The Obamas shared a message about giving back alongside their family snapshot Barack Obama/Instagram Barack and Michelle Obama shared a family photo to mark Thanksgiving on Thursday, Nov. 27 The pair ...

Michelle Obama celebrated her 62nd birthday on Saturday, Jan. 17, and her husband, Barack Obama, marked the occasion by ...

Michelle Obama and Barack Obama cuddled up for a cozy Christmas snap on Thursday. “Merry Christmas!” Michelle wrote via Instagram. “Barack and I send you our heartfelt wishes for a blessed holiday and ...

*Former President Barack Obama took to X (formerly Twitter) on December 25, 2025, to share his annual Christmas greeting. His message was short but heartfelt, celebrating light and joy during the ...

Other Facts: The name Barack means "one who is blessed" in Swahili. Is the first African-American to be president of the Harvard Law Review. Has won two Grammy Awards. Timeline: 1964 - His parents' ...

Barack Obama has remained relatively silent as President Donald Trump has systematically attacked America’s multiracial democracy — and the former president’s legacy. One can only imagine how this ...

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As has become annual tradition, former President Barack Obama named his favorite 2025 movies, music and books on Thursday, sharing in a social media post that “Sinners,” “One Battle After Another” and ...

As 2025 comes to a close, former President Barack Obama has released his annual list of favorite books, movies and music. The yearly tradition began when he was in the White House and has continued ...

Graduated magna cum laude with a sociology degree from Princeton. Met Barack Obama when she was assigned to be his mentor at Sidley & Austin, a Chicago law firm. Her father suffered from and ...

*Former President Barack Obama took to X (formerly Twitter) on December 25, 2025, to share his annual Christmas greeting. His message was short but heartfelt, celebrating light and joy during the ...