Page 38 - Florida Sentinel 8-7-20

Happy Birthday, Barack Obama!
Michelle Obama Celebrates Barack's 59th Birthday With Sweet Tribute: 'New Adventures To Come'
Happy birthday, former President Barack Obama! The former president
turned 59 on Tuesday and was honored on social media by his wife Michelle Obama, who shared a throwback family photo of the couple and their daughters Malia, now 22, and Sasha, now 19.
"Happy birthday to my fa- vorite guy. Here's to all the good days, blue skies, and new adventures to come," Mrs. Obama, 56, wrote.
Last week, the former first lady welcomed her husband of nearly three decades as the first guest on her new podcast, The Michelle Obama Podcast, which she has promised will be a series of candid conversa- tions.
"One of the reasons I fell in
Obama Family: Michelle, Sasha, Barack and Malia Obama.
Former President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama during her new Spotify podcast.
[and] celebrates and sees everybody," the former presi- dent said. "Cause we know that if we’re not around, that those girls are in a society like that."
Since leaving the White House in 2017, the Obamas have eschewed national poli- tics in favor of social causes and their personal memoirs and projects.
In addition to their part- nership with Spotify, the cou- ple also inked a deal with Netflix to produce television shows and films for the streaming service.
Their production com- pany's first feature release, American Factory, debuted on Netflix in 2019 and went on to win the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.
love with you is because you are guided by the principle that we are each other’s broth- ers and sisters keepers," the mother of two told President Obama.
During the 40-minute dis- cussion, the couple shared personal stories about how they became involved in their
communities growing up and how they translated their ef- forts into civil service.
"I thought, you know, that looks like hard work but it never looks like lonely work," President Obama said.
The Obamas also shared their hopes for the future of the country, shifting the con-
versation to their college-age daughters.
"When you and I think about what's the inheritance that we would like to leave Malia and Sasha, more than anything what it would be is that they are living in a coun- try that respects everybody and looks after everybody
PAGE 14-A FLORIDA SENTINEL BULLETIN PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY FRIDAY, AUGUST 7, 2020