President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama both attended commencement ceremonies recently. The President spoke in Memphis on Monday and Mrs. Obama spoke in Atlanta this past Sunday. Keep scrolling to get more info on each of their appearances.
[Monday, May 16, 2011] The President does a surprise drop-in on the graduating class at Booker T. Washington High School in Memphis, TN before he speaks at their graduation ceremony. The school was the winner of the 2011 Commencement Challenge contest. View his full commencement speech below.
[Sunday, May 15, 2011] The First Lady stresses to the 2011 graduation class of Spelman College. She spoke of her own experience of leaving a high-paying position at a corporate law firm to work, and later become executive director of, a Chicago non-profit that encouraged young people to work in public service.
The President speaks about education, dedication and overcoming adversity in a commencement address at Booker T. Washington High School in Memphis, TN.
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Great Commencement speeches. I always thought that encouraging yet humorous dialogue is always necessary when speaking to a group of young ladies and gentleman. I applaud The Obamas.
*Reminds me of how I enjoyed the commencement speech at my graduation.*
Congrats to all the grads! I can’t wait to graduate!!!!!!!!
so many graduates this year..one of the highest percentages in a while.
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WOW THAT SPEECH THAT FIRST LADY MICHELLE OBAMA DID SHOOK ME TO MY CORE! I HAD BEEN FEELING SO SO LOW THE LAST YEAR ABOUT BEING STUCK AT A JOB THAT I HAVE NO PASSION FOR .. AND BEING FEARFUL OF LEAVING TO DO BETTER AND LIVE MY TRUE POTENTIAL… I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT THE MESSAGE FOR THE 2011 GRADUATING CLASS NOT ONLY INSPIRED THOSE STUDENTS BUT IT HAS ALSO INSPIRED ME AND WHOEVER ELSE PLAYED THIS RECORDING.. I FEEL HOPE NOW SOMETHING I HAD NOT FELT IN A LONG TIME… I AM THANKFUL TO YOU CONCRETE LOOP FOR POSTING THIS YOU JUST DON’T KNOW HOW MUCH IT HELPS TO BE ENCOURAGED WHEN YOU FEEL SO DISCOURAGED…. AHHHHHHH NOW I FEEL LIKE I AM ABLE DESPITE WHAT FEARS COME MY WAY I AM A WINNER AND I WILL CONTINUE TO STRIVE AND FIGHT FOR WHAT I BELIEVE I CAN BE ….. THANK YOU FIRST LADY MICHELLE OBAMA AND THANK YOU CONCRETE LOOP!! ONE
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What an inspiration! Congratulations to all of the graduates. My motto “Do What You Love, because in the end you will feel good” Helping someone from a selfless place, is the best reward one could give to themselves.
I love our amazing President and the First Lady. They are so inspirational and uplifting. May God continue to bless them and those graduates.
I love this speech! I could relate to it I do very well in school and people look down on me alot, but I try to push my head up through all the negativity and try to be the best in life! People are always going to have something to say but it’s best to ignore them and do what you got to do.
Props to Spelman. Props to all of the Graduates.
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