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First Lady Diary: Michelle Obama Jumps for a Cause

First Lady Michelle Obama jumps rope to emphasize the need for children to get physical. She was at the Columbia Heights Educational Campus in Washington D.C. to launch the President's Council on Fitness, Sports and Nutrition, telling reports, "Our goal is to end the epidemic of childhood obesity in a generation."
First Lady Diary: Michelle Obama Jumps for a Cause
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By Essence · Updated October 29, 2020
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First Lady Michelle Obama jumps rope to emphasize the need for children to get physical. She was at the Columbia Heights Educational Campus in Washington D.C. to launch the President’s Council on Fitness, Sports and Nutrition, telling reports, “Our goal is to end the epidemic of childhood obesity in a generation.”