Video of the day: Michelle Obama’s inspiring words for teen girls
Michelle Obama joined Charlize Theron and Sophia Bush at Glamour's "The Power of an Educated Girl" event in New York City on Wednesday (Sept. 30) to chat with a captivated audience of 1000 girls. The First Lady delivered a powerful and moving speech about the importance of education for girls around the world, a message she promotes through her Let Girls Learn initiative. “If I had worried about who liked me and who thought I was cute when I was your age, I wouldn’t be married to the President of the United States today,” proclaimed the mother of two, who has worked tirelessly with her husband to ensure all girls complete their schooling. Watch the video to see more of Michelle’s inspiring speech.
Michelle Obama's Advice to Teenage GirlsMichelle Obama shared some choice words of wisdom for teenage girls—with one epic mic drop—at our #GlamourForEdu panel. See more from the event at http://glmr.me/1OHIdbU.
Posted by Glamour on Thursday, October 1, 2015
![At the Forum, Charles delivered <a href=https://www.princeofwales.gov.uk/speech/speech-hrh-prince-wales-world-holocaust-forum-yad-vashem-jerusalem>a moving and powerful speech</a> in which he said humanity "must never cease to be appalled, nor moved by the testimony of those who lived through [the Holocaust]." He also recognized his grandmother's work and Israel's recognition of it in his remarks, and said calling out hatred is always important.
<p>"All too often, language is used which turns disagreement into dehumanization," he said. "Words are used as badges of shame to mark others as enemies, to brand those who are different as somehow deviant. All too often, virtue seems to be sought through verbal violence. All too often, real violence ensues, and acts of unspeakable cruelty are still perpetrated around the world against people for reasons of their religion, their race or their beliefs.
<p>"Knowing, as we do, the darkness to which such behaviour leads, we must be vigilant in discerning these ever-changing threats; we must be fearless in confronting falsehoods and resolute in resisting words and acts of violence. And we must never rest in seeking to create mutual understanding and respect. We must tend the earth of our societies so that the seeds of division cannot take root and grow. And we must never forget that every human being is be-tselem Elokim - 'in the image of God' - and even a single human life is ke-olam malei - 'like an entire universe.'"
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