In other news, the media is beginning to wonder just what kind of a first-lady Michelle Obama will be. Will she be the "mom-in-chief" or the "first lady of style"? Will she bring her intelligence to the fore and influence the President-elect's policies? Time will have to tell.
Future First Lady Moment of the Week: The December 1 cover of Newsweek Magazine is "The Meaning of Michelle." The article describes the confounding questions surrounding Obama. As Allison Samuels writes in the article, ""When her husband raises his hand to take the oath of office, Michelle will become the world's most visible African- American woman. The new First Lady will have the chance to knock down ugly stereotypes about black women and educate the world about American black culture more generally. But perhaps more important -- even apart from what her husband can do -- Michelle has the power to change the way African-Americans see ourselves, our lives and our possibilities."
Be sure to pick up an issue of the magazine next week.
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An excellent point about Michelle. While Obama has been criticized about whether he is truly black since he is not descended from slaves, Michelle is. So by virtue of the fact that Obama wins the presidency, his wife is certainly representative of that experience. A related thought is that on matters of race, even though Barack is not descended from slaves, he certainly dealt with issues of race growing up. Read "Dreams of My Father" to find a very sophisticated and complex understanding of what it means to be black, to be American, and to be both without sacrificing either to the other.
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