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How Does Your Garden Grow: Mrs. Obama Surprises Two Elementary Schools With A Visit
Obama’s Early Years To
Start Filming In Spring
Oh my goodness, when the Obamas leave the White House it’s going to be heart- breaking.
To say the POTUS and FLOTUS are going to be a hard act to follow no matter who wins the 2016 presiden- tial race is an understatement.
We say that because the
First Lady, Michelle Obama, has been doing im- portant work with her “Let’s Move!” campaign. One part of it was to plant a kitchen gar- den on the South Lawn. Now, on the seventh anniversary of breaking ground, the garden continues to grow. Some of the fruits, veggies, and herbs go towards meals at the White House, while other foodstuffs get donated to organizations.
On the “Today Show,” she said that she’s heard from lots of people inspired by the White House Kitchen Garden to create their own planting beds to fuel their meals, and she wants to visit them.
And that’s when the fun began for two elementary schools in Washington, DC when she paid surprise visits to Watkins Elementary School and John Burroughs Elemen- tary School to visit young gar- deners. The First Lady joined in worm sifting and
As President Barack Obama’s time in office be- gins to wind down, many are coming to grips with the fact number 44 will no longer be leader of the free world, and while that thought is jarring for some, that doesn’t mean filmmakers aren’t going to milk his historic presidency for all the cinematic inspira- tion they can find.
Mrs. Obama with the 5th graders who have grown a garden at school.
The Hollywood Reporter
has confirmed a film about President Obama’s college
years in New York has cast a
lead and will begin shooting
in April. Appropriately titled
Barry, the story will center
around the President trying
to find his way in New York City in 1981.
helped prepare a kale salad from the gardens of 5th graders. The students also seem be too thrilled at the presence of FLOTUS who helped them make tacos.
Mrs. Obama then headed to John Burroughs Elemen- tary School which has an ex- tensive garden program thanks to a partnership with the Washington Youth Gar- den. Greeted by a hug, she separated worms from soil with the students and helped them prepare seeds for the spring.
She rounded out her tour by visiting with Eriks Brolis and Linda Bilsens—a hus- band and wife team that uses
a garden filling the entire lot adjacent to their yard to feed friends and family elderber- ries, serviceberries, apples, pears, hazelnuts, and more. Brolis, along with his brother, is the co-founder of Urban Farm Plans, which helps city folk cultivate gar- dens to provide nourishment.
While the “Let’s Move!” video of her appearances at the events was released on Fri- day, the actual visits occurred in late February.
It’s expected that Mrs. Obama will visit other gar- dens throughout the U. S. as part of her tour, whether they be in schools, backyards, or elsewhere.
Devon Terrel has been cast to play the future president in the indie-drama directed by Vikram Gandhi. The film will also ex- plore some of President Obama’s key relationships which were forged during that time.
Barry is the second film about the President that is making its way to the big screen. Southside With You is a love story about the President’s romance with First Lady Michelle Obama. Listen, we’re here for all the Barack Obama and Michelle inspired movies.
The Obamas Will Remain In Washington After Presidency
THE OBAMAS
President Obama Writes Foreword To Complete Edition Of ‘Peanuts’ Book
President Obama when he was known as Barry in college.
“Like millions of Ameri- cans, I grew up with ‘Peanuts.’ But I never outgrew it.”
So begins the foreword written by President Obama for the 25th volume of “The Complete Peanuts,” the latest in a series of hard- cover books reprinting every daily and Sunday strip of the iconic series that appeared from 1950 to 2000. The vol- ume, which is scheduled for release in May, covers Jan. 1, 1999, through Feb. 13, 2000, when the final “Peanuts” strip was published the day after the death of its creator,
PEANUTS BOOK
Charles M. Schulz.
“For decades, ‘Peanuts’ was our own daily security blan- ket,” President Obama writes in his introduction. “That’s what makes ‘Peanuts’ an American treasure.”
No one would agree with that assessment more than
Gary Groth, the president and co-founder of Fanta- graphics Books, which has been publishing “The Com- plete Peanuts” since 2004. Mr. Groth wanted to make sure this volume was special, beginning with the introduc- tion — and who was going to write it.
“President Obama was inevitably at the top of the list,” he said. “Let’s just reach for the stars. All he can do is say no.”
“It was a great day when we got the word that he agreed do it,” Mr. Groth said.
Black Students At Valdosta State; Black Woman In Kentucky Made To Leave Trump Rallies
President Barack Obama confirmed last Thurs- day that his family will remain in Washington after he finishes his presidency — at least until his youngest daughter finishes high school.
"We're going to have to stay a couple of years so Sasha can finish," President Obama said during a lunch in Milwau- kee, according to a pool report.
"Transferring someone in the middle of high school — tough."
The news isn’t a surprise, but it is the first time the pres- ident has confirmed he won’t be leaving Washington imme- diately. When asked where he would live after he moves from 1600 Pennsylvania Ave., the President said, "We haven’t figured that out yet.”
On Monday night (Feb. 29), GOP presidential hopeful Donald Trump held a rally at Valdosta Sate University in Valdosta, Georgia. Yet before he even began his discourse, he asked that 30 African American students who were standing quietly on the bleachers be removed.
It also doesn’t help that Valdosta was an all- white campus only up until 1963.
The next day, as Trump continued to rack up delegates in Super Tuesday’s primaries, one young Black woman was assaulted man-handled and repeatedly shoved at a Donald Trump rally in Louisville, KY.
The unknown woman can be seen walking peacefully through the rally where she is shoved from one side of the crowd to the next. A veteran behind behind the woman escorting her out doesn’t act as much of a body guard as he too pushes her through the rally.
Black students at Valdosta State were ordered off campus during Donald Trump’s visit. They were later told by Se- cret Service that he ordered them re- moved.
The video has gone viral online receiving nearly 200,000 views with many outraged by the behavior.
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