“Marriage is a choice you make every day. You don’t do it because it’s easy. You do it because you believe in it. Y… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

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Eugene Scott (@Eugene_Scott) October 03, 2019

.@MichelleObama was dropping endless gems about marriage and relationships at #EssenceFest! ow.ly/X7EW50uUYt1 https://t.co/bwAg2FrJM5

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ESSENCE (@Essence) July 07, 2019

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Barack Obama and Michelle Robinson were married on this day 1992. His lovely reflection on the secret to their mutu… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

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Maria Popova (@brainpicker) October 03, 2019

The Phenomenal FLOTUS

Hey, #EssenceFest! I brought a few of my girlfriends with me to New Orleans and we can't wait to join you tonight i… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

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Michelle Obama (@MichelleObama) July 07, 2019

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Gayle King interviews Michelle Obama at Essence Festival: "Now I’m Michelle Obama and the love, but for a minute th… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

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CBS News (@CBSNews) July 07, 2019

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MICHELLE OBAMA IN A SEQUINS JUMPSUIT That’s it, that’s the tweet. https://t.co/SjSjGM9iIF

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Meena Harris (@meenaharris) July 07, 2019

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The First Lady At Essence Festival

Live here tonight at 10:40PM ET

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Gayle King to interview Michelle Obama at Essence Festival in New Orleans today – how to watch… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

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CBS News (@CBSNews) July 06, 2019

Candor, Wisdom, And Laughter

Today I joined students @SpelmanCollege, @CAU, and @Morehouse to talk about the importance of celebrating our stori… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

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Michelle Obama (@MichelleObama) May 11, 2019

We’re honored to have @MichelleObama on campus to discuss “Becoming” with our “Black Women: Developing Public Leade… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

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Spelman College (@SpelmanCollege) May 11, 2019

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Did last of my interviews w/ @MichelleObama for her #IAmBecoming book tour & it sure was fun. So much candor, wisdo… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

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Michele Norris (@michele_norris) May 11, 2019

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MLK Day: His Legacy Will Never Be Whitewashed

Someone tweeted to me that my father “didn’t offend people.” At the time Daddy was killed, a poll reflected that he… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

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Be A King (@BerniceKing) February 24, 2018

People were offended by him speaking truth to power, calling attention to and engaging nonviolence to end racism, w… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

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Be A King (@BerniceKing) February 24, 2018

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He was not passive. Nonviolence is not passive. It is active, principled, love-centered noncooperation with evil. #MLK90 #MLK

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Be A King (@BerniceKing) January 15, 2019

Many who quote him now would have hated him then. He was assassinated for trying to eradicate the evils some claim… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

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Be A King (@BerniceKing) January 21, 2019

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And this amazing clip that’s not frequently seen: https://t.co/HhcQKwXyEn

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Joy Reid (@JoyAnnReid) January 21, 2019

My annual #MLKDay thread. Enjoy. Don’t be out here in these streets pretending like he’s Santa Claus preaching like a Black Baptist.

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Broderick Greer (@BroderickGreer) January 21, 2019

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White moderates are more of an obstacle to black freedom than the Ku Klux Klan - Martin Luther King "Letter from a… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…

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Brent Staples (@BrentNYT) January 21, 2019

“We’re coming to get our check.” - MLK on reparations. #MLKDay https://t.co/EUYwlCdF9j

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Broderick Greer (@BroderickGreer) January 21, 2019

The First Lady And The First Grandma

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You Can Huff And Puff, But Change Will Come

To see tweets belittling and bullying youth for standing for their right to not be gunned down with an AR-15 at sch… twitter.com/i/web/status/9…

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Be A King (@BerniceKing) February 21, 2018

Billie + Obama

Chat Away

Q: “What would Pennywise have to say to get you to go down there with him?”

"Obama still President down here" twitter.com/motherofincest…

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André (@drefromjerz) September 13, 2017