FLOTUS Michelle Obama was in Chicago yesterday to aid Mayor Rahm Emanuel's anti-youth violence program, and she delivered an emotional speech. She recalled her days growing up on the city's South Side and connected with the hardships that children in Chicago experience today:
"It is hard to know what to say to a roomful of teenagers about to bury their best friend," Obama said, emotion raw in her voice.
The most moving part of the First Lady's speech came when she spoke about Hadiya Pendleton, the teen who was gunned down outside of her high school in January just a week after performing at the inauguration. "For me, this is personal," she confessed, noting that she grew up similar to the fallen teen.
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Powerful words, indeed. Obama concluded her speech by pleading for better education, safer neighborhoods and increased community involvement. She also asked business leaders to lend a much needed helping hand to the city's urban youth.
Who's going to answer the call?
[via Chicagoist]
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