Michelle Obama Watch

Michelle Obama will grace the over of Newsweek again the week of March 22, 2010. Her article, "Michelle On a Mission", is a succinct justification for her Let's Move program. She spells it out in simple terms why this initiative is imperative to our future. "For many kids today, those walks to school have been replaced by car and bus rides. Afternoons playing outside have been replaced with afternoons inside with TV, videogames, and the Internet. And with many parents ... Read More

This is Gina. I was watching the videos from this weekends Women in the World Conference which included appearances from Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Her Majesty Queen Rania of Jordan, Fmr. Sec. of State Madeleine Albright, Christine Amanpour, Meryl Streep, Leslie Stahl, and Valerie Jarrett. The video clip I was is called Could Michell Obama Help Africa? It interesting to see how women in the rest of the world view the influence and power of First Lady Obama. Speaking during the "Rape ... Read More

Michelle Obama Watch is headed to Mexico City. Well not exactly, First Lady Michelle Obama is traveling to Mexico and we'll be watching from this side of the border. In April Mrs Obama is headed to Mexico City in her first official trip as a First Lady. According to the White House Press Secretary... In recognition of the deep ties between the United States and Mexico, First Lady Michelle Obama will visit Mexico City, Mexico, April 13-15, on her first solo official trip as First Lady. Mrs. Obama’s ... Read More

  Yesterday First Lady Michelle Obama visited the State Department for a ceremony that honored women of courage around the world. Mrs Obama's host was Secretary of State Hilary Clinton. In her opening remarks the First Lady created quite a stir when she said,  "Let me thank my dear friend, Senator -- Secretary Clinton.  I almost said, “President Clinton.” One Reuters blogger accused the First Lady of going "overboard in the honorifics for Hillary Clinton" and almost inaugurating her. Give me a break. Did the blogger every ... Read More

How cool is this? 21st century Mom-In-Chief, First Lady Michelle Obama, wants to help children develop into healthy adults by having a coordinated effort in the home, school and in the communities. She understands that 21st century children are into technology and what better way to get the message of healthy living across than through video games? KaBoom the nonprofit organization is mapping out playgrounds across America to help parents locate where their children can play. After launching Let's Move! FLOTUS is challenging amateur ... Read More

The East Wing has announced that First Lady Michelle Obama is scheduled to deliver three commencement addresses this spring. Included in her schedule is the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, one of the nation's historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU). The University is considered the "flagship of the Delta" offering unique Bachelors and Graduate programs. The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff offers the only Bachelor and Master's Degree Programs in Aquaculture/Fisheries in the state of Arkansas. The program is internationally ... Read More

  Today in a stunning ceremony at the Smithsonian Museum of American History, First Lady Michelle Obama donated her fabulous inaugural gown to the institution. The gown was worn to the ten inaugural balls held in Washington, D.C. on that bitterly cold night in January. The formal induction of the gown was an invitation only event that included students from the Huntington High School Fashion Design and Illustration Program in Long Island, New York. In 2009 the school challenged its design and illustration ... Read More

Yesterday First Lady Michelle Obama celebrated International Women’s Day at the White House. Since 1911 International Women’s Day has celebrated the economic, political, and social achievements of women in the past, present, and future. It seemed only fitting that we usher in a new era of Michelle Obama Watch by making blogosphere history and sending our very first Washington, DC Correspondent to the White House. We are the first Black owned and operated (all by women) blog to send a Correspondent to the ... Read More

Today First Lady Michelle Obama will take her Let's Move! initiative to a Washington, DC soccer clinic. According to the First Lady's Press Office... "Mrs Obama join the US Soccer Foundation, Major League Soccer, Women’s Professional Soccer, the National Alliance for Hispanic Health and others at the clinic to highlight the Let’s Move! campaign and the importance of children getting 60 minutes of active play each day. This event will build on Major League Soccer’s support of Let’s Move! by expanding outreach and ... Read More

Yesterday First Lady Michelle Obama  visited Brinkley Middle & Pecan Park Elementary Schools, in Jacksonville, Mississippi, as part of her Let's Move! campaign to reduce childhood obesity in a generation and promote healthy eating. Mrs Obama was greeted by loud cheers and applause. This is truly a non-partisan issue that requires all who love children to make healthy changes. As Mom-In-Chief Michelle Obama knows that there are times that you must motivate by encouraging positive behavior and she did exactly that when she visited the  schools. Brinkley ... Read More