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| June 5 2025 | Michelle Obama announced the upcoming release of her book 'The Look', a 304-page publication detailing her style evolution, scheduled for publication on November 4, 2025. |
| May 2025 | Michelle Obama's mother, Marian Robinson, passed away. |
| March 2025 | Michelle Obama launched a new podcast called IMO, co-hosted with her brother Craig Robinson, continuing her work in digital media. |
| 2024 |
Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival
The Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival featured character topiaries including Asha and Valentino from Walt Disney Animation Studios' Wish, Groot from Marvel Studios' Guardians of the Galaxy films and Disney+ I am Groot shorts, and Miguel Rivera and Dante from Pixar's Coco.
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| August 20 2024 | Obama delivered a speech at the 2024 Democratic National Convention, which The New York Times described as 'electrifying'. She introduced her husband Barack Obama as the final speaker of the night. |
| July 2 2024 | A Reuters/Ipsos poll revealed Michelle Obama was the only Democrat who could defeat Trump, with 50% of votes in her favor and a 55% favorable view among registered voters. |
| March 2024 | Michelle Obama announced she would not be running for president in the 2024 United States presidential election, despite media speculation about potential candidacy. |
| 2023 |
Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival
Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival featured characters from Walt Disney Animation Studios' Encanto (Mirabel Madrigal, Antonio Madrigal, Isabella Madrigal, and Luisa Madrigal) and The Princess and the Frog (Tiana).
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| 2023 | She launched Michelle Obama: The Light Podcast, which was based on her 2022 book 'The Light We Carry' and included conversations from her live book tour. |
| 2023 | Michelle Obama produced the biographical drama film Rustin. |
| 2023 | Michelle Obama wins Grammy Award for Best Audio Book, Narration & Storytelling Recording for 'The Light We Carry: Overcoming in Uncertain Times' |
| 2023 | Received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Hosted Nonfiction Series or Special for the Netflix documentary 'The Light We Carry: Michelle Obama and Oprah Winfrey' at the 75th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards. |
| November 2023 | Michelle Obama was named to the BBC's prestigious 100 Women list, recognizing her influential global impact and contributions. |
| April 28 2023 | Obama joined Bruce Springsteen on stage in Barcelona with actress Kate Capshaw, providing backing vocals and tambourine for his song 'Glory Days'. |
| 2022 |
Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival
The Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival featured themed topiary displays of characters from Walt Disney Animation Studios, specifically Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, as well as Lumiere and Cogsworth from Beauty and the Beast.
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| 2022 | Michelle Obama guest-starred on the TV show Black-ish, receiving a Black Reel Awards for Television nomination for Outstanding Guest Actress, Comedy Series. |
| November 2022 | Published her book 'The Light We Carry: Overcoming in Uncertain Times'. |
| July 21 2022 | Announced her upcoming book 'The Light We Carry: Overcoming in Uncertain Times', which was to be published by Penguin Random House in November 2022. |
| 2021 | Announced she is 'moving toward retirement', while continuing to be active in political campaigns but reducing her workload to spend more time with her husband. |
| 2021 | Obama was inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame. |
| 2021 | Received two Children's and Family Emmy Awards: one for Outstanding Short Form Program (We the People) and another for Outstanding Preschool Animated Series (Ada Twist, Scientist). |
| September 11 2021 | Attended a 9/11 memorial to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the attacks. |
| March 16 2021 | Netflix released Waffles + Mochi, the children's cooking show she executive produced. |
| February 2021 | Announced as an executive producer and presenter for the children's cooking show Waffles + Mochi. |
| January 20 2021 | Obama and her husband attended Joe Biden's presidential inauguration. She wore a matching plum coat, sweater, pants, and belt designed by Sergio Hudson. |
| January 2 2021 | Obama encouraged Georgia residents to vote in the state's U.S. Senate runoff election and contact VoteRiders to ensure they have the necessary voter ID. |
| 2020 |
Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival
The Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, marking the first interruption of the event since its inception. The festival went on hiatus until 2022.
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| 2020 | Michelle Obama produced the documentary film Crip Camp. |
| 2020 | Ranked 3rd-best out of 40 first ladies in the Siena College Research Institute survey, conducted after leaving the White House, further cementing her legacy and reputation. |
| 2020 | Topped the Gallup poll as the 'most admired woman' in the U.S. for the third consecutive year. Also retroactively named Time magazine's Woman of the Year for 2008. |
| 2020 | Michelle Obama won the Grammy Award for Best Audio Book, Narration & Storytelling Recording for her memoir. |
| July 2020 | Michelle Obama premiered her podcast titled The Michelle Obama Podcast. |
| May 6 2020 | Netflix released a documentary titled 'Becoming', which chronicles Obama's book tour for her memoir. |
| 2019 |
Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival
The Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival expanded its Garden Rocks concerts to be held nightly. The festival also introduced new Toy Story 4-themed topiaries featuring Bo Peep and her Sheep.
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| 2019 | Topped the Gallup poll as the 'most admired woman' in the U.S. for the second consecutive year. |
| 2019 | Michelle Obama wins Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album for her memoir 'Becoming' |
| November 2019 | By this time, her memoir 'Becoming' had sold 11.5 million copies, marking a substantial publishing achievement. |
| 2018 | Topped the Gallup poll as the 'most admired woman' in the U.S. |
| November 2018 | Michelle Obama released her memoir 'Becoming', which became a significant literary success. |
| April 2018 | Obama responded to presidential run speculation, stating she has 'never had the passion for politics' and that many women are more inclined towards political engagement. |
| 2017 | Concludes her role as First Lady after eight years of advocacy and public service. |
| November 2017 | Obama discussed gender disparity with Elizabeth Alexander at the Obama Foundation Summit in Chicago and spoke at the Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts in Hartford, Connecticut. |
| October 3 2017 | At the Philadelphia Conference for Women, Obama discussed how lack of diversity in politics contributes to lawmakers being distrusted by different groups. |
| September 2017 | Obama delivered an address at a tech conference in Utah criticizing the Trump administration, appeared in a Global Citizens Festival video advocating for girls' education, and attended the Inbound 2017 conference in Boston. |
| July 2017 | Obama honored Eunice Shriver at the 2017 ESPY Awards. |
| June 2017 | At the WWDC in Silicon Valley, California, Obama called for tech companies to increase women's representation and diversify their workforce. |
| May 2017 | Michelle Obama rebuked the Trump administration at the Partnership for a Healthier America conference for delaying a federal requirement to increase nutritional standards for school lunches. |
| 2016 | Michelle Obama appeared as a guest on the TV show NCIS. |
| December 2016 | Appeared on her final Vogue cover as First Lady, with photographs by Annie Leibovitz. |
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