First Lady Michelle Obama announced that she will travel to Johannesburg and Cape Town, South Africa and Gaborone,during an official visit to Africa from June 21 – 26 focused on youth leadership, education, health and wellness. Mrs. Obama’s visit will highlight the important stake the U.S. has in the success of Africa’s many nations, as […]
President Obama and the First Lady sample a glass of Guinness on their visit to Barack Obama’s ancestral home in Moneygall. The president and his wife visited Hayes’ pub where they toasted the regulars and hugged distant relatives. After leading the bar in a toast … the president plunked down some cash and told the […]
First Lady Michelle Obama was the commencement speaker at Spelman College over the weekend and received an honorary degree from Spelman College president Beverly D. Tatum. The First Lady told the 550 graduating seniors of the historically black women’s school, that they have been eminently trained to change the world for the better. Also in […]
First Lady Michelle Obama made a surprise visit to Deal Middle School in Washington D.C where she showed young teens that exercising and moving can be as simple as taking a few minutes to do the “Dougie.” While Beyoncé’s “Move Your Body” blasted over a sound system at the school, the first lady went through […]
First Lady Michelle Obama switched it up and rocked a curly hair style at the annual White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner in D.C. over the weekend. Michelle wore a Halston chocolate dress with an empire waist, and accessorized by piling on bracelets and necklaces. What did you think of Michelle Obama in her Halston gown? […]
TIME has picked their 100 most influential people in the world. They are artists and activists, reformers and researchers, heads of state and captains of industry. Their ideas spark dialogue and dissent and sometimes even revolution. Here are a few of 2011’s TIME 100: And check out last year’s list here: Who Made The Cut? […]
WASHINGTON D.C.-As part of her campaign for better health, First Lady, Michelle Obama has been promoting breastfeeding. Politics Daily Reports: Looking ahead to what she will do in the second year of “Let’s Move,” Mrs. Obama said: “We also want to focus on the important touch points in a child’s life. And what we’re learning […]
First Lady Michelle Obama spoke with Tom Joyner about the one year anniversary of her “Let’s Move” campaign which is meant to bring awareness to childhood obesity around the world. She also revealed her plans for Valentine’s Day with the President. Will they spend it in the white house?? Take a listen below. Related: Michelle […]
The First Lady Michelle Obama sat down with Matt Lauer of “The Today Show”and explained that she is “not a big fan of young kids having Facebook.” She said Facebook is “not something they need.” The First Lady also confirmed that the President has been off the cigarettes for an entire year,says he doesn’t care […]
North Carolina — The White House used First Lady Michelle Obama to roll out news today that Charlotte, N.C., will host the 2012 Democratic National Convention. “I am thrilled to make sure you are the first to hear some very exciting news,” Obama wrote in an email to members of President Obama’s campaign organization, Organizing […]
Texas — First lady Michelle Obama said Thursday that the military’s push to turn recruits into health-conscious warriors could be a model for making people across the U.S. more focused on fitness and nutrition. Obama, who has made battling childhood obesity one of her signature causes as first lady, visited the Army’s largest training post […]
First Lady Michelle Obama will appear today on Oprah to talk about military families. Mrs. Obama says that that it’s not that Americans won’t help military families; it’s just that they are not aware of the pressures of deployment on families. This is something that she hopes to remedy. Asked what moves her about our […]
