Michelle obama black history facts

It’snevera right time to say goodbye, but unfortunately our time with Michelle Obama as First Lady of the United States is coming to an end.

Throughout her eight years as first lady, we’ve witnessed her passion for ensuring young girls across the world get access to adequate education, her determination to fight childhood obesity and her unwavering support for President Barack Obama.

There’s still so much more that we should know about our exiting first lady, though. Even the simplest things ― like her middle name ― make us find more reasons that we’ll miss her.

Michelle obama black history facts

So we’ve gathered 12 little known facts about Michelle Obama that will make you love her even more.

Michelle LaVaughn Robinson from Southside Chicago. It honestly doesn’t get blacker than that.

This may not seem like a big deal but having a distinctively black name like LaVaughn ― not Laura Lane Welch or Nancy Reagan (born Anne Frances Robbins)― in the