Posted on 06/27/2016 2:01:23 PM PDT by traumer
Michelle Obama urged young girls to fight to stay in school after she touched down in Liberia with daughters Sasha and Malia.
The first lady led the teenagers and her mother, Marian Robinson, along a red carpet as they began a six-day trip to Africa and Spain, after she touched down on Monday morning.
During the tour, they will be promoting education during the trip, which also has a stop in Morocco and ends in the Spanish capital, Madrid. On her first day she urged Liberian girls to stay in school.
Most drop out due to financial pressures. She launched her 'Let Girls Learn' education initiative in March 2015, and has since travelled the globe to call for greater support for the millions of girls kept away from school or forced to abandon their studies.
Obama met girls and young women at a project named GLOW (Girls Leading Our World) aimed at boosting active citizenship, run by the US Peace Corps in Kakata, east of the coastal capital.
Speaking about the value of women's leadership and access to education, the Harvard-trained lawyer said she was 'here to shine a big bright light on you.' 'I want you to keep fighting and stay in school,' she told the girls.
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They didn’t forget to take along Momma Grifter er the babysitter.
Imaging the bill she’s going to have to work off in the next life, along with the rest of that thieving lot.
Off to “Liberia”. The jokes write themselves.
Looking for a place for the Obama Library? Or to stash funds?
White privilege bad. Black privilege good.
They be hanging onto their wigs though........
I almost commented "where is Boko Haram when you need them". But I wouldn't wish that on anybody's kids, even theirs.
No not really you racist as swipe
How many Liberian schoolgirls walk on a red carpet like these pretentious self important grifters?
She is NO longer a Lawyer, and as for trained, show us her grade transcripts...or are they locked up with Hussein O. records.?
Just wondering.
The Beach and the Pole
story here...(if you can stomach it)
https://wonderland1981.wordpress.com/2012/06/29/the-execution-of-c-cecil-dennis-foreign-minister-of-liberia/
I wonder how many Liberians are looking at the first family and cursing their ancestors for not staying in America?
The girls never look happy. Usually they are frowning. Once in a while they're rolling their eyes. The only time I've seen the older one smile was when she was wearing a dress that cost - what was it - $2,000?
Conspiracy theory time !
WTF are they doing in Liberia ? That place is an utter warzone !
The gangs there are some of the nastiest in the world, the crime is insane (And I mean INSANE) and it’s a bottleneck of gun running throughout the continent !
So... What’s our conspiracy theory ? The girls are visiting their REAL mom and dad.. who sold them to the Obamas in 98 ?
Muahahahah this is easy !
Title forgot Mama “Freeloader” Robinson.
Adopted girls?
Apparently the girls inherited Michelle’s straight hair, unusual trait. /s
If they were still around in Liberia and doing as well as they were, they might not regret their ancestors' move, but Wikipedia says most of the descendants moved back to the US when things got ugly for them in Liberia.
Sure do wish they’d stay down in Liberia.
This is your roving reporter, live at Liberia International Flyport. As Michelle stepped out of her plane gunfire erupted and it appears that Michelle took a round somewhere in the region of her trunk. Exact entry point will be determined in the autopsy tomorrow. We now return you to the regularly scheduled program.
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