Amal Clooney, Melinda French Gates, and Michelle Obama write that ending child marriage is critical for a more equal world.
Michelle Obama
Obama is the former First Lady of the United States and founder of the Girls Opportunity Alliance
We need to keep trying to go high. Operating with integrity matters. It will matter forever. It is a tool, Michelle Obama writes.
The poet and former First Lady discuss the intersection of poetry and activism and the pressures Black women face in the spotlight.
First Lady Michelle Obama addressed CUNY 2016 grads saying, "Here in America, we don’t give in to our fears. We don’t build up walls."
Michelle Obama gave this commencement speech at Jackson State University
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Michelle Obama tells high school grads to overcome tragedy at high school graduation speech in Chicago, near where she grew up.
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