Showing posts with label Michelle Obama commencement speech at Jackson State University. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Michelle Obama commencement speech at Jackson State University. Show all posts

Sunday, April 24, 2016

Michelle Obama Gives Jackson State University Commencement Speech

The First Lady flew from London to Jackson, Miss. to give the address to Jackson State University's Class of 2016. Mrs. Obama spoke for nearly 30 minutes, covering topics from Mississippi "Religious Freedom Act," to gun violence and poverty, to Mississippi's Jim Crow past, but she also highlight how far Mississippi and the United States have come thus far.