Michelle Obama

Michelle Obama Provides Lessons On Composing A Life

... we’re not taught to do that. It’s a lesson that I want to teach my girls so they don’t wait for their ‘a-ha’ moment until they’re in their 30 s like I was. Maybe they can experience it a little earlier.”. Or when she turned 50 and said, “I have never felt more confident in myself, more clear on who I am as a woman. But I am constantly thinking about my own health and making sure that I’m eating right and getting exercise and watching the aches and pains. I want to be this really fly 80-, 90-year-old.”. I, for one, am saving this particular nugget for when my 9-year-old hits her teens and starts dating: “Cute’s good. But cute only lasts for so long, and then it’s, ‘Who are you as a person?’” Obama told Glamour magazine. “Don’t look at the bankbook or the title. Look at the heart. Look at the soul. When you’re dating a man, you should always feel good. … You shouldn’t be ...

12 Little-known Facts About Michelle Obama That Will Make You Love Her Even More

... 7, 2016. Michelle La Vaughn Robinson from Southside Chicago. It honestly doesn’t get blacker than that. This may not seem like a big deal but having a distinctively black name like La Vaughn ― not Laura Lane Welch or Nancy Reagan (born Anne Frances Robbins)― in the White House is groundbreaking. 2. Her great-great-grandfather was a slave. ROBYN BECK via Getty Images. In 2008, The Washington Post reported that Obama learned of her ancestor, Jim Robinson while reconnecting with relatives in South Carolina during a campaign trip. Robinson, who was born around 1850 and was a slave until at least around the Civil War, worked on a plantation in the state. So Obama, a descendant of slaves, lived in the White House, built by slaves, as she noted while  giving City College’s commencement speech and again during the DNC in 2016. 3. Her beginnings were more humble than you probably thought. The first lady Michelle Obama cute baby pics. __link__/Tx Rfywc Ty 2. — Misty Cotton (@Misty Cotton 20) December 12, 2016. Obama grew up in a one-bedroom apartment with her mom, dad and ...

Jimmy Fallon Dedicates His Entire Show To One Guest

... skits with him, including “The Evolution of Mom Dancing” where the two had a dance off. Fallon dressed in drag. Michelle Obama did the dougie. The first lady and Fallon did not reprise their skits Wednesday, though she was animated during a game of “Catchphrase” in which she and Fallon teamed up against Dave Chappelle and Jerry Seinfeld, who wore a tux for the occasion. Obama, who is competitive and grew up playing games, did the robot dance to convey a clue and the happy dance when she and Fallon won. In another segment, she and Fallon wrote thank you notes. The comedian penned one to Michelle Obama. “Thank you, Mrs. Obama, for being a strong, smart, independent woman — an activist, a style icon and a great dancer, and showing us all what it would look like if Beyoncé married a much nerdier Jay Z,” he said. She wrote one to her husband: “Thank you, Barack, for proving you’re not a lame duck but my very own silver fox.”. First lady Michelle Obama. (Molly Riley/AP). The show closed with a performance by Stevie Wonder, who is the first lady’s ...

29 Photos That Show Why Michelle Obama Will Be Remembered As The Most Stylish First Lady Of All Time

... Dinner, Michelle donned a bold print with another Naeem Khan-designed gown. Kristoffer Tripplaar-Pool/Getty Images. Michelle wore layered necklaces along with this off-the-shoulder dress for the 2012 state dinner with then-British Prime Minister David Cameron and his wife, Samantha. Mark Wilson/Getty Images. She kept warm during the 2013 inaugural parade in a blue checked coat by Thom Browne. POOL New/Reuters. For the inaugural ball, Michelle once again wore a gown designed by Jason Wu. Joe Raedle/Getty Images. She wore a cheerful yellow dress during the second annual Kids' State Dinner in 2013. Michael Reynolds-Pool/Getty Images. For the 2013 Kennedy Center Honorees reception held at the White House, Michelle wore an emerald Marchesa dress. Kristoffer Tripplaar-Pool/Getty Images. She wore a beautiful blue dress by designer Carolina Herrera ...

Michelle Obama And Her Garden

... children as a way to be healthy and reduce obesity. This garden, which she calls a community garden, is part of that effort. The book also profiles others — some well-known athletes, some ordinary citizens — who are doing things that support her goals. I loved a picture of 400 kids in purple T-shirts doing jumping jacks on the South Lawn with her in an effort to break a Guinness Book of Records record. And they did, more than 300,000 people participated at the same time around the country. Not everyone can have a garden, or even pots on a patio. Mrs. Obama spent time in the book lauding farmers markets, too. Fresh, local food is good food. She pointed out that Thomas Jefferson had started the first farmers market in Washington, D. C. (and that he also had a kitchen garden at the White House). So she lobbied city officials and got approval for a farmers market near the White House. I haven’t tried any of the recipes in this book, but they look very good. Her corn soup made with fresh corn and thyme looks great, I shall try it next summer. And the spinach pie seems like a winner. So as I bundle up to go outside on a cold January day, I like to think back to summer and my own ...

16 Writers Reflect On The Magical Meaning Of Michelle Obama

... food. Always aware that, no matter what she says, she’s speaking to the world. She is putting something out there to the world that the world has never seen before.”. Authenticity is not an achievement. Yet authenticity doest take effort if you are upending centuries of history with your mere presence. Sarah Lewis. Sarah Lewis on Michelle’s authenticity. “Authenticity is not an achievement. Yet authenticity does take effort if you are upending centuries of history with your mere presence. It takes work to let people stare, wonder, probe and prod to determine the veracity of your life.”. Bloomberg via Getty Images. Karen Hill Anton on Michelle’s determination. “Michelle, what I really like about you is that you did not settle for an assigned role. I imagine you saw early on the potential of the position of First Lady, and determined to use it to full advantage. I guess you also saw the risks, but went for it anyhow. Wow.”. She is a civil disruptor with a radical ...

Did Michelle Obama Get Ditched By Secret Service

... they had been her victim for the last time and walked away, leaving her alone and visibly frightened. Michelle was forced to walk back to the hotel the First Family was spending your money to stay at all by herself while crowds of people gathered to throw lettuce at her and shout “Trump Trump Trump!” By the time she made it back she was in tears. While The Last Line of Defense's  article received some attention when it was first published, the story recirculated more widely on social media in January 2017 after it was picked up and republished by web sites such as USPost __link__. However, there was no truth to the above-quoted story. Last Line of Defense has a history of publishing fake news stories. The web site also carries a disclaimer stating that its content should not be trusted. The Resistance may include information from sources that may or may not be reliable and facts that don’t necessarily exist. All articles should be considered satirical and any and all quotes attributed to actual people complete and total baloney. Pictures that represent actual people should be considered altered and not in any way real. When this story was published on USPost ...

Here's What Michelle Obama Is Doing Next

... is. Obama's longtime deputy chief of staff Michelle Winter told the Washington Post that the first lady plans to spend some time readjusting to civilian life before diving into her next act. Melania to Build Glam Room in the White House. "I really think the most important thing is to give her time to breathe and get acclimated to being a private citizen again, knowing that she doesn't have to tell people where she's going to go, and we don't have to put out an advisory if she's going to go walk around a museum," Winter said. "Because she's not the president, we don't feel the same sense of urgency" to start on something right away, Winter continued. "When she's ready, our group will come together, and we'll do strategy. And we'll talk about what does the first event for the new Michelle Obama look like. How do we want it to feel, and how does she want it to feel?". In the meantime, Obama will be settling into her new home in the Kalorama neighborhood of Washington, D. C. , an 8,200-square-foot house where the first family will reside, at least until their youngest daughter ...

Michelle Obama Had A Deep Impact On Style Trends

... Wes Gordon metallic houndstooth jacket and high waist skinny jeans. First lady Michelle Obama smiles on stage at Nickelodeon's 25 th annual Kids' Choice Awards in Los Angeles, Calif., on March 31, 2012. Mario Anzuoni / Reuters. Obama has a conservative style that appeals to the office, but also a trendy side that appeals to the masses, said Joiee Thorpe, fashion editor for Essence Magazine. As one of the first women in the White House with a statuesque figure, Obama knows and is confident about what works for her physique, Thorpe added. President Barack Obama and First lady Michelle Obama walk the route as the presidential inaugural parade winds through the nation's capital on Jan. 21, 2013 in Washington, D. C. Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images. RELATED: Michelle Obama Gives Final Commencement Speech as First Lady. "That's the major key for women in America everywhere, to get it right,' Thorpe said. "When you really get it right, that's when you know how to dress your body and no one can tell you anything. She wears a dress and it sells out immediately.". At President Obama's final state of the union address, ...

The Complexities Of Michelle Obama

... and preternaturally attractive brown-skinned [woman] with grace and style and sex appeal and swag.” And she handled it all with down-to-earth ease. “We saw a regular Black chick,” Young writes, “but with ‘regular Black’ being a compliment — the best compliment — instead of a pejorative.”. Brittney Cooper, an assistant professor at Rutgers University, zeroes in on Obama’s sister-girl friendship with pop icon Beyoncé to explore how the two women “are actively remixing the terms upon which Black womanhood has been cast.” Like Beyoncé, Obama has overcome the haters of her ladyhood, and she has beaten those who “would deny the visceral pleasure of sexiness to a First Lady like Michelle.”. While most of the contributors to “The Meaning of Michelle” have never met Obama, chef Marcus Samuelsson is an exception. As guest chef, he oversaw the menu for the first family’s initial state dinner. He warmly describes his interactions with the first lady’s mother, Marian Robinson, and watching firsthand as Obama adapted to her role. “I saw her every year and ...

Michelle Obama Tweets Support For Lewis

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