Obama & Wife Michelle Cover ESSENCE Magazine

President Barack Obama will be leaving office in a few months, and Essence is honoring him and his wife, First Lady Michelle Obama, by making them the cover stars of their October issue.

The Obamas discussed the importance of their time in the White House and the future of the nation...

 

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