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Wednesday, February 22, 2012 Posted by: J. Dakar

WHITE HOUSE: PRESIDENT & FIRST LADY HOST “RED, WHITE AND BLUES” + THE PRESIDENT SINGS THE BLUES (VIDEO)

On Tues., Feb. 21, President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama held the latest “In Performance at the White House” event, and which celebrated blues music and featured performances from B.B. King, Buddy Guy, Mick Jagger and more.

Earlier in the day, the first lady hosted a blues workshop (View Video) with some of the nation’s brightest, young musical talent, but that night President Obama showcased his blues singing abilities joining in on a closing performance of “Sweet Home Chicago”. Check it out below, and tune in for the full concert, hosted by Taraji P. Henson, when it airs Monday, Feb. 27, at 9 p.m. ET on PBS.

President Obama Sings “Sweet Home Chicago”

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Friday, January 27, 2012 Posted by: Christine

MAG COVER: MICHELLE OBAMA TALKS MENTORING PROGRAM IN ‘MORE’

The Michelle Obama is all smiles on the February 2012 issue of MORE magazine. In the issue the First Lady dished on the importance of being a positive role model for young girls and why she started a mentoring program that pairs local high school girls with women of the White House staff. She also shared how she’s getting used to her nickname, FLOTUS (First Lady of the United States):

ON MENTORING TEEN GIRLS:
“It’s very personal. I mean, growing up the way that I did — kid from the South Side (of Chicago), going to public schools — the more my career developed, I realized how much I didn’t see, how little exposure I had to opportunities.”

ON HAVING THE NICKNAME ‘FLOTUS’:
“They call me FLOTUS, for first lady of the United States…And there are many times when FLOTUS and POTUS feel like characters.” There have even been times, she says, when she’s craned her own neck to see which celebrity might be causing all the excitement. “And it’s me. Oh, man, it’s FLOTUS. FLOTUS is here. No one told me FLOTUS was coming.” [Source]

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Tuesday, January 17, 2012 Posted by: J. Dakar

WHITE HOUSE: THE OBAMAS OBSERVE MLK DAY OF SERVICE + VIDEO

President Barack Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama and daughter Malia Obama joined volunteers in a service project as part of a Big Brothers Big Sisters and Greater DC Cares collaborative effort at the Browne Education Center on Monday (January 16). The president commented “there’s nobody who can’t serve, nobody who can’t help somebody else”:

At a time when the country has been going through some difficult economic times, for us to be able to come together as a community, people from all different walks of life, and make sure that we’re giving back, that’s ultimately what makes us the strongest, most extraordinary country on Earth, is because we pull together when times are good, but also when times are hard.

The President and First Lady also attended the Let Freedom Ring concert, which was streamed live online. That means the First Lady, who celebrates her 48th birthday today, missed the premiere of her scripted television debut on the hit Nickelodeon series iCarly. Check out a preview of the First Lady in action.

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Saturday, January 14, 2012 Posted by: ANGEL

WHITE HOUSE: THE PRESIDENT & FIRST LADY SCREEN ‘RED TAILS’ w/ TUSKEGEE AIRMEN & MOVIE CAST

President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama greet the Tuskegee Airmen prior to a movie screening of “Red Tails” in the Family Theater of the White House, on Friday (Jan. 13, 2012).

Some of the cast was also at the screening including pictured below: (L-R) Ne-Yo, Tristan Wilds, Nate Parker, Cuba Gooding Jr, David Oyelowo, and Director Anthony Hemingway. The movie will be released on January 20 in theaters, but an exclusive seven minute clip of the movie was released earlier this week. Continue

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