As Yahoo notes, other speakers at the event included Hugh Jackman, Leonardo Di Caprio, Bono and Pearl Jam, but Malala, of course, stole the show with a passionate speech on the importance of education.
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Fresh from the Friday debut of that dress, first lady Michelle Obama – showing up in a look that was decidedly more demure than her state dinner look but still sleek in all black – made an equally “yassssss”-worthy appearance at the Global Citizen Festival in New York on Saturday night”.
Obama’s new campaign, 62 Million Girls, is created to heighten global awareness that millions of girls around the world are not receiving an education. “But it was a pen that really helped us go forward in our lives”.
One challenge most of these girls face is financial.
After Beyonce’s hour and change long and might I add phenomenal performance, the star also known for her advocacy for women, introduced the First Lady and the two embraced momentarily before Beyonce gave her the stage.
“Giving [girls] that chance is at the core of our work to end global poverty”, said Obama.
Obama called for the supporters of her campaign to post pictures of themselves on Twitter and Instagram with a caption telling what they learned in school followed by the hashtag #62MillionGirls.
According to CBSNews, the event, which aired on MSNBC, was hosted by Stephen Colbert, Kerry Washington and other top celebrities. Her hit song “Run the World (Girls)” was punctuated by recordings of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s TED talk on feminism, and the Maya Angelou poem, “Phenomenal”, on the power of womanhood. The event also featured unique musical collaborations including Sting and Common.
The festival is timed to coincide with the UN General Assembly meeting, and fans earned free tickets by taking actions to end poverty on globalcitizen.org. Yousafzai, the 18-year-old Pakistani activist, was passionate as she spoke about fighting for the right for all children to receive an education.
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“I want y’all to feel the connection right now…”
