The Meaning of Michelle: From Newsweek...
Michelle Obama will grace the cover of Newsweek's December 1st issue (on newstands Nov. 24th). She will be featured in an article by Allison Samuels entitled "What Michelle Means to Us.." An excerpt below:Michelle Obama challenges the typical stereotype of African-American women, including what is beautiful. Often, the standard of beauty for black women has meant fair skin, and dainty facial features, a limited scope that has had a profound effect on the self-esteem of many African-American women. Michelle Obama puts a new face on the standard of beauty. "Michelle is not only African-American, but brown. Real brown," Samuels writes. "In an era where beauty is often defined on television, in magazines and in movies as fair or white skin, long straight hair and keen features, Michelle looks nothing like the supermodels who rule the catwalks or the porcelain-faced actresses who hawk must-have cosmetics. Yet now she's going to grace the March cover of Vogue magazine -- the ultimate affirmation of beauty."
Also read about the two latest Obama administration appointments, Harvard MBA, Desiree Rogers is named White House Social Secretary (left) and Progressive Melody Barnes will run the Domestic Policy Council. Fabulous.
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