On Friday, First Lady Michelle Obama participated in a soccer clinic which was designed to help promote healthy activities to combat the country’s child obesity problem. Check out some of the First Lady’s fancy footwork in the video below.
In an exclusive interview with NBC’s Today which aired on Wednesday, First Lady Michelle Obama explained that she’s still the same person she always was, despite being married to the President of the United States.
“I still see myself as Michelle Obama, the girl who grew up in the South Side of Chicago — Marian and Fraser’s daughter. I’ve got this husband who does these interesting things — and I’m Malia and Sasha’s mother.”
The First Lady further explained that “I try to be as authentically me as I can be, because it’s easier to maintain it. So what people have seen over the course of the year is really Michelle. And I find a level of comfort in that role.”
Beyonce celebrated the launch of her first fragrance with family and friends in NYC on Tuesday night (February 2). The 15 Union Square West building was lit with red lights for especially for the event and her little sis Solange Knowles spun some tunes for the guests.
Here is what she said about “Heat” during the press conference:
“I wanted it to be original and I didn’t want it to be like all the other celebrity brands.” explained Knowles. “It’s been two years in the making. Every little detail is very personal, so I’m extremely proud.”
My first memory of fragrance is my mother,” she explained. “And as a very young girl, hearing her footsteps…her stilettos click, click, clicking on the hardwood floor and she wore a beautiful fragrance and she would walk past me and it would just stay in the room. It left a warm feeling every time I thought about her scent.” [ READ MORE ]
On Wednesday, President Barack Obama delivered his first State of the Union, announcing that job creation would be his administration’s top priority as well as moving forward with health care reform legislation.
The President, whose approval ratings have dropped about 20 percent since he took office last year, acknowledged his mistakes of the last twelve months, but said he felt strong he could deliver on the promises he made during the campaign:
“I campaigned on the promise of change — ‘change we can believe in,’ the slogan went. And right now, I know there are many Americans who aren’t sure if they still believe we can change — or at least, that I can deliver it. But remember this — I never suggested that change would be easy, or that I can do it alone.”
President Obama also called for a three-year freeze on all government spending other than national security and public insurance programs mandated by law like Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security, beginning next year. He also called out the Supreme Court for its reversal last week in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission that would allow a limitless amount of corporate funding in elections; Supreme Court justice Samuel Alito shook his head repeatedly and mouthed the words “not true” while the other justices appeared stone-faced and the rest of the chamber seemed to spring to its feet with applause.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid isn’t the only one making headlines with racially insensitive remarks regarding the President. Former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich, who was ousted last year amid alleged abuses of power and attempts to sell legislative appointments and authorizations, told Esquire Magazine:
“I’m blacker than Barack Obama. I shined shoes. I grew up in a five-room apartment. My father had a little laundromat in a black community not far from where I lived. I saw it all growing up.”
The White House has declined to comment on Blagojevich’s remarks, probably because everyone knows he’s just trying to get his name in the news; he’s set to appear in the latest season of The Celebrity Apprentice. View Blagojevich’s apology from Monday morning (January 11th) below.
President Barack Obama took time out of his busy schedule to read the Polar Express to children at the Boys and Girls Club of Washington on Monday (Dec. 21).
In an interview with April Ryan of American Urban Radio Networks on Monday, the President responded to black critics who say he hasn’t done much for Black America:
“The only thing I cannot do is, by law, I cannot pass laws that say ‘I’m just helping black folks.’ I’m the president of the entire United States. What I can do is make sure that I am passing laws that help all people, particularly those who are most vulnerable and most in need. That in turn is going to help lift up the African-American community.”
President Barack Obama, accompanied by First Lady Michelle Obama and their daughters Malia and Sasha, light the National Christmas Tree at the Ellipse, south of the White House, in Washington, D.C. on Thursday (December 3rd). The event included performances from Common, Jordin Sparks and Randy Jackson.
Check out photos of the event and see the White House holiday decorations below.
