Michelle Obamas Impact on African American Women and Girls [Hardcover]

This edited collection explores how First Lady Michelle Obama gradually expanded and broadened her role by engaging in social, political and economic activities which directly and indirectly impacted the lives of the American people, especially young women and girls. The volume responds to the various representations of Michelle Obama and how the language and images used to depict her either affirmed, offended, represented or misrepresented her and its authors.  It is an interdisciplinary evaluation by African American women and girls of the First Ladys overall impact through several media, including original artwork and poetry. It also examines her political activities during and post-election 2016.

1. Introduction

Part I: Power

2. Queen of Grace and Power (Rhonda Gray)

3. Power (Stenetta Anthony)

5. First Ladies/First Wives, First Women Presidents: Sexuality, Leadership and Power in the African Diaspora (Carole Boyce Davies)

6. Michelle Obama and Black Women as Alchemists (Ruby Mendenhall)

7. Michelle Obama: Flight vs. Flight (Yasmine Huggins)

8. When and Where I Enter (Jasmine J. Wyatt)

Part II: Patriotism and Service

9. Dark and Lovely (Rhonda Gray)

10. Mrs. Michelle Obama (Hazel Marie Watson)

11. Michelle Obama: AmericanWhether You Like it or Not (Michelle Duster)

12. My Hero (Sandy Philippeaux)

13. A Quiet Untold Story of Profound Need: The Activism, Partnerships, and Advocacy of First Lady Michelle Obama, Dr. Jill Biden, and Military Families (Rose C. Thevenin)

15. Lets Molc-