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NEWARK air max 270 flyknit nere scontate , N.J. — First Lady Michelle Obama celebrated the beauty, power and tenacity of black women while spreading her own message of education for girls at Black Girls Rock!, an annual event honoring trailblazing women of color from all walks of life.


"No matter who you are, no matter where you come from, you are beautiful," Obama told the crowd, which included many young black girls.

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"I am so proud of you. My husband, your president, is so proud of you," she added. "We have so much hope and dreams for you."


Obama was not among the honorees at Saturday night's festivities, held at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center. That distinction went to actress Jada Pinkett Smith, singer Erykah Badu, actress Cicely Tyson, "Selma" director Ava DuVernay, educator Nadia Lopez and Dr. Helene D. Gayle air max 270 flyknit scontate , president and CEO of CARE USA, a humanitarian organization.


However, Obama was the most celebrated participant. Wearing a form-fitting white dress, she jammed to performances from the likes of Badu, Fantasia, Sheila E!, Estelle and others and applauded the honorees.


Obama got arguably the night's loudest ovation as she came on stage and declared "Black girls rock!" — the slogan and name of the organization founded by Beverly Bond. It is designed to uplift young black girls, a group that often has difficulty finding positive and reaffirming images of themselves in the world.


Obama acknowledged as much in her speech to celebrate three young honorees.


"I know there are voices that you are not good enough," she said, acknowledging that she often lacked self-confidence growing up despite encouraging parents.


"Each of those doubts was like a test air max 270 nere scontate ," she said, "that I either shrink away from or rise to meet. And I decided to rise."


Obama, who recently completed a trip to Japan and Cambodia as part of her worldwide push for better educational opportunities for girls, lauded the young honorees for excelling in their studies.


"There is nothing more important than being serious about your education," the Ivy League-educated Obama said. "That's why I am able to stand here tonight. ... I want every one of our black girls to do the same, and our black boys."


Obama's speech was just one of many highlights of the nearly four-hour event, which will be shown Sunday, April 5, on BET.


Will Smith gave an emotional tribute to his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith air max 270 bianche scontate , who received the Star Power award. Smith alluded to persistent rumors that the couple's marriage was in trouble.


He said when one rumor got out of control, he had a chance for reflection.


"In that brief moment my heart jumped for a second and I started to imagine what my life would have been like without that woman," he said as the couple's daughter, Willow, beamed from the audience.


When Pinkett Smith accepted the honor, she alluded to recent slights of black girls and women — including a college baseball player's slur against Little League pitcher Mo'ne Davis — as reasons why Black Girls Rock! is necessary.


She also implored black women to celebrate and be aware of their own strength.


"I need you to understand that we are the women who marched from cotton fields into fields of medicine ... politics ... entertainment," she said. "We have found a way to march into the White House."


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