Travels with The First Lady Michelle Obama: Africa

July 8, 2011

Hop on board with the First Lady of the United States, Michelle Obama, as she travels to South Africa and Botswana for an official visit.

Walk step-by-step with the First Lady as she delivers the keynote address to a U.S.-sponsored Young African Women Leaders Forum with 76 women from 24 African countries in South Africa, meets with inspirational leaders Nelson Mandela and Archbishop Desmond Tutu, joins forum participants at service projects, speaks with secondary school students at the University of Cape Town as she raises awareness for youth leadership, education, and health.

Poetry Student Workshop at the White House (May 11, 2011)

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“ALMIGHTY DEBT”

Reported by Soledad O’Brien (@Soledad_OBrien)

Washington, D.C. Screening ~ October 14, 2010

[I took my kids to check it out.  It was both informative and thoughtful. We all enjoyed it!]

WATCH IT:

Every leading indicator — unemployment, income, wealth, educational attainment, homeownership and foreclosures — demonstrates that the African-American financial foundation is crumbling at rates that are worse than other segments of the U.S. population.

Reported by anchor and special correspondent Soledad O’Brien, “Almighty Debt” explores how one church is helping its 7,000 parishioners survive the worst financial crisis for African-Americans since the Great Depression. Rev. DeForest Soaries believes “debt is the new slavery.”

See inside his church as he fights debt from the pulpit and leads his members on a new revolutionary struggle.

Following the documentary, a dynamic 30-minute town hall discussion moderated by O’Brien will feature clinical social worker and public relations executive Terrie Williams, syndicated columnist Michelle Singletary, FBCLG senior pastor Rev. Dr. DeForest Soaries, pollster Cornell Belcher and others.

Premiers: Thursday, October 21, 2010 - 9pm ET/PT on CNN

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