On Laura Ingraham’s radio show on Thursday, Duke University Public Policy Professor and reparations advocate Dr. William “Sandy” Darity explained his proposal for reparations, one which that would make first lady Michelle Obama eligible, as well as Oprah Winfrey and
While the Seattle Seahawks joined President Obama at the White House, First Lady Michelle Obama teamed up with the outspoken cornerback Richard Sherman for a video to promote her “Let’s Move” campaign. In the video, Sherman is shown preparing a
The First Lady’s plan to rejuvenate school lunches hasn’t been going very well, so naturally the solution is a column suggesting Republicans are child-hating extremists for wanting to fix it. In Tomasky’s columns (there really is only one, a Platonic
CNN’s Carol Costello, America’s worst morning anchor since Soledad O’Brien disappeared into the money-hole of Al Jazeera America, is at it again. After telling her viewers last week that Climate Change is real because it’s in the Bible (no, really),
On Tuesday, first lady Michelle Obama attacked House Republicans for a bill aimed at loosening mandates in the 2010 Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act. The bill would let schools waive the mandates if they have a net loss on school
In response to First Lady Launching Full Scale Campaign To Combat School Lunch Program Critics: Mrs Obama denounces moves in Congress to roll back school nutrition standards. “This is unacceptable,” she says at nutrition event. — Mark Knoller (@markknoller) May
First Lady Michelle Obama sent a strong message to Republicans in Congress who want to allow local school districts to opt out of the federal regulations on school lunches. “This is unacceptable,” she said during a roundtable discussion of the
First Lady Michelle Obama is moving to quell the revolt against the school meal nutrition standards that she helped set in place. House Republicans are supporting a measure that would allow some school districts to opt out of the standards–if
White House officials are warning that First Lady Michelle Obama is launching into a new “sustained level” of political engagement this year, signaling a shift from her less public profile during the beginning of her husband’s first term in the
The Expendables, those aging but still deadly warriors at the heart of that he-man franchise, get things done with brawn and bullets. The franchise’s cast gathered on a Cannes red carpet over the weekend armed with signs, not AK-47s. Yes,
A new report out of the west coast says that Oregon State University is about to name former University of Montana Grizzlies coach Wayne Tinkle as its new basketball coach in a bid to remake the team into a top
On Friday, First Lady Michelle Obama used the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the Brown vs. Board of Education ruling to lecture graduating high school seniors in Topeka, Kansas, that America is still a racist country. Despite the fact that
Connecticut Gov. Dannel Malloy (D-WFP) appears to be unwilling to sign a bill that would ban chocolate milk in the state’s public schools. Earlier in the week, the state’s General Assembly unanimously approved a bill that was initially purported to
In Topeka Kansas Friday night, the first lady Michelle Obama spoke to graduating high school seniors on the eve of the 60th anniversary of the Brown v Board of Education Supreme Court decision. Obama argued that segregation is alive and
A Nigerian military source looking at the forces arrayed to find the girls abducted by Boko Haram says the hastag effort being run by Michelle Obama “doesn’t fit with the reality of the situation.” Michelle Obama and Angelina Jolie are
Financial disclosure forms released on Thursday reveal that President Barack Obama lists assets worth between $1.95 million and $7.15 million. Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama reported $503,183 in income. Obama receives a presidential salary of $400,000. Obama also reported
On Wednesday’s “Hannity,” Ann Coulter, author of “Never Trust a Liberal Over 3-Especially a Republican,” elaborated on the motivation one her of tweets from earlier in week, which was a jab at Michelle Obama’s “#BringBackOurGirls” tweet, which was a reaction
WASHINGTON (AP) — Extending the Mother’s Day celebration by a day, Michelle Obama on Monday saluted military mothers for the sacrifices they make both for their families and their country, and honored her own mother as the person who keeps
Sasheer Zamata’s Michelle Obama and Vanessa Bayer’s Hillary Clinton opened NBC’s “Saturday Night Live” this weekend with a skit about Mother’s Day. Bayer’s Clinton subtly advertised her 2016 presidential ambitions and Zamata’s Obama touted her healthy eating campaign, which led
The White House: In this week’s address, First Lady Michelle Obama honored all mothers on this upcoming Mother’s Day and offered her thoughts, prayers and support in the wake of the unconscionable terrorist kidnapping of more than 200 Nigerian girls.
In an appearance on “CNN Tonight” on Wednesday former CBS “Evening News” anchor, outgoing daytime show anchor and Yahoo News host Katie Couric joined Dr. Mark Hyman to promote their upcoming film attacking the food industry, “Fed Up.” In the
The price tag on a college education in the Lone Star state is about to go up on all eleven Texas A&M campuses. Next fall, freshmen will feel the tuition hike the most. In January, the Board of Regents voted
Democrats will use any excuse to collect names and email addresses for fund-raising purposes, but this DNC tweet requesting followers to sign a Mother’s Day Card for Michelle Obama, struck many people as not only odd – but downright creepy. Via
Oregon State basketball coach Craig Robinson, who is the brother of First Lady Michelle Obama and brother-in-law of President Barack Obama, was reportedly fired over the weekend after six underachieving seasons at Corvallis where his teams finished 93-104 with no
It was destination: college or bust when the First Lady of the United States, Michelle Obama, launched her national Reach Higher Initiative at the University of Texas in San Antonio on May 2. Mrs. Obama spoke to approximately 2,100 San
