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Becoming

I learned thatone of my roommates moved out because her mother was horrifiedthat I was...

I learned that
one of my roommates moved out because her mother was horrified
that I was black

Full Transcript

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I learned that one of my roommates moved out
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because her mother was horrified that I was black.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
42
Timestamp in Movie
00:25:07
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.'
In hindsight, I think I needed to go to Princeton to see for myself - Becoming 00:09
In hindsight, I think I needed to go to Princeton to see for...
[Gayle] And then you're in class with some of these guys, and you realized what? - Becoming 00:04
[Gayle] And then you're in class with some of these guy...
People have told us, "No, these are the things that aren't for you." - Becoming 00:13
People have told us, "No, these are the things that are...
There's the college athlete. - Becoming 00:04
There's the college athlete.
And universities have a right and an interest in diversifying. - Becoming 00:06
And universities have a right and an interest in diversifyin...
The problem is that when it comes to students of color, poor kids, - Becoming 00:10
The problem is that when it comes to students of color, poor...
And I have been at, probably, every powerful table there is in the world. - Becoming 00:06
And I have been at, probably, every powerful table there is ...
I've been at G-summits, I've been in castles and palaces, - Becoming 00:08
I've been at G-summits, I've been in castles and p...
[audience laughing] - Becoming 00:05
[audience laughing]
You know, - Becoming 00:17
You know,
[woman] Some of these young women that we selected for this activity today - Becoming 00:10
[woman] Some of these young women that we selected for this ...
So, how many of you thought that? Like, "Why me?" - Becoming 00:10
So, how many of you thought that? Like, "Why me?"
I just literally come to school, - Becoming 00:11
I just literally come to school,
Helping him out in some way would make him feel good. - Becoming 00:04
Helping him out in some way would make him feel good.
And also because I have three little brothers, - Becoming 00:06
And also because I have three little brothers,
Like, everything-- - Becoming 00:04
Like, everything--
[laughter] - Becoming 00:12
[laughter]
I am a senior at Whitney Young here in the South Side of Chicago. - Becoming 00:04
I am a senior at Whitney Young here in the South Side of Chi...
I remember the first year, I was like, "I want to transfer to a different school. - Becoming 00:05
I remember the first year, I was like, "I want to trans...
I can't do this work." - Becoming 00:04
I can't do this work."