When she moved to the nation’s most prestigious address, Michelle Obama’s husband told her that rough times were ahead. The country was in recession, people were out of work, the political parties were in open warfare — and the man who was going to be blamed for it all was President Barack Obama. But you won’t hear the first lady utter a peep of complaint. Watch her interview with Matt Lauer here.

Carl Stokes pictured left was the First African American Mayor of Cleveland, Ohio, as well as the first African American Mayor of a major city. Check out our gallery of other African American political firsts.

Michelle Obama turns 46 years old today, completing her first year as First Lady. Click here to see 46 things you didn’t know about Michelle Obama.

<strong>President Obama</strong> and wife Michelle were in <strong>Texas</strong> today to meet with victims of the <strong>Fort Hood</strong> tragedy and to take part in the <strong>memorial</strong>. <!--more-->

<strong>Michelle Obama</strong> has talked about her roots in <strong>South Carolina</strong> before, but a recent <strong>New York Times</strong> article revealed that the First Lady's ancestry can also be traced back to <strong>Rex, Georgia</strong> in <strong>Clayton County</strong>. Click below to read this amazing story! <!--more-->

OSLO – President Barack Obama won the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for “his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples,” the Norwegian Nobel Committee said, citing his outreach to the Muslim world and attempts to curb nuclear proliferation. <!--more-->

Back in 2008, as John McCain accepts the Republican party nod for president, Sen. Barack Obama appeared on The O'Reilly Factor.

Barack Obama stepped triumphantly into history Wednesday night, the first black American to win a major party presidential nomination, as thousands of Democrats transformed their convention hall into a joyful, shouting celebration. The son of a black Kenyan father and a white American mother is now one victory from becoming president of a nation where, […]

“Since March, when I was accused of being racist for a statement I made about the influence of blacks on Obama’s historic campaign, people have been stopping me to express a common sentiment: If you’re white you can’t open your mouth without being accused of being racist. They see Obama’s playing the race card throughout […]