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karynnj

(59,503 posts)
Wed Sep 25, 2013, 06:03 PM Sep 2013

Michelle Obama hosted the wives of heads of state in harlem for lunch today

Sounds like a fantastic event - and Michelle, as always, looks fantastic in the photo. Here is a link to the post in GD, where it is sinking fast. (Though I technically am a member of BOG, I have rarely posted here - but thought you guys would want to see this.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023729380

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Michelle Obama hosted the wives of heads of state in harlem for lunch today (Original Post) karynnj Sep 2013 OP
Nice mcar Sep 2013 #1
thanks for the heads up grantcart Sep 2013 #2
Caught it and Thank you karymmj! sheshe2 Sep 2013 #3
Thanks KarenVT~ Cha Sep 2013 #4
Lovely photo karynnj Sep 2013 #5
Yeah, me too. I don't sew much anymore, but I know how to w/o a pattern IrishAyes Sep 2013 #6

Cha

(297,232 posts)
4. Thanks KarenVT~
Wed Sep 25, 2013, 09:34 PM
Sep 2013

Cross-posted from GD..

“There’s a reason why I wanted to bring you all to Harlem today,” Obama told her guests. She said the neighborhood “is infused with a kind of energy and passion that is quintessentially American,” which acts as “a thread that connects all of us here today, no matter where we’re from or what language we speak.”

She noted the cultural impact of former Harlem residents on the country, who became “some of the greatest African-American artists this country has ever known,” ranging from writers like writers like Langston Hughes to musicians like Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald and Duke Ellington.

The first lady encouraged the women in the room to use this “opportunity” to share ideas on improving the lives of women and children in their respective countries."


Here's a pic from TOD at yesterday's UN luncheon~


@TheObamaDiary: Beautiful: First Lady Michelle Obama with First Lady of Ghana Lordina Mahama during UN luncheon in New York

http://theobamadiary.com/2013/09/24/chat-away-245/

karynnj

(59,503 posts)
5. Lovely photo
Wed Sep 25, 2013, 09:43 PM
Sep 2013

Michelle is a spectacular First Lady. That lunch sounds incredible - pulling in all the energy of NYC's Harlem. I love the dresses of both first ladies.

IrishAyes

(6,151 posts)
6. Yeah, me too. I don't sew much anymore, but I know how to w/o a pattern
Fri Sep 27, 2013, 11:58 AM
Sep 2013

and there's a whole big steamer trunk full of material upstairs just waiting.

As for the well-known Harlem Rennaisance, I've heard lately that Brooklyn has been picking up as well.

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