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| First Lady, Michelle Obama |
First Lady of the United States Michelle Obama is to
underline her commitment to and support for youth on the African continent by
participating in the groundbreaking African TV series and multimedia campaign,
MTV Base Meets… MTV Base Meets Michelle Obama will be taped on 29 June during
the President and First Lady’s visit to South Africa. Mrs Obama will deliver
remarks and participate in a discussion with youth at an event being organized
in conjunction with African youth and music channel MTV Base, and Google+. The
First Lady will be joined at the Sci-Bono Discovery Centre by teenagers from
across South Africa, as well as students joining virtually in cities around the
U.S. via Google+ Hangouts in: Los Angeles, California; Kansas City, Missouri;
New York City, New York; and Houston, Texas. This event will be streamed live
on WhiteHouse.gov, the White House Google+ page and www.mtvbase.com. MTV Base
Meets Michelle Obama will premiere to 52 countries across sub-Saharan African
on MTV Base (DStv Channel 322) on Friday 19 July @ 17.00 (repeats Saturday 20
July @ 13.30 CAT, Sunday 21 July @ 10.00 CAT, Monday 22 July @ 20.30 CAT &
Friday 26 July @ 20.00 CAT). Celebrity participants who will feature in the
programme include multiple Grammy winner John Legend. In addition to the live
Hangout, MTV Base Meets Michelle Obama will include the First Lady’s meeting
with a panel of four African youth, in which she will candidly address their
questions and exchange views on education. MTV Base will engage its social
media communities in Africa in the project by canvassing questions and
discussion topics for Mrs Obama, as well as embedding the Google+ Hangout on the
MTV Base website and Facebook pages.To join the conversation about MTV Base Meets Michelle Obama, please go to www.mtvbase.com, join MTV Base on Facebook at www.facebook.com/MTVBaseVerified or follow us on Twitter @MTVBaseAfrica using the hashtag #MTVMeetsMichelle.
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