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Farah Jasmine Griffin

Farah Jasmine Griffin is a professor of English at the University of Pennsylvania. She is the author of "Who Set You Flowin'?": The African-American Migration Narrative, and the coeditor of A Stranger in the Village: Two Centuries of African-American Travel Writing. She has been the recipient of fellowships from the Ford Foundation and the Bunting Institute at Radcliffe College. She lives in Philadelphia.
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Behind the Scenes of Michelle Obama’s Iconic Looks

Beautifully illustrated with more than 200 photographs, including never-before-seen images, The Look is a stunning journey through Michelle Obama’s style evolution, in her own words for the first time–on sale November 4, 2025. In this celebration of style, from the moment she entered the public eye during her husband’s U.S. Senate campaign through her time as the

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