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Ladies Who Lunch: Fancy Fete for Obama’s Staff

 
By Essence · Updated October 29, 2020
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Our new White House social secretary is one busy lady. On Thursday, Rogers was honored at the posh Four Seasons Bar Room in New York City, according to New York magazine. The exclusive event was hosted by the new White House decorator and Los Angeles interior designer Michael Smith. Studio Museum of Harlem’s Thelma Golden and other media bigwigs like Barbara Walters were also in attendance.—BB