For years People rarely put black folks on its cover unless it was a tragedy, a la Whitney Houston’s troubles or Natalie Cole’s confession involving drugs, but the weekly magazine continues to make strides in that department. The Obamas grace the cover of the latest issue and Barack and wife Michelle talk about raising two girls under the public eye.
We don’t find out anything about the daughters’, Malia, 10, and Sasha, 7, entertainment preferences as far as singers they listen to and preferred television shows but we are told that the family checked out Wall-Eearlier this month. Barack said, “I find actually that children’s movies are the best movies these days.” And he gives Malia a weekly allowance of $1 a week.But wait, there’s more. Read on:PEOPLE: Someone told me today that you don’t do birthday presents.
Michelle: No, because we spend hundreds of dollars on a birthday party and movie tickets and pizza and popcorn …
Barack: That sleepover is enough. We want to teach some limits to them. And their friends bring over presents.
Michelle: They get so much stuff that it just becomes numbing. Malia believes there is still a Santa Claus even though she’s a little wary because some of her friends are non-believers. But Malia says, “Ma, I know there is a Santa because there’s no way you’d buy me all that stuff.” (Laughing)
People points out the first interview was done at the family’s three-story home in Chicago in June, then again on July 4 at a park in Butte, Mont., where the family campaigned and celebrated Malia’s birthday. The daughters weren’t interviewed this time. It was after Access Hollywood’s interview with his daughters (also conducted during Fourth of July weekend) aired that Barack put them on media lock down.
We don’t find out anything about the daughters’, Malia, 10, and Sasha, 7, entertainment preferences as far as singers they listen to and preferred television shows but we are told that the family checked out Wall-Eearlier this month. Barack said, “I find actually that children’s movies are the best movies these days.” And he gives Malia a weekly allowance of $1 a week.But wait, there’s more. Read on:PEOPLE: Someone told me today that you don’t do birthday presents.
Michelle: No, because we spend hundreds of dollars on a birthday party and movie tickets and pizza and popcorn …
Barack: That sleepover is enough. We want to teach some limits to them. And their friends bring over presents.
Michelle: They get so much stuff that it just becomes numbing. Malia believes there is still a Santa Claus even though she’s a little wary because some of her friends are non-believers. But Malia says, “Ma, I know there is a Santa because there’s no way you’d buy me all that stuff.” (Laughing)
People points out the first interview was done at the family’s three-story home in Chicago in June, then again on July 4 at a park in Butte, Mont., where the family campaigned and celebrated Malia’s birthday. The daughters weren’t interviewed this time. It was after Access Hollywood’s interview with his daughters (also conducted during Fourth of July weekend) aired that Barack put them on media lock down.
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