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When you break a glass ceiling – which is exactly what Michelle Obama did – there’s a good chance that you may feel a cut or two. The ones that hurt the deepest depend on the person. For the first black First Lady, it was the comments that were based on racial hatred.

As the Obamas prepare to leave the Oval Office in a few months, it seems like FLOTUS is amplifying her feminist beliefs.

First Lady Michelle Obama celebrated the fifth birthday of her ‘Let’s Move!’ campaign this year’s Easter Sunday at the White House’s egg roll. Ms. Obama danced to “Uptown Funk” with “So You Think You Can Dance” All Stars. Photo: Michelle Obama/Youtube Screenshot

  First lady Michelle Obama says that America is ready for a female president. The comments came during an interview with Good Morning America’s Robin Roberts.

First lady Michelle Obama will head to Topeka, Kansas to speak to high school students about the importance of diversity.  Mrs. Obama’s trip comes just a day before the 60th anniversary of a landmark Supreme Court case outlawing school segregation. 

First Lady Michelle Obama is committed to motivating every student in America to expand their education beyond high school. And she’s using social media to do just that. 

First Lady Michelle Obama is slated to reveal a proposal Tuesday that would ban the promotion of junk food and sodas in schools. The announcement comes as part of an event celebrating the 4-year anniversary of Obama’s “Let’s Move” health and wellness campaign. 

Michelle Obama will reportedly attend the funeral of Hadiya Pendleton. She’ll be accompanied by Valerie Jarret, senior adviser to the President, and Secretary of Education Arne Duncan. Services will be held at the Greater Harvest Baptist Church, at 5121 State Street at 9am.

BYP MORNING NEWSFLASH September 16, 2011 Michelle Obama’s campaign to eradicate childhood obesity hit a major milestone yesterday. Darden Restaurants, Inc—which oversees Olive Garden, Bahama Breeze, Longhorn Steaks, and others –has announced major changes to all of their menus. These include a reduction in calories and sodium on all meals, making a fruit or vegetable […]

First Lady Honors Arts Programs For At-Risk Youth NPR | October 20, 2010 Kids took the stage and celebrities sat in the audience Wednesday as first lady Michelle Obama honored community arts programs that help young people around the country develop their talents and succeed in life. Mrs. Obama presented 15 after-school and out-of-school programs, […]

CBS News | July 9, 2010 First Lady, Michelle Obama is getting tough on childhood obesity with the launch of “Let’s Move,” a nationwide initiative to combat the growing epidemic.

The United States Mint and Treasury has revealed that Lady Liberty will feature a Black woman for the first time ever.