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“I have been on the forefront of dealing with climate change, starting in 2009, when President Obama and I crashed a meeting with the Chinese and got them to sign up to the first global agreement to combat climate change that they’d ever joined”, she said.

The PBS Emmy-nominated “In Performance at the White House: A Celebration Of American Creativity” will pay tribute to the arts at the White House hosted by President Barack Obama and Mrs. Obama, October 14.

The concert will air on PBS on January 8, 2016, but it’s streaming now on the White House website and YouTube channel.

Grammy award-winning blues musician Keb’ Mo’; back, second from left to right, singer-songwriter Smokey Robinson and jazz musician Esperanza Spalding, laugh, reacting to comments by first lady Michelle Obama as she speaks to welcome middle school students from the Washington area for an interactive student workshop, Wednesday, October 14, 2015, in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington.

“In America, we turn life into lyrics”, he said.

“Except me”, Obama added. “If and when he decides to become a presidential candidate, he’ll have to more clearly articulate his own personal views”. “It’s a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity that most people don’t get to see, so I just think it is going to be awesome”, Noa said. They broke out into five groups to craft and perform original work with their celebrity mentor at the conclusion of the lesson.

Mrs. Obama encouraged the students to work hard and practice their craft – whether that was writing or mathematics. Noa said she plans to talk to the president about her ideas to save wildlife and also ask for a favor.

The latest concert also marked the first hip-hop performance in the broadcast series with MC Lyte, a female rap pioneer.