Power Couple! Michelle And President Barack Obama Cover Essence Magazine

As President, Barack Obama‘s tenure in office comes to an end, Essence Magazine revealed the president and his gorgeous First Lady, Michelle Obama, as the cover of their October 2016, issue.

In this issue, the power couple told the media what they learned during Obama’s 8 year tenure and what they hope to achieve with the lasting presence of their respective initiatives like My Brother’s Keeper, Let’s Move, Let Girls Learn and more.

According to Essence, President Obama said;

“I can unequivocally say that America is better off now than we were when we came into office. By almost every economic measure, we’re better off. But having said that, we still have a lot of work to do.

“The memories that last ultimately aren’t the family memories. Some of my fondest memories of the White House are just being with the girls on a summer night and walking the dogs around the South Lawn, talking and listening to them, trying to get Bo to move because sometimes it’s hot.”

Mrs Obama, on the other hand, also shared her thoughts on being a positive impact for black children. The mother of two said:

“I think when it comes to Black kids, it means something for them to have spent most of their life seeing the family in the White House look like them. It matters. All the future work that Barack talked about, I think over these last few years, we’ve kind of knocked the ceiling of limitation off the roofs of many young kids; imaginations of what’s possible for them.

“And as a mother, I wouldn’t underestimate how important that is, having that vision that you can really do anything—not because somebody told you, but because you’ve seen and experienced it. I think that will be a lasting impact on our kids.”

Photo credit: Kwaku Alston for ESSENCE

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