The Obamas' highs and lows: love, marriage counselling and trouble with Trump
The image of a flawless relationship is the last thing that we want to project’. This is the story of the Obamas navigation ...
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Kehinde Wiley
Kehinde Wiley is a contemporary African-American painter known for ... On February 12, 2018, both Wiley and the artist Amy Sherald unveiled their official presidential portraits of Barack Obama and ...
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A rousing 'Ain't No Mo'' poses a provocative question
In Jordan E. Cooper’s play the government has offered Black folks of the diaspora a one-way ticket to Africa. Critic Jacquinn ...
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From First Lady to farmer, Amy Sherald paints a Black ‘American Sublime’
In 2017, in the first year of the Obama administration, the First Couple selected two up-and-coming Black artists to paint their official portraits: POTUS went for Kehinde Wiley, and FLOTUS for Amy ...
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Presidential history: The legacy of presidential portraits
This new creative spirit is evident in the canvases of John F. Kennedy and Barack Obama. Kehinde Wiley’s portrait of Barack Obama. (Courtesy of the National Portrait Gallery) Aaron Shikler’s ...
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Top 15 Black American artists throughout history
Los Angeles-born painter Kehinde Wiley (born 1977) is best known for painting former President Barack Obama’s official U.S. Presidential portrait in 2018 and his large-scale portraits depicting ...
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A Weekend In Washington DC: Plan Your First Visit With This Washington DC Travel Blog
This includes Kehinde Wiley’s vibrant painting of Barack Obama which has been extremely popular (there was a queue to get near it!) I also love the beautiful courtyard in this building – it’s light, ...
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Watch: Barack Obama seen ’alone’ at inauguration weekend dinner party amid divorce rumours with Michelle Obama
Barack-Michelle Obama divorce rumours: Amid ongoing divorce rumors with Michelle Obama, former US President Barack Obama was spotted alone again, attending inauguration weekend dinner party at ...
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Barack Obama Tells Reporter George W. Bush ‘Just Barely’ Behaved During Donald Trump’s Inauguration
She’s previously worked at iHeartMedia, IndieWire, and REVOLT. Former President Barack Obama playfully kept a watchful eye on fellow former President George W. Bush during President Donald Trump ...
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Michelle Obama skips Trump inauguration as Barack arrives solo
Former President Barack Obama arrived at the U.S. Capitol on Monday for President-elect Trump’s inauguration ceremony without former First Lady Michelle Obama. Obama was introduced at the ...
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Barack Obama at inauguration 2025: See photos of former president as Donald Trump sworn in
Former President Barack Obama attended the inauguration of President Donald Trump on Monday. The 44th president of the United States appeared at the ceremony without his wife, former first lady ...