Beyoncé Praises “Portrait of Grace” Michelle Obama in the Annual Time 100 Issue
To be included in Time's annual 100 Most Influential People issue is an honor in and of itself, but to have Beyoncé write about you in said issue? Even better.
The singer, who just released her Homecoming documentary with Netflix, praised the former first lady in a powerful essay."Loving Michelle Obama wasn't much of a choice," Beyoncé began.
"It was something that came naturally, because of how she carried herself.
Because she resembled us and was moving in spaces where, as black Americans, we weren't exactly meant to be, she seemed so powerful." Beyoncé then went on to describe Michelle's "warm" and "regal" disposition when they met for the first time at Barack Obama's 2009 Inaugural Ball, which she performed at.
Since then, the two have become friends, with Beyoncé performing at the 2013 inauguration and Michelle cheering her on during last year's On the Run II tour."She has
