WHITE HOUSE: FIRST LADY HELPS UNVEIL NEW MEMORIAL BUST / PRES. OBAMA PRESENTS ‘TEACHER OF THE YEAR’ AWARD
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
First Lady Michelle Obama helped to unveil the bust of Sojourner Truth in Emancipation Hall of the US Capitol on Tuesday, April 28th in Washington D.C.
Sojourner Truth was an 19th century American slave, abolitionist, and women’s rights activist who is best-known for her speech, ‘Ain’t I a Woman?‘
Later on that afternoon U.S. President Barack Obama presented Anthony Mullen with the 2009 National Teacher of the Year award in the Rose Garden. Several other teachers were also honored at the event.
Legendary Actress Cicely Tyson spoke at the event as the First Lady and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi looks on.
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19 Comments
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Paris - Theres more than meets the eye...
Wednesday, April 29, 2009 /
awww she is so beautiful… Michelle Obama is postive figure… although stans idolize Rihanna…
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SOL INVICTUS
Wednesday, April 29, 2009 /
BLACK POWER!
sike naw lemme stop but barack looks creepy. i like the statue, that looks creepy by the way 2 lol.
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1*STEP*AHEAD
Wednesday, April 29, 2009 /
A BUST OF SOJOURNER TRUTH..I LOVE IT & HER AIN’T I A WOMAN SPEECH IS SO POWERFUL!
& I HAVE SO MUCH RESPECT FOR TEACHERS. THEY ARE SO UNDERPAID FOR WHAT THEY DO.
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woop...Vox Populi
Wednesday, April 29, 2009 /
I like how Michelle’s very hands on with l this kind of stuff, I know all first ladies are but it just seems very different with Michelle, maybe I’m being biased. Can you believe Obama has been in power a hundred days, and to think this time last year, he was competing in the primaries… crazy
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Queen
Wednesday, April 29, 2009 /
Cicely Tyson look like a relative of Michele’s! BTW, GOOD stuff! Inspiring as always!
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SexyQB
Wednesday, April 29, 2009 /
They are really doing great things. Keep up the good work Pres & 1st Lady.
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So Sexy
Wednesday, April 29, 2009 /
My first name is SOJOURNER! I love reading up on this woman. She was SOOOOO powerful!
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JUDAH
Wednesday, April 29, 2009 /
The reason why a bust was created for Sojourner Truth is because she, like Harriet Tubman, was one of the progenitors of the black woman’s/l*sbian movement. She was propped up by the white elites to cause confusion.
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123
Wednesday, April 29, 2009 /
I love how the Obama’s focus alot on education and history, seeing that the media tends to overlook their importance.
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Lasie
Wednesday, April 29, 2009 /
Very positive!
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Debra
Wednesday, April 29, 2009 /
What? #8
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Educated Goon
Wednesday, April 29, 2009 /
Yo…. is it just me… or does Michelle look finer everyday? Maaan…
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bree
Wednesday, April 29, 2009 /
^ ha. yes she’s very beautiful.
& i LOVE Cicily Tyson!
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HOTNUPE1911
Wednesday, April 29, 2009 /
YO the bald black guy in the teacher pic is holding it down for PG County. He was MD teacher of the year! Good job!
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[Bri]
Wednesday, April 29, 2009 /
I love President Obama’s smile!
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Visha
Wednesday, April 29, 2009 /
Judah loves to be noticed for his buffonery straight up idiot!!! she was a feminist and if you take that to mean she was a lesbian (not than anything is bad about it) then u are an ignorant tool
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chi_girl
Wednesday, April 29, 2009 /
MICHELLE LOOKING LIKE…WHAT IN THE HELL IS THIS…OK KEEP SMILING FOR THE CAMERAS..LMAO
BTW SHE LOOKS FAB AS USUAL
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DaTruth
Wednesday, April 29, 2009 /
what? #16
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Ms T.
Thursday, April 30, 2009 /
@da truth read #8