The Best And Blackest Moment’s From BET’s #ThankYouObama Celebration
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These days, we need all the uplift and encouragement we can get. And last night, BET’s televised program “Love & Happiness, an Obama Celebration,” was just that. It was bittersweet, fun and funny and an expression of gratitude to the couple who’ve meant more to us than words can express. Check out the best and Blackest moments from last night. #ThankYouObama.
Yolanda Sang Her Face Off
When we typically hear “Glory,” the Grammy Award-winning song by Common and John Legend, John is the one who does the vocals. But last night, Yolanda Adams stepped in to do the honors and it was indescribably marvelous. I just sat, spellbound staring at the television, unable to fully process what my ears were hearing and what my eyes were seeing.
Jesse Williams’ analysis of her performance was accurate.
AJ and Free
Regina Hall hosted the evening with Terrence J. You know Regina is high-key hilarious. And she got to deliver the best joke of the evening. In speaking about how sad she was going to be to see Mr. and Mrs. Obama leave the White House, she said, “This is actually worse than when BET replaced Free & AJ.” The fact that Terrence J. was standing right next to her as she said it, made it that much more hilarious. While the President seemed to be a bit out of the loop, not really catching the reference, Michelle got it immediately and busted out laughing, giving Terrence J. the “Ooo” face.
For Real
In another moment, Regina looked out into the crowd and said, ‘Y’all we’re not going to see this again.” When she delivered those words, before the election, there was no way she could have known just how true they would ring. At this point, we can only hope that after the next four years, there will be something at least a little bit close to this.
Michelle’s Bop
If you ever wondered if our First Lady enjoys these White House concerts, specifically this one, you need only look at her body language and dance moves. She was feeling it. The proof was all up in that chair dance. The GIF was ready and available on the internet within minutes.
President Obama’s Choreography
At the end of the night, when President Obama took the stage to thank all of the night’s musical guests, Bell Biv DeVoe led him in a two step that was pretty impressive.
Pres Obama saying we’ll be alright
At the very beginning of the night, when President Obama spoke about his leaving the White House, there were moans and groans from the audience. But he responded, “We’ll be aight.” We sure hope he’s right.
Images via BET
Veronica Wells is the culture editor at MadameNoire.com. She is also the author of “Bettah Days.” You can follow her on Facebook and Twitter @VDubShrug.
