Prince Harry Will Visit Harlem Children's Zone Before Joining the Veuve Clicquot Manhattan Polo Classic, to Raise Money for Sentebale

British royalty has arrived in Manhattan. Actually, Prince Harry has been up for hours and his two-day schedule is in full swing.

This is the prince's first official trip to New York, where he's playing in tomorrow's Veuve Clicquot polo match at New York's Governors Island.

For details, see Prince Harry Arrives for Veuve Clicquot's Manhattan Polo Classic and the Reopening of Governor's Island on Anne of Carversville.

Harlem Children's Zone

I'm thrilled to read that Prince Harry will be visiting the Harlem Children's Zone tomorrow, an initiative that I shared with you a few weeks ago: The Harlem Children's Zone Eliminates Racial Achievement Gap.

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The Fusion of Empathy, Experience & Princeton in the Mindsets of Sonia Sotomayor, Michelle Obama & Women Like Me

Sonia Sotomayor '76 stands next to the tigers outside Nassau Hall after winning the Pyne Prize, the highest general distinction conferred on an undergraduate. via Daily PrincetonI'm intrigued with the fact that Princeton, an Ivy League university called "infamous for being racially the most conservative of the Ivy League universities" by Michelle Obama, is again making headline news.

Nominated Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor takes the world stage, following Michelle Obama, in going under the investigative microscope, where every word and action from a young life are fodder for the digital universe.

Michelle Obama and Sonia Sotomayor never crossed paths at Princeton. Yet, their words resonate together.

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POTUS Promise Broken: Shelter Dog Lovers Launch 'Bo Needs a Friend' at the White House

I've read the press release and watched the video. This story has legs. Animal rights groups are respectfully annoyed at the president over Bo's pedigree status. Launching BoNeedsaFriend.com, animal activists are calmly but directly calling FOTUS on the Oval Office carpet for not bringing a shelter dog to the White House.

The BoNeedsaFriend.com headline reads: President Obama said he would adopt, now it's time to urge him to keep his pledge! Write a letter to the President, Adoption Stops Euthanasia.'

Obama and 3-legged dog

These folks are not amused with POTUS over his dog acquisition strategy: spcaLA (Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, Los Angeles), West Georgia SPCA, CAPS (Companion Animal Protection Society), Teachers for Creatures, Best Friends, Mercy for Animals, APRL (Animal Protection and Rescue League), Dogs Deserve Better, Defend the Dogs, Saving Paws, Amanda Foundation, New Hope Pet Rescue, Lange Foundation, and more.

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The Harlem Children's Zone Eliminates Racial Achievement Gap

The results are in! We have stupendous statistics on black educational achievement coming out of the Harlem Children's Zone charter schools, and I want to share them with you.

Michelle-Style is devoted to tracking the Obama influence on fashion, style, and everyday living. That last term "everyday living" covers a lot of ground, and Michelle-Style tries to cover the issues that matter most in our lives -- and that's not fashion, with all due respect to my own career.

I will write later today on Sexy Futures about the "Models as Muse" exhibit that I saw yesterday at the Metropolitan Museum. Besides the fact that it was a poorly executed, uninspiring presentation -- to my humble eye -- the "Models as Muse" show couldn't thrill me as much as the David Brooks column in today's New York Times: The Harlem Miracle.

Michelle-Style features a Yes We Can channel for a reason!

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Michelle Obama Charms New York City

(AP Photo/Evan Agostini)New York needs a hit of infectious charm and FLOTUS delivered an enthusiastic 'fix' to the city with multiple appearances around town.

After her visit to the U.S. Mission to the United Nations and an appearance on "Sesame Street," the First Lady celebrated her inclusion on Time's 100 "Most Influential People." Michelle Obama seized the opportunity to introduce the Obama administration's $50 million Social Innovation Fund, already approved by Congress.

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Michelle and Jill Join Neiman Marcus in This Week's Support of Feeding America

Michelle Obama and Jill Biden spent their 100th day in Washington bagging food for hungry children at the Capital Area Food Bank.Smart Sensuality FLOTUS joined SS Dr. Jill Biden and more than 100 congressional spouses (women and men?) at the Capital Area Food Bank on Wednesday, to bag meals for low-income kids in Washington. The event was sponsored by Feeding America, the largest organization committed to feeding the hungry in America.

As the nation's leading domestic hunger-relief charity, our network members supply food to more than 25 million Americans each year, including 9 million children and 3 million seniors.

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