History was made today at the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery with the unveiling of the official portraits for POTUS Barack and FLOTUS Michelle. As the first black artists to paint the first black US President and First Lady,  artists Amy Sherald and Kehinde [ke-HEN-day] Wiley—like their subjects —are the epitome of power, grace and cool.

BARACK: The flowers: chrysanthemums (official flower of Chicago), jasmine evoking his native Hawaii and African blue lilies in memory of his late father

Kehinde Wiley

MICHELLE ~ The dress: Designed by MILLY

Amy Sherald

Nobody deserves the White House more than Hillary Rodham Clinton. Her husband Bill broke it down beautifully for us last night at the Democratic National Convention 2016 in Philadelphia. Bill preached. Michelle Obama had already parted the waters with her dynamic self on Monday to kick things off. then along came Bill to preach the gospel of Hillary, Read more…