WASHINGTON (AP) — Michelle Obama called on young African leaders to change traditional attitudes and beliefs that harm girls and women, adding that educating and making women financially literate is not enough. “No country can ever truly flourish if it stifles the potential of its women and deprives itself of the contributions of half of […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Michelle Obama says every arts organization in the country should embrace the mission of the Grammy Museum in Los Angeles, which focuses on education. Six million American children attend schools with no art or music classes, she said Wednesday at the museum’s inaugural Jane Ortner Education Award Luncheon. “Arts are a […]
Michelle Obama commended a group of college graduates for fighting against the odds to get their degrees. Mrs. Obama believes that nothing can stand in…
Malia Obama isn’t the only First Daughter that’s gone Hollywood. A week after news broke of the President’s eldest daughter working on the set of Halle Berry’s new CBS show,” TMZ is reporting that her little sister Sasha visited visit the set of ABC Family’s “Pretty Little Liars” … and she didn’t even have to […]
First Lady Michelle Obama spoke at Dr. Maya Angelou‘s funeral on Saturday and her speech paid beautiful tribute to Angelou’s life and spirit and how she inspired an entire generation. Through Angelou’s works I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings and Gather Together In My Name and her poems “Still I Rise” and “Phenomenal Women” […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — First lady Michelle Obama is striking back at House Republicans who are trying to weaken healthier school meal standards, saying any effort to roll back the guidelines is “unacceptable.” The rules set by Congress and the administration over the last several years require more fruits, vegetables and whole grains in the lunch […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Michelle Obama has a warning of sorts for Washington: Her daughter Malia will start driving this summer. The first lady commented on Malia’s milestone in a taped interview broadcast Tuesday by the entertainment news show “Access Hollywood.” It was a joint interview with actress Sarah Jessica Parker about the role of arts […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama will observe the 60th anniversary of the Supreme Court’s landmark Brown vs. Board of Education school desegregation decision Friday by meeting with families of the plaintiffs in the case as well as the lead attorneys and the NAACP Legal Defense Fund. Obama will host the group, including lawyers Jack […]
For Michelle Obama, the tireless effort to shed light on the tragic kidnapping of more than 200 Nigerian school girls continues. Earlier this week, she…
A panel of Fox News contributors mocked the #BringBackOurGirls hashtag on Sunday, suggesting the Twitter phrase is a useless “exercise in self-esteem.” The hashtag #BringBackOurGirls has gone viral worldwide sparking global awareness of the 276 schoolgirls kidnapped in Nigeria by Boko Haram, an Islamist extremist group. Celebrities, politicians and world leaders have united behind the […]
SEATTLE (AP) — First lady Michelle Obama is on a mission to make American school lunches healthier by replacing greasy pizza and french fries with whole grains, low fat protein, fresh fruit and vegetables. The new American standards are giving kids in the United States a taste of the good life already experienced by school […]
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Michelle Obama is rearranging plans for a speech before graduating high school seniors in Kansas in the face of protests that her appearance at a combined graduation ceremony for five schools would limit seating for families and friends. She had accepted the Topeka public school district’s invitation to speak May 17 […]
