Adding Guinness World Record holder to her First Lady title, Michelle Obama has gained massive momentum in reducing the weight of the nation’s children. Since its launch in February 2010, her Let’s Move! initiative, dedicated to “solving the problem of obesity within a generation” has seen some life (and pants) altering milestones. Check out 10: 1. MOOD […]
No matter who wins the Republican presidential nomination, President Obama is in for what will probably be the toughest fight for his political life. And because his campaign cannot afford to take any constituency for granted, First Lady Michelle Obama launched this week Women for Obama, a fundraising and grassroots group whose primary goal is […]
Raising your children is one of life’s greatest challenges. Children pay attention to how their parents speak, treat, and relate to one another. What they see in their parent’s marriage is what they’re likely to repeat in their own. Imagine living your life under a microscope as First Lady Michelle Obama does on a daily […]
Attention Target shoppers: You could have been standing in line with Michelle Obama. The first lady, hard to recognize in a baseball cap and sunglasses, shopped Thursday at a Target Corp. store in Alexandria, Va., just outside Washington, DC. Casually dressed Secret Service agents arrived about a half-hour before Mrs. Obama, who walked in through […]
Keri Hilson is the latest star to join First Lady Michelle Obama’s “Let’s Move” campaign, which seeks to fight childhood obesity by getting children excited about fitness. The “Pretty Girl Rock” singer visited the Educational Alliance’s Sirovich Senior Center in New York on Saturday, September 24, decked out in a “Pretty Girls Sweat” t-shirt and […]
Like millions of their fellow Americans, the First Family often gathers around the television on Sunday nights to watch ABC’s Extreme Makeover: Home Edition team create livable homes for families in need. Such a fan of the show, First Lady Michelle Obama couldn’t resist jumping in and helping out on the Sept. 25 season premiere. […]
Darden Restaurants, the world’s largest full-service restaurant company and the parent organization behind popular chain eateries including Olive Garden, Red Lobster, LongHorn Steakhouse and Bahama Breeze, announced today that it is committing to reduce the calorie count and salt content of its food and provide more nutritious options on its children’s menus. Executives from the […]
Michelle Obama graces the cover of Essence’s October issue with a revealing interview highlighting the magazine and the First Lady’s shared commitment to women and girls around the world. In the article, “The Leading Lady,” she reflects on what she calls the “big, bright light” of her power as First Lady—and she shares her mission […]
President Barack Obama turns 50 on Thursday. So what does he want for his birthday? “What I really want right now is to, to get a debt-ceiling deal for my birthday,” Obama said recently. The months-long debate over the debt ceiling had threatened to force him to skip his own party, a pair of birthday […]
As part of her “Let’s Move” campaign, which aims to fight childhood obesity and promote a healthy lifestyle, first lady Michelle Obama announced on Wednesday that several major retailers, foundations and small businesses have made a commitment to bring healthier food to neighborhoods where supermarkets are few and far between, reports BET.com “If a parent […]
First lady Michelle Obama will appear on ABC show “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” as part of her initiative to support military families, the network revealed on Tuesday. Mrs. Obama’s appearance on the show will be filmed on Thursday in Fayetteville, North Carolina, and the episode will air in October, said Patrick Preblick, a spokesman for […]
OMG! Michelle Obama ate a burger and fries! According to the Washington Post, the First Lady ordered a highly caloric meal of burger, fries, chocolate shake and Diet Coke at the new Shake Shack in Washington D.C. (The Post calculated the amount to be about 1,700 calories.) Now, some are crying foul, considering the First […]
