First lady Michelle Obama, right, speaks in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Friday, Feb. 20, 2015, during the Celebrating Women of the Movement, event honoring Black History Month. On stage with the first lady from left are, Janaye Ingram, National Executive Director of the National Action Network, Carlotta Walls, member of […]
First lady Michelle Obama, right, speaks in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Friday, Feb. 20, 2015, during the Celebrating Women of the Movement, event honoring Black History Month. On stage with the first lady from left are, Janaye Ingram, National Executive Director of the National Action Network, Carlotta Walls, member of the Little Rock Nine, Sherrilyn Ifill, President and Director-Counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Charlayne Hunter-Gault, activist and journalist, Chanelle Hardy, National Urban League Senior Vice President, and Vanessa DeLuca, Editor-in-chief of Essence Magazine. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)