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HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Former first lady Michelle Obama is joining her husband with her own mural in Houston. The mural can be found across the street from The Breakfast Klub, a popular southern breakfast and brunch spot in Midtown. The new artwork will join a long-standing mural of former president Barack Obama, which was created in 2008. The homage to Michelle will feature some of the work she's done for young girls with the Global Girls Alliance. It's a mission to empower adolescent girls around the world through education, giving them the tools to support their families, communities, and...

Michelle Obama will go on nationwide stadium tour after releasing her memoir Becoming in November - with only 10 per cent going to charity Former First Lady's memoir Becoming will be released on November 13, days after midterm elections She will appear at venues seating as many as 23,000 people to talk about book Obama says she wrote it after 'reflecting on my story as deeply and honestly as I could' Book is to cost $32.50 but ticket prices are still to be released for tour which will be in venues including Washington D.C.'s Capital One Arena Her husband has...

(Full article title: Pretty as a flower! Michelle Obama steps out in a floral dress for an upscale vegan lunch with her Secret Service detail in Los Angeles) Michelle Obama was spotted out and about in Los Angeles again this week, just days after a candid talk and reading from her upcoming memoir in New Orleans. The former first lady was seen slipping out of the side door of Crossroads Kitchen, an upscale vegan restaurant on West Hollywood's famous Melrose Avenue. Michelle walked in between two Secret Service agents before slipping into a black car. She sported a black dress...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Former first lady Michelle Obama said Friday her upcoming memoir “Becoming” is a “re-humanization effort” that shares the “ordinariness of a very extraordinary story” that she hopes will give voice to people who feel voiceless. Obama made the remarks as she helped kick off the American Library Association’s annual conference in New Orleans. Librarian of Congress Dr. Carla Hayden moderated the conversation before an estimated crowd of 8,000 inside the city’s convention center. Obama shared snippets from the book, including the experiences that have shaped her, from her childhood on the South Side of Chicago to...

Former first lady Michelle Obama said Friday her upcoming memoir “Becoming” is a “re-humanization effort” that she hopes will give voice to people who feel voiceless. Obama made the remarks as she helped kick off the American Library Association’s annual conference in New Orleans. Librarian of Congress Dr. Carla Hayden moderated the conversation before an estimated crowd of 8,000 inside the city’s convention center. Obama shared snippets from the book, including the experiences that have shaped her, from her childhood on the South Side of Chicago to her years as an executive and her time at the White House.