For some Black women, the high road led to the nation’s memorial to the civil rights leader.

Michelle Obama was the only spouse absent at the funeral service at Washington National Cathedral, where her husband and Trump were seated next to each other and chatted and laughed like old friends despite the history of political animosity between the Democratic former president and the returning Republican.

Monday, Jan. 20 was not only Donald Trump ‘s Inauguration Day, but it was also a federal holiday honoring Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Given the great political divide in America right now, not everyone was celebrating the 47th President of the United States, including former First Lady Michelle Obama .

On the day of Donald Trump’s Presidential Inauguration, Michelle Obama is setting her sights elsewhere. Here’s what she’s up to outside of Washington D.C.

Former Presidents Barack Obama, Bill Clinton and George W. Bush will come together again next week for the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump, but one spouse, Michelle Obama, is sitting this one out.

The inauguration is the second gathering of U.S. presidents and their spouses that Michelle Obama has missed in recent weeks.

Former President Barack Obama arrived at the U.S. Capitol on Monday for President-elect Trump’s inauguration ceremony without former First Lady Michelle Obama.

The former first lady previously revealed that she would stay home during Trump's second inauguration after spending the 2024 election cycle characterizing him as a threat to democracy