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But that statement, while I was able to get over it, it was a punch
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Becoming

But that statement, while I was ableto get over it, it was a punch

But that statement, while I was able
to get over it, it was a punch

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But that statement, while I was able to get over it, it was a punch.
Duration
5 seconds
Views
36
Timestamp in Movie
00:20:09
Uploaded
Jun 01, 2025
Genres
documentary, biography
Production
Higher Ground,Big Mouth Productions

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Movie Summary

Join former first lady Michelle Obama in an intimate documentary looking at her life, hopes and connection with others during her 2019 book tour for 'Becoming.'
[applause] - Becoming 00:05
[applause]
Your book really stuck to me, - Becoming 00:09
Your book really stuck to me,
With me being a first-generation student, - Becoming 00:05
With me being a first-generation student,
I didn't believe that I would be sitting - Becoming 00:05
I didn't believe that I would be sitting
And I just wanted to know, how did you, as a black woman, - Becoming 00:07
And I just wanted to know, how did you, as a black woman,
For me, I never felt invisible. - Becoming 00:04
For me, I never felt invisible.
And I think, in thinking through my story about why do I not now feel invisible, - Becoming 00:12
And I think, in thinking through my story about why do I not...
It came from not what was going on in the world, - Becoming 00:07
It came from not what was going on in the world,
But that invisibility, it starts here. - Becoming 00:05
But that invisibility, it starts here.
We can't afford to wait for the world to be equal to start feeling seen. - Becoming 00:06
We can't afford to wait for the world to be equal to st...
So you've got to find the tools within yourself to feel visible, - Becoming 00:07
So you've got to find the tools within yourself to feel...
[sentimental piano music playing] - Becoming 00:06
[sentimental piano music playing]
It's the same expectations my family had of me. - Becoming 00:04
It's the same expectations my family had of me.
My grandfather Dandy expected us to be great. - Becoming 00:05
My grandfather Dandy expected us to be great.
But he went through life being underestimated. - Becoming 00:04
But he went through life being underestimated.
Growing up, he was a brilliant young man, - Becoming 00:10
Growing up, he was a brilliant young man,
But because of race and class, - Becoming 00:07
But because of race and class,
And imagine walking around with all this ability, - Becoming 00:05
And imagine walking around with all this ability,
No, you're not good enough. No, you're not ready." - Becoming 00:08
No, you're not good enough. No, you're not ready.&...
You know, watching opportunities slip away, - Becoming 00:07
You know, watching opportunities slip away,