President Obama And Michelle Cover Essence Magazine's October Issue

President and Michelle Obama take the front cover of Essence magazine's October issue, in which they opened up about their life in the White House, the state of the nation and the legacy they hope to leave behind.

“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,” Mrs. Obama said. “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.”  - Flotus

 “…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.” - President Obama

Source: Essence Magazine