Speaking before the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s annual awards dinner, First Lady Michelle Obama implored the nation’s African-Americans to show up on Election Day with a sense of urgency. “Make no mistake about it, this is the march of our time, marching door to door, registering people to vote,” the First Lady said to applause […]
NEW YORK (AP) — President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, will make their first joint appearance on the daytime show "The View" next week. The show says the Democratic president and first lady will tape an episode Monday to air Tuesday. Obama's appearance in July 2010 was the show's most-watched episode ever. GOP challenger […]
A request from First Lady Michelle Obama to speak at a Chesterfield County, Va. elementary school during her campaign swing through the Commonwealth today was rejected by county school leaders, citing school policy, a Chesterfield supervisor confirmed to the Richmond Times-Dispatch. “I do believe and think that Mrs. Obama, the first lady, should be allowed […]
First Lady Michelle Obama will deliver the keynote address to the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s annual awards dinner later this month while President Barack Obama campaigns for re-election to the White House. For the first time ever, Michelle Obama will headline the CBCF’s Phoenix Awards Dinner on Sept. 22, the White House confirmed Tuesday. “We […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Want a dress like the one first lady Michelle Obama wore at the Democratic convention? Designer Tracy Reese says she's rushing to make dresses. Reese tells NBC's "Today" show that the hot pink silk jaquard dress with pale blue trim at the hem will cost under $500. The designer says she was […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Michelle Obama is getting to be a regular on David Letterman's "Late Show." The first lady delivered Letterman's Top 10 list on Wednesday's show, a night after her speech before the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C. It was a week after her last appearance on the CBS show, her fourth […]
CHARLOTTE – One of my prized possessions is a T-shirt I bought at the 2008 Democratic National Convention in Denver. Emblazoned on the front is a picture of Barack and Michelle Obama doing their trademark fist bump, along with the words, “The Real Deal.” To me, that shirt captured the realness of the Obamas; a […]
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — First lady Michelle Obama got rave reviews for the custom-made Tracy Reese pink and copper dress she wore while giving a tribute to her husband at the Democratic National Convention. The sleeveless dress showed off Mrs. Obama's famously toned arms and the length modestly skirted her knees. She paired the dress […]
Huggy Lowdown gives his funny insight on the DNC and Michelle Obama's memorable speech.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Michelle Obama's message: President Barack Obama is just like you. "Barack knows the American Dream because he's lived it," the first lady told the Democratic National Convention on Tuesday in an address intended to reassure voters that her husband shares their values — hard work, perseverance and optimism — while also […]
