First Lady Michelle Obama and Bow Wow Surprise Howard

First lady Michelle Obama and cable television host and rapper Bow Wow joined 37 students from Chicago public high schools for a tour of Howard University, the Washington Post reports. Suggested Reading Trigger Warning…All of the Shocking Testimony From Diddy’s Federal Trial 15 AI Videos of Black Folks That Look So Real You Were Likely…

First lady Michelle Obama and cable television host and rapper Bow Wow joined 37 students from Chicago public high schools for a tour of Howard University, the Washington Post reports.

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The annual college visit is called Escape to the Mecca, a bow (pun intended) to the universityโ€™s nickname โ€œthe Mecca.โ€

During the visit, Obama encouraged students to look around, saying, โ€œYou might be living here. Iโ€™m just visiting,โ€ the Post reports.

As Obama strode through Howardโ€™s famous quad, posing for photos with the Chicago group, female Howard students inside the dorms shouted greetings through open windows. โ€œMichelllllle! First lady! We love you,โ€ fans yelled, according to the Post.

During a discussion with students, Bow Wow recalled the first time he voted, casting a ballot for Barack Obama. โ€œI remember him saying how much they needed us, the youth. Itโ€™s us thatโ€™s going to shape this world and turn it around,โ€ Bow Wow said, the Post reports. โ€œMaybe the next president is right here in this room.โ€

The first lady met Bow Wow during a 2013 appearance on BETโ€™s 106th & Park, the hip-hop talk show he co-hosts, the Post reports. She invited him to the event because of his commitment to education and encouraged the students to pursue higher education, according to the news site.ย 

โ€œNo longer is high school the bar,โ€ Obama said. โ€œThat is not enough in todayโ€™s globalizing economy.โ€

Read more at the Washington Post.

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