by Michelle Obama | Mar 24, 2014 | Monitor
Note: This post is part of a series authored by First Lady Michelle Obama to share her visit to China with young people in the U.S. You can read all of the First Lady's posts at WhiteHouse.gov/First-Lady-China-Trip. This morning we left Beijing and flew for about...
by Valerie Jarrett | Sep 26, 2013 | Monitor
Ed. Note: This blog is cross posted from The Huffington Post Ayo Megbope is a graduate of Goldman Sachs’ 10,000 Women program, and the owner of “No Leftovers Nigeria”, a catering company and restaurant in Lagos, Nigeria. (by "Goldman Sachs | 10,000 Women”)...
by Kori Schulman | Jun 27, 2013 | Monitor
This week, the First Lady is joining President Obama on an official visit to Senegal, South Africa, and Tanzania. During the trip, Mrs. Obama will meet with young people across the continent and highlight the power of education. On Saturday, June 29th, the First Lady...
by Tobin Marcus | Feb 11, 2013 | Monitor
Vice President Joe Biden holds a roundtable with law enforcement officials and members of congress on gun safety, at Girard College in Philadelphia, PA, Feb., 11, 2013. (Official White House Photo by David Lienemann) Today, Vice President Biden traveled to...
by Rosye Cloud | Jan 31, 2013 | Monitor
Battle buddies aren’t just for the Army. For the past quarter century, The Posse Foundation has been identifying talented students from large urban public school systems and sending them in teams (Posses) to some of the top colleges and universities in the...