In a controversial move, Michelle Obama replaced her husband for the
first time in the weekly presidential address to express outrage at the
kidnapping of over 200 Nigerian schoolgirls by the terrorist group, Boko
Haram. Soon after, a photo of the first lady emerged on social media
holding a sign with the twitter hashtag “ #BringBackOurGirls.” Not long
after this, celebrities followed suit and joined the campaign first
started by a Nigerian lawyer Ibrahim M. Abdullahi, on April 23rd.Sunday, May 18, 2014
The Nation Editorial 14-05-14: The Hashtag Revolution
In a controversial move, Michelle Obama replaced her husband for the
first time in the weekly presidential address to express outrage at the
kidnapping of over 200 Nigerian schoolgirls by the terrorist group, Boko
Haram. Soon after, a photo of the first lady emerged on social media
holding a sign with the twitter hashtag “ #BringBackOurGirls.” Not long
after this, celebrities followed suit and joined the campaign first
started by a Nigerian lawyer Ibrahim M. Abdullahi, on April 23rd.
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