Michelle Obama Joined “106 & Park” Hosts Bow Wow and Keshia Chanté to Talk Higher Education and the President’s “North Star” Goal which aired last night. BET’s “106 & PARK” was honored to welcome the First Lady Michelle Obama to the 106 studio, the special edition of “106 & PARK” was dedicated to bringing an empowering message on the importance of education directly to the LIVEST audience on television. The First Lady shared her personal story of the pivotal role education played in her life. She also talked about the President’s “North Star” Goal which aims to see America return to its position as the country with the highest proportion of college graduates in the world by 2020. For this special episode, the 106 audience was comprised of local New York City high school and college students. “106 & Park” co-hosts Bow Wow and Keshia Chante interviewed the First Lady as well as former BET host, Jeff Johnson moderated the discussion.
“So many young people just get into the grades and checking the boxes of the things they think they’re supposed to do, but there’s also a value in learning how to love to learn,” she said. “I want my girls to be lifelong learners, but I also don’t want them to take anything for granted.”
The FLOTUS also hinted that she wants her girls to get it in their minds to go away for college. “I’ve been talking to my kids about college and getting them to think about how much fun it’s going to be and getting excited about the possibility of living on a campus with other young people,” she continued. “I don’t want them staying at home up under me.”
