First lady Michelle Obama was joined by a special guest in a pair of public service announcements celebrating the third anniversary of her Let’s Move! initiative. Sesame Street’s Big Bird helps Obama encourage children to eat healthy and exercise in the PSAs, both of which were filmed in the White House. One of the spots [...]
Michelle Obama Sports Hairstyle With Bangs in Official Second-Term Portrait
February 20, 2013 | Posted by
Days before the inauguration, Michelle Obama joined a growing club of successful women who have opted for bangs, prompting a social media frenzy. A joke Twitter account named @FirstLadysBangs has earned more than 2,000 followers. During the inauguration weekend, President Obama called his wife’s bangs as “the most significant event of the weekend.” The first [...]
Robin Roberts to Interview Michelle Obama; Beyonce Film Wins High Ratings
February 20, 2013 | Posted by
To mark the third anniversary of her “Let’s Move” campaign against childhood obesity, first lady Michelle Obama will sit down with Good Morning America anchor Robin Roberts. The two women will discuss the accomplishments of the campaign and a series of new goals, including a new partnership that will help busy parents find fast, easy, and healthy [...]
Michelle Obama Strongly Endorses Movie ‘Beasts of The Southern Wild’
February 14, 2013 | Posted by
Michelle Obama on Wednesday gushed over the Oscar-nominated film “Beasts of the Southern Wild,” calling it one of the “most powerful and most important” movies in a long time, in a ringing endorsement delivered less than two weeks before this month’s Academy Awards ceremony. The first lady commented during a Black History Month workshop at [...]
Obama to Return to Chicago After State of The Union Address
February 11, 2013 | Posted by
President Obama will return to Chicago Friday to address the city’s rampant gun violence, according to a statement from the White House. First lady Michelle Obama visited the city over the weekend to attend the funeral of slain teen Hadiya Pendleton, one of the city’s 42 homicide victims in January. The Rev. Jesse Jackson called [...]
Hadiya Pendleton Killing Update: 2 Men Charged with Murder
February 11, 2013 | Posted by
Hadiya Pendleton Killing Updated: 02/11/2013 9:27pm. Two men have been charged in the shooting death of 15-year-old Hadiya Pendleton. Michael Ward, 18, and Kenneth Williams, 20, both of Chicago, were charged with one count each of first-degree murder and two counts of attempted murder and aggravated battery with a firearm in the Jan. 29 attack [...]
First Lady, Family and Friends Pay Tribute to Hadiya Pendleton
February 10, 2013 | Posted by
More than a thousand people gathered to mourn as 15-year-old Hadiya Pendleton was laid to rest this weekend. The Chicago native was shot and killed Jan. 29 at a park near her high school. First lady Michelle Obama, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn were among those in attendance for Saturday’s ceremony [...]
Michelle Obama to Attend Hadiya Pendleton’s Funeral
February 7, 2013 | Posted by
First lady Michelle Obama will attend the funeral service for 15-year-old Hadiya Pendleton, the young girl who was shot just a mile away from the Obamas’ Chicago home. Education Secretary Arne Duncan and senior presidential adviser Valerie Jarrett will join the first lady for the services Saturday. All three Obama administration members are former Chicago [...]
Whole Foods CEO Regrets Calling Obamacare Fascism
January 17, 2013 | Posted by
Whole Foods CEO John Mackey has gone back on his comments likening Obamacare to “fascism,” softening his message during an interview with CBS This Morning. During an interview with NPR Wednesday, Mackey suggested that President Obama’s healthcare reforms were a form of fascism, restricting open market healthcare. Thursday morning, he acknowledged the strength of the [...]
Hillary Clinton, Michelle Obama Named Most Talked About Women in 2012
December 16, 2012 | Posted by
Content curator News360 ran the numbers to track the news-making women of 2012—from celebrities to politicians, what ladies dominated the news cycle this year? “We collect news stories all year long from more than 40,000 sources,” says News360 chief executive Roman Karachinsky. “Between the start of 2012 today that’s more than 50 million pieces of [...]
