Michelle Obama Watch

  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

Yesterday First Lady Michelle Obama celebrated the 106th birthday of famed children's author Dr Seuss at the National Education Association's (NEA) 2010 Read Across America Day. Mrs Obama was joined by Secretary of Education Arne Duncan and NEA President Dennis Van Roekel. Read Across America Day's goal is  to spread the importance of reading and education. In honor of Dr Seuss the First Lady read The Cat In The Hat and then took questions from the children in the audience with the Education Secretary.  Posted by Aminah Hanan     Read More

Today First Lady Michelle Obama met with students from the London borough of Islington in the Old Dining Room of the White House. The 10 lucky students were awarded with a trip to the United States, courtesy of the US Embassy in London, as a prize for wining a Black History Month essay competition. According to the White House Press Office, "This event builds on Mrs Obama’s efforts to engage young people in the United States and around the world." Mrs Obama visited the  Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School (EGAS) in ... Read More

President Obama delivered his first State of the Union Address last night. If you have ever wondered who was sitting next to the First Lady, this is your chance to find out. Here is the official guest list for First Lady Michelle Obama's box courtesy of the White House Press Office... Dr. Jill Biden Clayton Armstrong (Washington, DC) Clayton was a DC Scholar with the White House Office of Intergovernmental Affairs during the summer of 2009. He is currently a freshman at the University of Arizona. Clayton grew ... Read More

First Lady Michelle Obama continued her commitment to military families yesterday when she spoke at the Joint Armed Forces Officers' Wives' Luncheon yesterday at Bolling Air Force Base in Washington, DC. In her remarks the First Lady announced that the President's 2011 budget will include a record $8.8 billion for military family support programs. For only $40 the ladies dined on fresh spinach salad, tarragon marinated breast of chicken with a béarnaise sauce, whole green beans and julienne red & yellow peppers topped ... Read More

If you were fortunate enough to visit the White House this morning you were in for a special treat. To mark the one year anniversary of the Presidential Inauguration First Lady Michelle Obama and Bo greeted White House guests. The event was streamed live at WhiteHouse.gov.   Courtesy of the White House Press Office... On January 21, 2009, President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama entered the White House and signaled their commitment to creating a more open and accessible White House by surprising guests ... Read More

To celebrate the Martin Luther King, Jr National Holiday the First Family, along with 10 Cabinet Secretaries and senior Administration officials, participated in community service projects throughout Washington, DC. According to the White House Press Office, the day was led by the Corporation for National and Community Service and the King Center. The Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service was an opportunity for all Americans to come together to help meet the needs of their communities and make an ongoing commitment to service throughout the ... Read More

First Lady Michelle Obama resumed her visits to federal agencies to thank employees this morning when she stopped by the Department of Labor. She even made time to stop by a day care center to read Dr Seuss' Green Eggs & Ham.   Oh, and she has a new haircut too...   Here are the First Lady's remarks courtesy of WhiteHouse.gov... REMARKS BY THE FIRST LADY DURING VISIT TO THE DEPARMTENT OF LABOR U.S. Department of Labor Washington, D.C.  11:09 A.M. EST MRS. OBAMA: Thanks, everybody. (Applause.) Now, remember, you weren't supposed to get out ... Read More

For those of you that have been asking, "Where are the weeMichelles?" Here they are! The First Lady, weeMichelles, and First Dog Bo visited the Children's National Medical Center this afternoon continuing a tradition that began with First Lady Bess Truman. They visited with children in the medical center in a reception that was closed to the press. After the closed meeting they stayed behind to read a book and take questions. You just gotta love this family.  REMARKS BY THE FIRST LADY AND ... Read More