Michelle Obama spreads message of diversity in her last speech as first lady
Michelle Obama extolled the value of the countryâs âglorious diversityâ in an emotional address on Friday, using her last speech as first lady to reiterate the outgoing administrationâs message that immigrants and religious minorities add to Americaâs strengths.
At an annual event honoring school counselors in the White Houseâs East Room, Obama urged young people to take pride in their varying backgrounds and seek an education to better the country. She teared up at the end of her remarks, describing being first lady as the âgreatest honor of my life.â
âAs I end my time in the White House, I can think of no better message to send to our young people in my last official remarks as first lady,â Obama said. âFor all the young people in this room and those who are watching, know that this country belongs to you, to all of you, from every background and walk of life.â
âOur glorious diversity, our diversity as the faiths and colors and creeds, that is not a threat to who we are â it makes us who we are,â she said, after citing immigration and religious diversity as proud American traditions. âTo the young people here, and the young people out there, do not ever let anyone make you feel like you donât matter, or like you donât have a place in our American story, because you do, and you have a right to be exactly who you are.â
âBut I also want to be very clear,â she continued. âThis right isnât just handed to you. No, this right has to be earned every single day. You cannot take your freedoms for granted. Just like generations who have come before you, you have to do your part to preserve and protect those freedoms, and that starts right now, when youâre young. Right now, you need to be preparing yourself to add your voice to our national conversation.â
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