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On August 6, 2014, the Office of First Lady Michelle Obama, the George W. Bush Institute, and the U.S. Department of State will host Investing in Our Future at the U.S. - Africa Leaders Summit. The day-long symposium will bring together First Lady Michelle...

(AFP Photo) THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the First Lady For Immediate Release June 28, 2016 REMARKS BY THE FIRST LADY, MERYL STREEP, FREIDO PINTO IN A LET GIRLS LEARN CONVERSATION WITH GIRL STUDENTS Dar Diafa Restaurant Marrakech, Morocco 11:30 A.M...

Encore in the Media and Other News In our newest StoryCorps share, a once-homeless veteran thanks the retired barber who donates haircuts to help turn vets’ lives around. Olympic champion Michael Phelps offers an encore career lesson for all of us...

Young girls and women around the world made so much progress in 2016. There has never been a time more important than now to use our voices, and stand up for what we believe. Legislation was passed to protect certain human rights, world records were...

By Mike Allen (@mikeallen; mallen@politico.com) and Daniel Lippman (@dlippman; dlippman@politico.com) SNEAK PEEK – New Yorker’s next week cover shows Hillary as a smiling bruised boxer (with a Band-Aids on her nose and a forehead), on a corner stool...