Michelle Obama’s Impact on African American Women and Girls

Front Matter ....Pages i-xxxiii
Front Matter ....Pages 1-1
 Queen of Grace and Power  (Rhonda Gray)....Pages 3-4
 Power  (Stenetta Anthony)....Pages 5-5
 Michelle Obama as an Administrator: Reflections  (Barbara J. Edwards)....Pages 7-9
 First Ladies/First Wives, First Women Presidents: Sexuality, Leadership and Power in the African Diaspora  (Carole Boyce Davies)....Pages 11-27
 Michelle Obama and Black Women as Alchemists  (Ruby Mendenhall)....Pages 29-30
 Michelle Obama: Flight vs. Fight  (Yasmine Huggins)....Pages 31-42
 When and Where I Enter  (Jasmine J. Wyatt)....Pages 43-49
Front Matter ....Pages 51-51
 Dark and Lovely  (Rhonda Gray)....Pages 53-54
 Mrs. Michelle Obama  (Hazel Marie Harris Watson)....Pages 55-55
 Michelle Obama: American—Whether You Like It or Not  (Michelle Duster)....Pages 57-78
 My Hero  (Sandy Philippeaux)....Pages 79-80
 “A Quiet Untold Story of Profound Need”: The Activism, Partnerships and Advocacy of First Lady Michelle Obama, Second Lady Dr. Jill Biden and Military Families  (Rose C. Thevenin)....Pages 81-109
 Celebrating African American Women Through Dance at the White House  (Daveisha Gibson)....Pages 111-120
 Let’s Move! with Michelle Obama  (Rachelle J. Brunn-Bevel, Kristin Richardson)....Pages 121-152
 Striving in Style  (Kenisha Coy)....Pages 153-153
Front Matter ....Pages 155-155
 Unapologetic  (Rhonda Gray)....Pages 157-158
 Michelle’s Arms  (Verna Hampton)....Pages 159-160
 A Woman “Other Women Talk About”: Michelle Obama and the “Looks” of First Black Ladyhood  (Tiffany Austin)....Pages 161-166
 “Eating the Right Way”: Michelle Obama and Healthy Habits  (Maurisha Ebanks)....Pages 167-169
 Michelle Obama Raising Black Daughters to Be Magic  (Duchess Harris, Avi Thomas)....Pages 171-174
 Reconfiguring Black Motherhood: Michelle Obama and the “Mom-in-Charge Trope”  (Paula Marie Seniors)....Pages 175-208
 The Beauty of Michelle Obama  (Terra Renee)....Pages 209-211
 Michelle Obama: Marching to the Beat of Her Own Strengths and Defying Negative Stereotypes Along the Way  (Leah T. Johnson)....Pages 213-222
Front Matter ....Pages 223-223
 Dreams of a Wildflower  (Rhonda Gray)....Pages 225-226
 A Free-Spirited Dream  (Chamille Weddington)....Pages 227-227
 Black Girl Rocks: Michelle Obama, My Inspiration  (Trishaun C. Hall)....Pages 229-231
 Downton (CR)Abbey: The First Lady, Hecklers and the Demise of Decorum  (Lisalyn R. Jacobs)....Pages 233-239
 Recipes for Michelle  (Suzannah Grace Sese-khalid Jones)....Pages 241-246
 And Then There Was Michelle Obama: Reflections from a Baby-Boomer Educator and a Millennial Young Woman  (Michelle Howard-Vital, Madelyn G. Vital)....Pages 247-253
 Multiple Sclerosis: An Unintended Motivator for First Lady Michelle Obama and Dr. Deidre Hill Butler  (Deidre Hill Butler)....Pages 255-259
 Brown Girl Challenge  (Clara B. Freeman)....Pages 261-262
Front Matter ....Pages 263-263
 Election 2016 and Michelle Obama  (Patiqua Rolle)....Pages 265-267
 ‘Living Outloud’: Michelle Obama and Election 2016  (Rose C. Thevenin)....Pages 269-283
 A Title Removed: First Lady Michelle Obama Since Leaving the White House  (Charleigha P. Knowles)....Pages 285-286
 The Legacy of Michelle Obama Will Live on  (Michelle Duster)....Pages 287-288
 You Dared  (Michelle Duster)....Pages 289-292
Back Matter ....Pages 293-307