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When is Michelle Obama scheduled to speak at SXSW 2025? The former First Lady will speak at 1 p.m. on Thursday, March 13 at the Austin Convention Center (Ballroom D.) ...
The audience in Ballroom D in the Austin Convention Center was looking for excuses to cheer and smile. “Miche,” they cooed, parroting Craig Robinson’s nickname for his sister Michelle Obama.
Michelle Obama is back! The former first lady made her first public appearance since Donald Trump’s inauguration took place in January. On Thursday, Obama appeared alongside her brother, Craig ...
Barack Obama was the 44th President of the United States, serving from 2009 until 2017. The former president was born on Aug. 4, 1961, in Honolulu. His parents, Barack H. Obama Sr. and Stanley Ann ...
Obama’s Austin legacy is undeniable. In 2016 , she used SXSW to amplify the power of music in social change. In 2019 , she packed the Erwin Center while on tour for her bestselling memoir ...
The president will end his White House tenure having served with Barack Obama, the nation’s first Black president, and Harris, the first Black, South Asian and female to serve as vice president.
In 2018, Michelle Obama released her memoir, "Becoming," which spent over 130 weeks on the New York Times Bestsellers list, sold more than 17 million copies worldwide and won a Grammy Award.
"Michelle Obama has long been an inspiration to us at SXSW and to millions of people around the world,” said Hugh Forrest, SXSW President and Chief Programming Officer, in a release.