MICHELLE OBAMA LAUNCHES FOOD COMPANY GIVING KIDS HEALTHIER FOOD OPTIONS By Sharelle Burt Michelle Obama is still on a mission to tackle child obesity and nutrition in this country. NBC News reports that the first lady is now the co-founder of PLEZi Nutrition, a company that will make and sell healthier food and drinks for kids. The products are designed to be…
Exclusive: Michelle Obama Says It’s Up to Parents to Protect Black Children’s Light The former First Lady, whose book ‘The Light We Carry’ comes out November 15, shares parenting lessons for Black families in these challenging times. By Celeste Little We aren’t hunkering down in quarantine any more. We’re back at work and school. Many of us have stripped off our…
New Book Looks at the Pitfalls Women in Politics Face COM prof’s book: how First Ladies, other political women struggled to define themselves beyond motherhood By Megan Woolhouse There may be no better time to talk about women’s political rhetoric than right now, with as many as five women already seeking the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination. And that makes publication…
Michelle Obama Is Hosting a Brand-New Relationship Podcast Is Michelle Obama stepping into Esther Perel’s shoes? The former first lady’s newly announced Spotify podcast—which will feature weekly conversations with Valerie Jarrett, Michele Norris, Conan O’Brien, and other renowned figures about the relationships that have shaped them—suggests as much. Of course, Obama’s podcast likely won’t get into the nitty-gritty of romantic relationships to…
5 Takeaways From Former First Lady Michelle Obama’s New Netflix Documentary, ‘Becoming’ In her final speech as first lady, Michelle Obama honored the 2017 School Counselor of the Year at the White House and famously said, “I want our young people to know that they matter, that they belong. So don’t be afraid — you hear me, young people? Don’t be afraid.…
Michelle Obama Answers 20 Questions for Oprah Magazine You want to be Michelle Obama’s friend. That’s understandable. She’s a person of wholly admirable intelligence, grace, kindness and dedication to making the world a better place. Of course, Michelle Obama would be the first one to downplay that kind of hype about Michelle Obama, but (a) she won’t read this till…
Barack and Michelle Obama’s producing partnership with Netflix is entering a new phase — in their latest production, they’ve turned the camera on themselves.
A moment of awe: a captivated Little Girl of Michelle Obama’s portrait goes viral, and the reasons why will most certainly surprise you. Parker Curry, age 2, was not being cooperative. Standing in front of the new painting of former first lady Michelle Obama at the National Portrait Gallery, Parker ignored her mother’s pleas to turn around for a photo.…
“No country can ever truly flourish if it stifles the potential of its women and deprives itself of the contributions of half of its citizens.” ~ Michelle Obama, Former First Lady Summary: Before her most public role as the First Lady of the United States for 8 years, Michelle Obama had a flourishing career. A lawyer by profession, she was…
