WASHINGTON DC – Wearing a one-shouldered red gown, First Lady Michelle Obama presented the BET Honor awards on Saturday night in Washington DC and called on the black community to civic action.
Speakers at the ceremony praised the Obama’s for being the first black family in the White House and encouraged those in attendance to vote in the upcoming 2012, presidential election “like their lives depended on it.”
Among those honored were, Tuskegee airmen Charles McGee and Roscoe C. Brown Jr. Beverly Kearney, Maya Angelou, Mariah Carey, Spike Lee and Stevie Wonder.
Some of the other attendees were Patti LaBelle and queen of soul Aretha Franklin as well as former Secretary of State Colin Powell and U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder. Some of the other Black Americans who were there included Willow Smith, Cicely Tyson and Jill Scott.
The first lady’s speech spoke about her own activism and inspiring others to become an activist. “It is not enough merely to seek greatness for ourselves, we must help others discover greatness within themselves. We need to reach down and reach out, and give back and lift others,” she said.
Video – BET Honors
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